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ENA at a Crossroads: Intraday Flush, Corrective Bounce—Why 0.115 Looks Like a Sell Zone

ENA (Ethena) — Multi-timeframe technical read (Daily + Intraday)

1) Market structure & trend (Daily)

Macro trend is decisively bearish. ENA has fallen from the late-Nov/early-Dec area (~0.28–0.30) into the current ~0.112 region.
The daily sequence shows lower highs and lower lows from early January onward:
- Early Jan highs near 0.26 → breakdown mid/late Jan → acceleration lower into early Feb.
Key breakdown leg: 2026-01-29 to 2026-02-05: sharp drop (0.1569 → 0.1139). This is a classic “impulse leg” that often leaves overhead supply.

Implication: Trend-following systems remain biased short/sell rallies until price reclaims a prior broken level and holds (not visible here).

2) Support/Resistance mapping (Daily swing levels)

Using visible pivots:

Immediate support zone:
- 0.1072–0.1087 (intraday low 0.10718 on 2026-02-19; multiple hourly touches around 0.1074–0.1088)
Next support (if 0.107 breaks): psychological + prior wick territory around 0.1025 (notably 2026-02-06 daily low ~0.10254).
Immediate resistance zone:
- 0.1149–0.1153 (recent daily close 0.11494 on 2/18; hourly supply earlier in session)
Higher resistance / mean-reversion ceiling:
- 0.1185–0.1210 (daily closes and pivots 2/12–2/15)

Implication: Price is currently mid-range between 0.107 support and 0.115 resistance, but the dominant daily trend suggests rallies into 0.115–0.121 are likely to be sold.

3) Candlestick & price action (last ~2 days)

2026-02-18 (Daily): close ~0.11494 after trading down to ~0.11423. Not a strong reversal candle—more like stabilization.
2026-02-19 (so far): open ~0.11496, low ~0.10718, close/current ~0.11182.
- That’s a large intraday selloff followed by a rebound—i.e., a long lower wick / rejection of lows on the day.

Interpretation: There is short-term dip-buying under 0.109, but the bounce has not reclaimed the prior resistance band (~0.115). This often resolves as range → retest → continuation unless a higher high forms.

4) Intraday structure (Hourly)

From the hourly series:

Down-move from ~0.1152 (03:00) into a capitulation pocket 15:00–17:00:
- 15:00 low ~0.10873
- 16:00 low ~0.10743
- 17:00 churn 0.1072–0.1090 with high activity (suggesting liquidation + absorption)
Recovery leg:
- 18:00 close ~0.10957
- 19:00 push to ~0.11123
- 20:00 close ~0.11201
- 21:00–21:58 holding ~0.1118–0.1120

Implication: Intraday momentum flipped from “selloff” to “bounce,” but the rebound is still below the breakdown origin (~0.114–0.115). That favors a dead-cat bounce / lower-high setup.

5) Volume/participation read

Daily volumes were very high during selloff phases (late Jan / early Feb).
On 2026-02-19 hourly, activity spikes around the lows (15:00–17:00). That commonly indicates:
- Stop-runs / liquidation sweep
- Short covering and/or strong hands absorbing

However: Absorption alone doesn’t reverse a daily downtrend unless price reclaims key resistance and holds.

6) Volatility & range expectations (practical ATR-style inference)

Recent daily ranges have been meaningful (example 2/19: high ~0.1153 to low ~0.1072 ≈ 7%+ intraday range).
With that volatility, 24h expectation often includes one retest of either:
- the 0.1149–0.1153 supply zone, or
- the 0.107–0.109 demand zone.

Given the prevailing downtrend, probability leans toward retesting lower support after a corrective bounce, unless buyers can push above 0.115 and sustain.

7) Pattern-based frameworks

A) Bear flag / corrective channel concept

Strong impulse down (to ~0.107) followed by a rebound to ~0.112.
If price stalls below 0.115 and rolls over, that is consistent with a bear flag.

B) Support-sweep then mean reversion

The sweep to ~0.107 could be a local liquidity grab; bounces often retrace toward the “origin” (~0.114–0.115).
That retrace is typically a selling opportunity in a bearish regime.

8) 24-hour directional call (probabilistic)

Base case (higher probability):

Mild continuation down / range-to-down. Expect attempts to push into 0.1135–0.1150 to fade, followed by drift back toward 0.109–0.107.

Alternate (lower probability):

If ENA breaks and holds above 0.1153, next magnet becomes 0.1185–0.1210. This would weaken the short thesis.

Trade Plan (based on this chart only)

Decision bias: Sell (Short Position)

Rationale summary:

Daily trend: bearish and still below key supply.
Intraday: rebound looks corrective and is still under resistance (0.115 area).
Best edge: sell into resistance, not sell into support.

Optimal open (entry) price

Open Price (Short): 0.11490
- This is near the well-defined resistance band (~0.1149–0.1153) where prior closes and hourly supply cluster.

Target (take-profit) price

Close Price (Take Profit): 0.10810
- Just above the support cluster (0.1072–0.1087) to improve fill probability before buyers defend.

(Risk note for execution discipline: a clean hold above ~0.1153–0.1160 would invalidate the immediate fade thesis and suggests stepping aside.)