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HYPE Approaches ATH: Breakout or Pullback Before the Next Leg?

Hyperliquid (HYPE) has suddenly become one of the strongest momentum stories in the altcoin market.

At around $69.78, HYPE is up approximately 18.8% over 24 hours, with the session ranging between roughly $58.04 and $72.28. Trading volume has expanded to around $1.37 billion, while circulating market capitalization is approaching $15.5 billion.

But the most interesting part of this move is not simply the percentage gain.

It is where HYPE is trading relative to its previous structure.

The token has recovered aggressively from the $58 area, turning a major demand zone into the launchpad for the latest move. Price is now approaching the $72.50 region, with the previous all-time high around $76.87 becoming the major technical barrier.

That puts HYPE in a very important decision zone.

The bullish setup

The broader structure remains constructive as long as HYPE continues producing higher lows and defending its major support zones.

The first level I would watch is $72.50.

A decisive daily close above $72.50, supported by strong volume, would indicate that buyers are successfully absorbing the supply around the local high. From there, the market could move toward $76.87, where HYPE would be testing its previous all-time high.

A clean breakout above $76.87 would put the asset into genuine price discovery.

At that point, psychological levels such as $85 and potentially $100 could become longer-term upside reference points — but those should be treated as potential targets, not guaranteed outcomes.

The pullback scenario

After an almost 19% daily expansion, a pullback would not automatically mean the bullish thesis is broken.

In fact, a controlled retracement could be healthy.

The first area I would monitor is $64.50–$65.00. If HYPE pulls back into this zone, finds buyers and begins building a higher low, the market could be preparing for another attempt at $72.50.

The much more important structural support sits around $58–$58.50.

As long as HYPE continues to defend that region on daily closes, the broader higher-low structure remains intact. Losing it with strong volume, however, would significantly weaken the current bullish setup and could signal that the market needs a deeper reset.

Momentum matters

One of the interesting aspects of the current move is that the daily RSI is reportedly sitting in the neutral-to-bullish region rather than extreme overbought territory.

That does not guarantee further upside, but it suggests the rally has not yet reached the kind of momentum extremes that often accompany a mature blow-off move.

Price also remains above the reported 50-day EMA near $60.20 and 200-day EMA near $48.40, keeping the larger technical structure positive.

The fundamental story

HYPE's strength is not purely technical.

Hyperliquid continues to attract significant trading activity across its perpetual markets, while the development of HyperEVM expands the potential utility of its ecosystem.

The relationship between network activity, trading volume, fees, staking and HYPE utility remains one of the key fundamental narratives behind the asset.

That said, fundamentals do not protect an asset from short-term volatility. When a token moves nearly 20% in a day, leverage, profit-taking and liquidity conditions can dominate price action.

My current roadmap

HYPE ~$69.78

$72.50 → immediate resistance

$76.87 → previous ATH / major breakout level

$85 → first psychological price-discovery target

$100 → major long-term psychological target

$64.50–$65 → first pullback zone

$58–$58.50 → major structural support

My bias remains bullish while the higher-low structure is intact, but I would not chase a vertical candle simply because momentum is strong.

For me, the highest-quality setup would be either:

1. Breakout: HYPE closes decisively above $72.50 and then confirms that level as support.

2. Retest: HYPE cools down toward $64.50–$65, finds demand and forms a new higher low.

The key battle is now happening between $72.50 and $76.87.

If buyers clear that entire zone with convincing volume, HYPE enters a completely different technical environment.

If sellers defend it, consolidation or a pullback becomes the more likely short-term path.

The market has already shown that buyers are willing to step in aggressively.

Now they need to prove they can take HYPE into price discovery.

DYOR. NFA.

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