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<h2 id="a-round-trip-to-the-golden-pocket">A round trip to the golden pocket</h2>
<p>QNT’s September surge carried it from a base near $55.6 to a spike high near $373, a gain of roughly 570%. At Sunday’s intraday low of about $177.9, the pullback had retraced about 61% of that rally, right at the 0.618 level, before buyers pushed price higher while the token is still holding above all three of its daily moving averages despite the slide..</p>
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   <td style="padding: 4px 0; text-align: left;"><strong>Given back at current price:</strong> ~59% of the rally</td>
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<p>In Fibonacci terms, that is a test of the golden pocket, the zone between the 0.618 and 0.65 retracements of a move and one traders often watch during deep pullbacks within a trend. On this chart, it runs from about $167 to $177.</p>
<h3 id="the-50-day-sma-backs-up-the-pocket">The 50-day SMA backs up the pocket</h3>
<p>Just beneath the pocket, the 50-day SMA sits near $162 and is climbing steeply after the rally. Together, the two form a demand zone from roughly $162 to $177, and as long as QNT holds above it, the breakout structure built in September stays valid.</p>
<h2 id="levels-on-the-map">Levels on the map</h2>
<p>Here is where the key levels sit relative to the current price.</p>
<p style="margin: 18px 0 8px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ef4444;">Upside levels</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 2.3;"><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 3px 12px; margin: 0 6px 6px 0; border: 1px solid rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.55); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px;">0.5 Fib · <strong>~$214</strong> · +16% · first level to reclaim</span><br><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 3px 12px; margin: 0 6px 6px 0; border: 1px solid rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.55); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px;">0.382 Fib · <strong>~$252</strong> · +36% · caps relief rallies</span><br><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 3px 12px; margin: 0 6px 6px 0; border: 1px solid rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.55); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px;">0.236 Fib · <strong>~$298</strong> · +61% · where the breakdown began</span><br><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 3px 12px; margin: 0 6px 6px 0; border: 1px solid rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.55); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px;">Rally peak · <strong>~$373</strong> · +101%</span></p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0 8px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #14b8a6;">Safety nets</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 24px; line-height: 2.3;"><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 3px 12px; margin: 0 6px 6px 0; border: 1px solid rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.6); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px;">Golden pocket · <strong>~$167–$177</strong> · −4% to −10%</span><br><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 3px 12px; margin: 0 6px 6px 0; border: 1px solid rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.6); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px;">50-day SMA · <strong>~$162</strong> · −13%</span><br><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 3px 12px; margin: 0 6px 6px 0; border: 1px solid rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.6); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px;">0.786 Fib + 100-day <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SMA</a> · <strong>~$112–$124</strong> · −33% to −40%</span><br><span style="display: inline-block; padding: 3px 12px; margin: 0 6px 6px 0; border: 1px solid rgba(20, 184, 166, 0.6); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px;">200-day SMA · <strong>~$91</strong> · −51%</span></p>
<h2 id="momentum-has-cooled-not-collapsed">Momentum has cooled, not collapsed</h2>
<p>RSI hit extreme overbought readings during the spike to the peak. The correction has pulled it back to about 46, a touch below its signal line near 50 and close to the neutral midpoint, so the overstretched momentum that preceded the drop has largely been worked off.</p>
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 <p style="margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #14b8a6;">Our read: a reset, not a reversal</p>
 <p style="margin: 0 0 10px;">The slide from the peak looks less like a trend failure and more like a reset of a move that ran too far, too fast. The surge came on heavy volume and stretched price far above its averages, and with momentum now back near neutral, a return toward the rising 50-day SMA fits that picture. Buyers at the pocket are effectively treating the pullback as a discount within the new trend.</p>
 <p style="margin: 0;">If the demand zone holds, QNT can shift from a spike-and-slide pattern into a base built on higher lows.</p>
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<p>The other reading is less forgiving. Vertical spikes often retrace most of their gains, and so far the bounce is a single green candle off the low.</p>
<h2 id="what-bulls-need-to-see">What bulls need to see</h2>
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   <td style="padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.3);">A daily close above the 0.618 Fib near $177, confirming buyers are treating the pocket as support</td>
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   <td style="padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.3);">RSI crossing back above the 50 midpoint</td>
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   <td style="padding: 10px 0;"><strong>Deal-breaker:</strong> a daily close below the 50-day SMA near $162, the one signal that may invalidate the reset thesis</td>
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<p style="margin: 30px 0 4px; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;">From the Golden Pocket: Two Ways This Plays Out</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 13px; opacity: 0.7;">Scenarios, not forecasts</p>
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  <p style="margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0.75;">Setup</p>
  <p style="margin: 0;">QNT sits just above the pocket, with the 50-day SMA as its last line of support.</p>
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  <p style="margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #14b8a6;">Upside</p>
  <p style="margin: 0;">If both boxes on the checklist get ticked, a rebound could test the 0.5 Fib first and the 0.382 Fib after that.</p>
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  <p style="margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ef4444;">Downside</p>
  <p style="margin: 0;">If the deal-breaker is triggered before the end of October, a deeper retracement toward the 0.786 Fib and the 100-day SMA could follow.</p>
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  <p style="margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: 0.75;">Bigger picture</p>
  <p style="margin: 0;">The longer-term trend turned bullish during the rally, and the 100- and 200-day SMAs still sit far below price. Even the 0.786 zone is more than double the base the rally started from, so that trend would only come into question on a slide toward the 200-day SMA.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>This article is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency prices are volatile.</em></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://coindoo.com/quant-price-climbs-after-losing-half-september-gains/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Quant Price Climbs 3% After Losing Half Its September Gains</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coindoo.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Coindoo</a>.</p>

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