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HBAR Slides 0.5% to $0.146 as Technical Support Crumbles
Hedera's native token breaks key levels on elevated volume. Institutional distribution patterns intensify selling pressure.
Updated Nov 19, 2025, 4:46 p.m. Published Nov 19, 2025, 4:46 p.m.
What to know:
- HBAR dropped 0.5% breaking below $0.1458 support on 73% volume surge.
- Selling pressure peaked at 5.2 million tokens during failed recovery attempts near $0.147.
- Technical breakdown confirms ongoing institutional distribution activity.
Hedera’s HBAR slipped below key technical support levels on Tuesday, extending a 24-hour decline from roughly $0.1459 to $0.1451. The token carved out multiple lower highs within a tight $0.0074 range, producing a 4.9% intraday swing that highlighted growing structural weakness in the market.
Trading activity surged to 145.7 million tokens on Nov. 18 — about 73% above its moving average — reinforcing strong resistance at $0.1525 and pointing to possible institutional selling. The failure to sustain rebounds, including a high-volume rejection at 14:07, underscored persistent downside momentum as HBAR broke decisively below the $0.1458 support level.
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With no major fundamental catalysts in play, technical factors continued to drive sentiment. The combination of increased volume on breakdowns, repeated failed bounce attempts and alignment between broader 24-hour softness and shorter-term selling pressure suggests traders may face additional downside risks before a meaningful recovery can form.
Key Technical Levels Signal Extended Weakness for HBAR
- Support/Resistance: Primary support sits at $0.1451 with resistance at $0.1525; $0.1458 breakdown opens path to session lows.
- Volume Analysis: Institutional selling peaked at 145.7M tokens during resistance test; declining follow-through suggests distribution cycle completion.
- Chart Patterns: Lower highs formation confirms trend acceleration; failed bounces at 14:07 with 5.2 million volume spike validates breakdown scenario.
- Targets & Risk/Reward: Next downside target at $0.1451 support; recovery faces resistance at broken $0.1458 level now acting as overhead supply.
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