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$SUI ‌A Bearish August That May Be Building Its Next Reversal

SUI has been one of the more challenging altcoins to read this August because the month has been dominated by selling pressure, but the recent rebound has started to make the structure more interesting. SUI opened August around $0.6752, after trading between approximately $0.6646 and $0.6895 on August 1. From that starting point, the token initially struggled to build a sustained recovery, and sellers repeatedly pushed price back toward the $0.66–$0.68 region.

The early-August weakness was especially important because SUI was already trading below its major short-term moving averages. Before the August token unlock, technical analysis identified approximately $0.676 as an important support level, with the next downside zones around $0.66 and $0.64. The August circulating-supply increase was expected to be around 22.2 million SUI, approximately 0.55% of the existing circulating supply, so the unlock itself was relatively modest compared with some of the market speculation surrounding it.

The bearish pressure became more obvious around August 18–19. On August 19, SUI dropped approximately 2.50% in 24 hours to around $0.653, after breaking below the important $0.6668 pivot. The breakdown was accompanied by a reported 140% volume spike, suggesting that the move was driven by concentrated selling rather than simple low-volume weakness. At that stage, $0.642 became the next important support, while a break below it opened the possibility of a move toward $0.60.

Then the market produced a meaningful change. On August 20, SUI jumped approximately 7.12% to $0.737, outperforming Bitcoin's roughly 5.59% gain that day. The move was largely connected to the broader crypto-market risk-on rally, while Sui's ecosystem activity also remained noteworthy, including reported record on-chain transaction activity and rising stablecoin inflows. The $0.6938 area became an important level to hold, while $0.78 emerged as the next major resistance.

This is where my opinion becomes more balanced. SUI is still sitting inside a broader bearish structure, but the reaction from the $0.64–$0.65 area shows that buyers are willing to defend the lower range. At the same time, I would not call the entire trend bullish yet. The token still needs to reclaim several resistance levels before I would consider the larger bearish structure broken.

At the current area around $0.65–$0.66, the market is essentially at a decision point. Technical data places the major pivot around $0.6924, with resistance near $0.7333, $0.8122 and $0.8532. On the downside, important support levels include approximately $0.6135, $0.5726 and $0.4937.

If SUI can reclaim and hold $0.69–$0.70, I would expect the next test around $0.733–$0.74. A convincing breakout through that area would make $0.78–$0.81 the next important zone. From approximately $0.66, reaching $0.74 would represent around +12%, while $0.81 would be approximately +23%.

The larger bullish scenario becomes much more interesting above $0.81–$0.85. If SUI can break that resistance with strong volume and turn it into support, the next major area I would watch is around $0.90, followed by approximately $1.04. From $0.66, a move to $0.90 would represent roughly +36%, while $1.04 would be approximately +58%. Technical forecasts for August have similarly identified $0.8438–$0.9085 as the main bullish zone, with $1.0419 as a larger upside extension.

So the three upside levels that stand out to me are $0.74, $0.81–$0.85 and $0.90–$1.04. I would not expect SUI to reach all three in a straight line. Each resistance needs to become support first, especially after the weakness seen earlier in August.

The bearish side remains very important. If SUI fails to hold the $0.64–$0.65 area, the recovery could quickly lose momentum. A break below $0.613 would expose approximately $0.57, while a deeper breakdown could bring the $0.49–$0.50 region into consideration. Current technical forecasts also identify $0.6512 as a key line separating the range-bound/bullish scenario from the bearish case.

Looking at the entire August story, SUI has moved from approximately $0.675 at the start of the month toward the $0.65–$0.70 region, meaning the month has so far been broadly negative rather than a sustained bullish rally. The important change is that the token has now shown a strong reaction from the lower levels instead of continuing directly downward. That gives buyers an opportunity, but they still have work to do.

For me, $0.65 is the immediate battlefield, $0.69–$0.70 is the first confirmation zone, $0.74 is the first major upside test, and $0.81–$0.85 is where the larger trend could begin changing. Above $0.85, the structure becomes considerably more attractive toward $0.90 and potentially $1.04. Below $0.64, however, I would become defensive again because the recent rebound would be losing its foundation.

My current SUI view is therefore bearish-to-neutral with a developing recovery attempt. I would not chase the first green candle. I would rather see SUI reclaim $0.69–$0.70, hold it as support, and then attack $0.74 with volume. If that sequence happens, the bullish case becomes much stronger. If it fails and $0.64 breaks again, protecting capital becomes more important than trying to predict a bottom.

This is my personal market view for the Gate Stack Challenge, based on August price action, technical levels and current market structure, not financial advice.