The cryptocurrency market has continued its poor start to the week as the major cryptocurrencies are currently in the red. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, is trading around $80,700, down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, Ether has dropped below $2,300 after losing 2% of its value since Monday. HYPE, the native coin of the Hyperliquid DEX, is also down by 1.5% and is now trading below $42, breaking below its rising trendline support. The bearish narrative is supported by weakening derivatives metrics. Technical indicators also show early signs of weakness, suggesting a near-term correction. Derivatives data support a bearish bias HYPE is down 1.5% and is now trading at $41. The bearish performance comes as retail traders reduce their exposure to the coin. According to CoinGlass , Hyperliquid’s OI-Weighted Funding Rate data has flipped negative, reading -0.0008% on Tuesday, indicating shorts are paying longs and projecting a bearish sentiment. Furthermore, the long-to-short ratio for HYPE now stands at 0.81, its lowest level in over a month. The ratio declining below one also indicates bearish sentiment in the market, as more traders are betting on the asset price to fall. While the derivative data support a bearish sentiment, CryptoQuant’s summary data reflects a neutral to slightly bullish outlook for HYPE. According to CryptoQuant, the spot and futures markets for HYPE show cooling conditions and buy-side dominance, with mostly neutral conditions across other metrics, supporting a potential recovery. Hyperliquid price forecast: Sellers could push HYPE below $40 The HYPE/USD 4-hour chart is bearish and efficient as Hyperliquid has underperformed over the past few days. HYPE’s price broke below the rising trendline a few hours ago and is now trading at $41, after correcting 2.35% the previous day. If the bearish trend persists and the daily candle closes below this trend support, the sellers could push the price lower towards the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $40.30. An extended bearish market condition could see HYPE test the 100-day and 200-day EMA at $37.87 and $36.05, respectively, in the coming hours or days. Momentum indicators are also flashing early signs of weakness. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 4-hour chart reads 43, slipping below the neutral level. Meanwhile, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicators on the same chart showed a bearish crossover on Monday, projecting a negative outlook. However, if the bulls regain control in the near term, HYPE could extend the advance toward the April 16 high of $45.76. The ongoing talks between the United States and Iran continue to affect the cryptocurrency market. A peaceful resolution between the two parties could see Bitcoin, HYPE, and other major cryptocurrencies rally in the near term. The post Is Hyperliquid (HYPE) about to break below $40 as bearish signals build? appeared first on Invezz
