Stellar: Why the Market Is Struggling to Find Its Footing Here

After reviewing the latest structure shared by crypto trader GainMuse, one detail stands out immediately: Stellar’s broader trend has shifted decisively against buyers.

Structural Breakdown Signals Seller Control

According to GainMuse, XLMUSDT has broken below a key ascending support that previously held through multiple compression phases and triangle formations. Each recovery attempt inside those structures failed beneath descending resistance, reinforcing the view that sellers remained in control throughout the decline.

Price is currently trading around $0.159, following a sharp selloff that accelerated once the rising support gave way. The inability to reclaim former structure suggests the breakdown was accepted by the market rather than rejected.

As long as XLM remains below the former support zone near $0.17–$0.18, downside pressure continues to dominate the structure.

Short-Term Price Action Shows Weak Stabilization

The accompanying chart shows Stellar attempting to stabilize after printing a local low near $0.145 earlier this month. While price has bounced modestly from that level, the recovery lacks momentum and remains capped below prior breakdown zones.

Volume spikes during the selloff indicate strong participation from sellers, while the subsequent consolidation near $0.16reflects hesitation rather than accumulation. This behavior aligns with GainMuse’s assessment that the trend remains pressured while price trades below reclaimed structure.

If sellers maintain control, the chart suggests downside continuation risk toward the highlighted target zone below $0.15. Conversely, any meaningful shift in structure would require XLM to reclaim $0.17+ and hold above former support on a closing basis.

What the Structure Implies Going Forward

From a structural standpoint, Stellar is no longer trading within a neutral compression phase. The loss of ascending support changes the market context entirely, placing the burden on buyers to prove strength rather than sellers to defend levels.

Until price decisively reclaims broken structure, the broader bias remains defensive, with rallies viewed as corrective rather than trend-changing.

At present, $0.159 marks a fragile equilibrium, one that continues to favor sellers unless proven otherwise by price action.

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