$METIS at $3.78, do you still dare to buy?

First up 21.6%, then down 25.7%. In one day, it shot from $4.21 to $5.10, then was kicked back down to $3.78. AI storytelling, L2 track, DAC framework, Hyperion testnet, ERC-8004—lots of good news, but what’s the result? The people who bought high are still standing on the rooftop, blowing the wind. Chives.

First look at the surface: within a day, going up and down.

In the past 24 hours, METIS rose from $4.21 to $5.10, a 21.6% increase. How many chased in? Then what? A sudden punch, smashing it back to $3.78, a 25.7% drop. That long upper shadow on the candlestick chart looks like a knife, hanging all the late buyers at the top. MACD dead cross, RSI keeps falling, trading volume plummeted from $9.2 million to less than $100,000—main players ran, retail investors are confused.

First thing: AI storytelling is real, not a ghost story.

Metis is fully going all-in on AI×Crypto. LazAI challenge is underway, Hyperion testnet focuses on AI developers, ERC-8004 issued an immutable on-chain ID for AI agents, HyperHack offers a $200k bounty pool for AI dApps.

Second thing: fundamentals are stronger than you think.

TVL is $256 million, total transactions 45.48 million, wallet addresses over 2.11 million, gas fees consistently below $0.01. Total supply is only 10 million tokens, highly deflationary, staking rewards plus gas fee burns provide long-term support. From 2024 to 2026, a grant of 250k METIS has been promised, and the ecosystem is genuinely growing.

Third thing: community sentiment exploded, but the direction is wrong.

24-hour trading volume surged to $78-94 million, 89% of the community is bullish, many say “something big is cooking.” But what’s the result? It peaked at $5.55–$6.27 during the day, then was hammered back to $3.8. Typical profit-taking at high levels plus leveraged liquidation.

On one side: AI storytelling, undervaluation, deflationary model, real ecosystem growth.

On the other side: technical death cross, volume collapse, community FOMO leading to stampede.

Key level: $3.50, the last bottom line for bulls and bears.

If you’re a short-term trader: lightly buy around $3.50–$3.60, aiming for $4.10–$4.50, cut losses decisively if it falls below $3.20, next support at $2.73.

If you’re a long-term investor: build positions gradually below $3.50, adding every $0.3 drop. The dual narrative of AI + L2, undervaluation + deflationary model—these assets don’t need to be watched every day, just hold on.

METIS now is like MATIC in 2021—no one dared to buy during the shakeout, no one could buy during takeoff. #山寨币强势反弹 $METIS