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INJ poised for a holiday squeeze: watching 4.66 for a quick run to 4.70

Step-by-step technical assessment of INJ (current ≈ 4.631)

Higher timeframe (daily): Persistent downtrend since early October’s shock event (10/10 long-range selloff). Subsequent lower highs and lower lows into mid-December, printing a swing low near 4.434 (12/18). A reflex bounce to 4.831 (12/19) failed to reclaim moving averages; price has since compressed into a 4.43–4.90 range with very tight daily ranges the last 3–5 sessions. Structure remains bearish, but near-term basing is developing above 4.50 with repeated defenses of 4.54–4.56.
Near-term (last week): Sideways-to-down drift, but evidence of stabilization: equal/close lows 4.56–4.58 (12/21–12/25 intraday) and repeated tests of 4.64–4.66 supply without decisive rejection. This often precedes a short squeeze into the next liquidity pocket (4.68–4.70).
Intraday (today’s ‘h’ bars): Rangebound with mild upward bias. Lows near 4.56/4.58 held; multiple taps of 4.65–4.66. Low holiday liquidity means smaller size can push through local levels.

Support: 4.43–4.45 (12/18 swing low, lower Bollinger band region); 4.50–4.53 (round number + minor shelf); 4.54–4.56 (today’s defended intraday lows; short-term demand).
Resistance: 4.655–4.660 (intraday highs today, local supply cap); 4.68–4.70 (0.382 retracement of 12/18→12/19 leg; psychological 4.70; prior wick highs likely to hold stops); 4.75; 4.83 (12/19 high).

7D SMA ≈ 4.66: Price ≈ 4.63 sits just below; a reclaim signals short-term mean reversion strength.
14D SMA ≈ 4.82: Well above price, confirming broader downtrend; acts as overhead magnet only if momentum expands beyond 4.70s.
20D SMA likely ~5.0+: Price materially below; favors mean reversion attempts but trend bias remains down until reclaimed.

Daily RSI(14) rough ≈ 30: Borderline oversold. After a prolonged decline, RSI basing near 30 often precedes a bounce. Divergence is tentative (price flat-to-slightly higher vs. RSI stabilizing), supportive for a short-term uptick.
Stochastic: Near lower quartile of the 14–20 day range; crossover potential favors a push toward mid-range (4.68–4.75) if resistance breaks.
MACD: Below zero with flattening histogram; momentum deceleration suggests downside impulse is waning and a bull cross on lower timeframes could propagate upward.

Recent daily true ranges: average ATR(7) ≈ 0.23. From 4.63, an expected 24h band ≈ [4.40, 4.86] at 1x ATR, with realized volatility lately on the lower side except for 12/19 spike. Given holiday conditions, realized 24h likely tighter: 0.12–0.20 around spot, implying 4.51–4.71 base case.

Price has hugged/breached the lower band (12/18–12/24) and is now curling upward. Mean reversion mechanics favor a test of the mid-band area; with 20D SMA high above, immediate practical target is the nearest supply cluster (4.66–4.70) rather than full mid-band reversion.

From 12/18 low (4.434) to 12/19 high (4.831):
- 61.8% ≈ 4.58 (defended intraday)
- 50% ≈ 4.63 (today’s price, equilibrium)
- 38.2% ≈ 4.68 (first upside objective)
This clean confluence (price at 50%; support near 61.8%) supports a glide toward 4.68 if 4.66 breaks.

On intraday frames, price is oscillating near the Tenkan/Kijun equilibrium (~4.61–4.63). A sustained hold above Kijun often yields a test of the next resistance zone (4.66–4.70). Cloud likely thin due to compression—easier to pierce on a volume nudge.

Daily volumes have tapered from mid-December, consistent with holiday apathy. Intraday, green pushes around 15:00–21:00 had non-trivial prints, while pullbacks occurred on lighter tape—constructive for a squeeze.
OBV on lower timeframes appears to stabilize rather than trend down; bid absorption around 4.60–4.62 visible via repeated holds.
Liquidity pockets: Stop clusters likely above 4.655/4.660 and around 4.690–4.700; a micro-break through 4.66 can run quickly to 4.69+ in thin books.

Micro ascending channel since the 10:00 hour low near 4.56, with higher lows into the US afternoon. Repeated taps of horizontal resistance typically weaken it (the “door gets weaker with every knock”).
No clear bearish reversal candles today; candles are small-bodied with upper wicks but not forceful rejections, implying sellers are present but not dominant.

Base case (≈55–60%): Range expansion upward after 4.66 breach, targeting 4.68–4.70. Catalysts: oversold RSI, Fibonacci 0.5→0.382 rotation, thin holiday liquidity favoring stop run. Expected close near 4.68–4.70 if momentum holds.
Downside alternative (≈30–35%): Failure at 4.66, fade back to 4.56–4.58 demand. Only a clean break-and-hold below 4.54 opens 4.50/4.48 and then 4.43 (low probability in the next 24h absent a shock).
Tail risk (≈10%): Fast liquidity vacuum either way. Upside extension could overshoot to 4.72–4.75; downside tail probes 4.50 then 4.44.

Long thesis: Buy the dip toward 4.62–4.63 with a target into the 4.68–4.70 liquidity pocket. Rationale: RSI ~30, Fibonacci confluence at 50% retrace, intraday higher lows, repeated resistance tests, ATR headroom supports a ≤0.07 move.
Suggested entry: 4.620 (use limit near intraday support; current ≈4.631 offers small improvement if it pulls back).
Take profit: 4.695 (front-run 4.70 round-number offers and known stop cluster).
Suggested risk (for context): Protective stop ≈4.562 (below 61.8% retrace and intraday defended lows), yielding R:R ≈ 1:1.8 from 4.62→4.695 vs. 4.62→4.562.
Position sizing: Modest due to trend still down on higher TF; consider scaling out 50% near 4.665 if momentum stalls, rest into 4.695.

Bullish confirmation: 15–60 min close above 4.660 with rising volume; hold of 4.645 on retest.
Invalidation: Heavy rejection from 4.66 followed by a 4.58 breakdown on expanding volume (avoid longs; re-evaluate near 4.54 and 4.50).

Bottom line

Short-term mean reversion setup favored. Expect a push through 4.66 into 4.68–4.70 over the next 24 hours, provided 4.58–4.60 support holds.