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 <a href="https://coincodex.com/crypto/monero/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">XMR fell roughly 8%-11%</a> over the latest 24-hour window, depending on the exchange and snapshot, the privacy coin near $520 on Sept. 20 after trading around $575 a day earlier. The reversal is especially striking because Monero had just surged more than 11% as traders rotated back into privacy coins.
 So far, there does not appear to be a single new Monero-specific shock behind the selloff. Instead, the move looks increasingly like profit-taking after an unusually fast rally, amplified by XMR’s relatively thin liquidity.&amp;lt;iframe src=”https://widgets.coincodex.com/w/235dd356-efe4-4e70-a0c0-1b4ff1790be2?site=coinpaper&amp;amp;mode=light” width=”100%” height=”420” frameborder=”0” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” style=”border:0;background:transparent;border-radius:0px;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/iframe&amp;gt;$500 Is Suddenly the Level That Matters 
 The technical picture changed quickly.
 Monero opened Sept. 20 around $546 and briefly traded above that level before sellers took control. Current market data places short-term support around $481, while the $545–$550 area has flipped back into resistance.
 That makes $500 the immediate psychological battleground.
 If XMR stabilizes above $500, the drop could remain a normal correction after a rapid rally. A recovery through $545–$550 would strengthen the case for another attempt at $575 and eventually $600.
 But losing $500 decisively could expose the $480 region, with roughly $438 emerging as a deeper support area.
 We previously covered how <a href="https://coinpaper.com/13717/monero-explodes-past-600-as-xmr-breakout-ends-multi-year-range" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Monero broke above $600 after escaping a multi-year range</a>, showing just how volatile XMR has become during this privacy-coin cycle.Privacy Coins Had Already Run Hard 
 The pullback also needs context.
 Privacy coins have dramatically outperformed much of crypto this year. Glassnode data covered by Coinpaper showed the sector gaining 213% since Bitcoin’s previous peak, compared with a 58% decline for the median top-200 cryptocurrency.
 Monero itself was one of the standout performers, alongside Zcash. The <a href="https://coinpaper.com/35412/one-crypto-sector-is-up-213-since-bitcoins-peak-while-altcoins-sink-58" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">privacy-coin boom</a> showed XMR among the small number of major assets still positive over a one-year period.
 The broader Monero thesis therefore has not disappeared because of one red session. Coinpaper’s longer-term <a href="https://coinpaper.com/13805/monero-xmr-price-prediction" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Monero price outlook</a> has already highlighted privacy demand, regulatory pressure and derivatives activity as major forces behind XMR’s unusually volatile cycle.
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Monero Price Prediction: XMR Drops 11% in 24 Hours

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