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POPCAT Breakdown After Failed January Bounce: High-Probability Retest Short Setup

Market Structure & Trend (Daily)

Primary trend (Oct → mid‑Jan): Clear downtrend. Price peaked around $0.16–0.21 (late Oct / Nov spike) and has since put in lower highs and lower lows.
Major breakdown leg: The big impulse down occurred Nov 12–22 (capitulation style), followed by a long consolidation.
Recent swing context (late Dec → now):
- Local low around $0.0727 on Dec 31.
- Sharp rebound into Jan 4 high near $0.112.
- Since then, price has been fading and is now back near $0.0927, i.e., giving back much of the January impulse.

Interpretation: The bounce from ~$0.073 to ~$0.112 looks like a counter-trend rally inside a broader bearish structure, and the market is currently in a pullback / distribution phase.

Candlesticks & Price Action (Last 2–3 days)

Jan 13: Strong bullish day (close ~0.107) suggesting short-covering / squeeze.
Jan 14: Rejection and lower close (~0.102) = failed continuation.
Jan 15 (intraday + daily close ~0.0927): Large drop from ~0.102 open to ~0.0927 close with low near ~0.0914 (hourly). This is a bearish expansion day that breaks short-term support.

Interpretation: Buyers failed to defend the post‑Jan‑13 breakout area; sellers regained control quickly.

Support/Resistance Mapping (Horizontal + Swing Levels)

Key supports

$0.091–0.092 (current/just tested): hourly lows today clustered here.
$0.0889–0.0900 (Nov 21–23 area): prior breakdown zone; often retested.
$0.0840–0.0850 (Dec 17–20 region): next major shelf.
$0.0785–0.0800 (late Dec consolidation).
$0.0727–0.0757 (Dec 31 / Dec 18 lows): major swing low demand.

Key resistances

$0.0963–0.0980 (intraday rebound/pivot): prior hourly base before the dump.
$0.101–0.103 (broken support): today’s drop started under this area.
$0.107–0.109 (Jan 13–14 highs).

Interpretation: Price is now below an important pivot (~0.101–0.103). That area becomes overhead supply; rallies into it are likely sold unless strong volume reverses the move.

Moving-Average Logic (Inference from structure)

While exact MA values aren’t provided, the sequence of lower highs since Nov and the current position well below recent swing highs strongly implies:

Short-term MA (e.g., 20D) likely rolling over after the Jan 4–13 bounce.
Medium-term MA (50D) likely above price and acting as dynamic resistance.

Interpretation: The MA regime is consistent with sell-the-rally behavior until price reclaims and holds above ~0.101–0.103 and then ~0.107.

Momentum (RSI-style interpretation)

The day’s move from ~0.102 down to ~0.092 (≈ -9% from open, and a larger intraday move from ~0.098 area down to low ~0.091) indicates bearish momentum expansion.
After such a flush, a technical bounce is possible, but in downtrends these bounces often stall below broken support.

Interpretation: Momentum favors continuation lower, with a non-trivial chance of a short-lived relief bounce first.

Volatility & Range (ATR-like inference)

POPCAT shows frequent wide daily candles and sharp reversals (e.g., Jan 1–4, Nov 12).
Today’s hourly range expanded notably (0.096 → 0.092 area), indicating volatility pickup.

Interpretation: Expect wider intraday swings next 24h; optimal entries should be placed at resistance, not at current support, if shorting.

Volume / Participation Notes

Daily volumes remain meaningful; Jan 2 and Jan 4 had high volume on the rally attempt.
The latest daily candle (Jan 15) shows sizeable volume as price fell, suggesting active distribution rather than a quiet drift.

Interpretation: Selling pressure appears validated by participation, increasing the probability of follow-through.

Pattern/Setup Read

Failed breakout / bull trap: Jan 13 push to ~0.107 followed by inability to hold and a hard dump back below ~0.101.
Bearish continuation setup: Break of minor supports (0.098 → 0.096 → 0.093) on the hourly sequence.

Interpretation: The market is behaving like it is transitioning from a rebound into a continuation leg down.

Next 24 Hours Forecast (Probabilistic)

Base case (higher probability): Down / sideways-to-down

Price likely retests $0.091–0.090.
If $0.090 breaks with momentum, next magnet is $0.088–0.085.

Alternate case (lower probability): Relief bounce then selloff

A bounce could carry into $0.096–0.098 (first supply zone).
Stronger bounce could tag $0.101, but unless reclaimed and held, this is expected to be sold.

Directional bias for next 24h: Bearish, with rebounds likely corrective.

Trade Plan (Tactical)

Given current price is sitting on near-term support (~0.092), shorting immediately is less optimal risk/reward. Higher edge comes from shorting into resistance (broken support retest).

Preferred entry (open): around $0.0968 (inside the $0.0963–$0.0980 supply band).
- Rationale: aligns with the prior hourly pivot before the drop; typical retest zone in breakdowns.
Take-profit (close): $0.0886
- Rationale: just above the $0.0889–$0.0900 support shelf to improve fill probability.

If price does not bounce to entry and instead breaks $0.091 cleanly, downside can accelerate; however, the optimal planned entry remains a retest short.

Prediction Summary

Expect bearish follow-through with a likely retest of $0.091–0.090, and potential extension to $0.088–0.085 within 24h.
Strategy: Sell (short) a rebound into resistance rather than chasing at support.

Note: This is a technical-analysis-based trading view from the provided candles only; crypto can gap/whipsaw aggressively.