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ZEC Slips Below Key 370 Pivot: Bear-Flag Risk Points to Another Support Sweep

Macro peak → distribution → markdown: ZEC topped near 736 (2025-11-07) after a vertical expansion (high volume), then transitioned into a broad decline with lower highs.
Key regime shift in December: The drop from the late-November ~450 area to ~342 (2025-12-01 close) and then ~314 (2025-12-02 close) established a new lower trading range.
January downtrend continuation: From early Jan ~525 down to recent lows near ~329 (2026-01-25 close) confirms persistent sell-pressure on rallies.
Most recent daily candles:
- 2026-01-27 close ~399 then 2026-01-28 close ~370: sharp rejection from the low-400s.
- Current session (partial daily) shows O~~370 / L~~346.7 / C~353.1: sellers defended above ~370 and forced a lower close.

Conclusion: Daily structure remains bearish (lower highs, failure at ~400).

Using repeated swing reactions in the provided data:

Immediate supports

346–349: intraday breakdown level (hourly low/close area; current day low ~346.7).
342–343: prior major breakdown day levels (12/01 close ~342; historical pivot).
329–333: January base (01/25 close ~329). If 342 fails, this is the next magnet.

Immediate resistances

357–365: intraday supply zone (multiple hourly opens/closes clustered here before breakdown).
370–372: last day’s close area and today’s opening area; strong “sell-the-rally” level.
399–403: major rejection zone (01/27 close ~399; 01/27 high ~403). Above here would start invalidating the immediate bearish thesis.

From 01/27 close ~399 to current ~353, ZEC is down roughly -11.5% in ~2 days.
The last 24h intraday sequence shows:
- Early hours: range-bound ~363–368.
- Mid/late session: acceleration down to ~346.9, then a weak rebound to ~353.

This is typical of a bear impulse followed by a dead-cat/mean-reversion bounce that often retests broken support (now resistance).

Daily candles recently show large ranges (e.g., 01/26: 328→371; 01/27: 364→403; 01/28: 370→401).

This implies elevated ATR, so a 24h expectation should allow for ~5–10% movement.
With price now below 370, high volatility increases the odds of another downside probe into support bands before any sustained recovery.

Even without computing exact MA values, the sequence of closes indicates:

Price is well below the late-Dec/early-Jan consolidation area (~510–540) and below mid-Jan rebound levels (~410–447).
That strongly suggests the commonly watched 20/50-day MAs are sloping down and positioned above price—a classic bearish filter where rallies get sold.

Bear flag / descending channel behavior: A sharp drop (399→346) followed by a mild rebound (346→353) is consistent with a bear-flag structure on the hourly.
Failed reclaim: The market failed to hold 370 (yesterday’s close / today’s open region), turning it into resistance.

Measured-move intuition:

If the bear impulse leg is roughly 399 → 346 = 53 points, a continuation after a partial retrace often targets another fraction of that move. That places risk of price exploring ~342 and potentially ~330 if momentum persists.

Big daily volumes appear on the selloffs and sharp moves (e.g., 01/08, 12/01, 11/07 etc.).
In the latest intraday data, the heavier prints cluster around the breakdown window (15:00–20:00), implying distribution into weakness, not accumulation.

Base case (higher probability):

Price attempts a bounce into 357–365 and possibly 370–372, but sellers defend.
Then price drifts/presses back toward 346–349, with a meaningful chance of a wick/test into 342–343.

Bull case (lower probability):

Strong reclaim and acceptance above 372, then push toward 383–390.
This would require a decisive hourly close above 372 and follow-through—currently not supported by the trend context.

Bear case (tail but plausible due to high ATR):

Net: risk skew remains down for the next 24h.

Given: bearish daily structure, failure at 370, and a likely bear-flag continuation risk.

Decision: Sell (Short Position)

Prefer shorting into resistance rather than chasing lows.
Open Price: 369.80 (sell on a rebound into the 370 supply zone; this aligns with prior support turned resistance).

First high-probability demand zone sits at 342–343.
Close Price: 343.20 (take profit just above the 342–343 pivot to improve fill probability).

(If price never rebounds to ~370, the setup becomes less optimal—chasing near 353 increases whipsaw risk around 346–357.)