MATIC price is down over 15% and tested the $0.5150 support. Polygon is slowly recovering, but the bears might be active near $0.5650 and $0.5720.
- MATIC price started a fresh decline from the $0.6285 resistance zone against the US dollar.
- The price is trading below $0.570 and the 100-hour simple moving average.
- There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.5720 on the hourly chart of the MATIC/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
- The pair could recover and test the $0.5720 resistance zone in the near term.
Polygon Price Takes Hit
After a decent increase, Polygon’s price faced heavy resistance near the $0.6285 zone. MATIC formed a short-term top at $0.6286 and recently started a fresh decline like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
There was a sharp move below the $0.600 and $0.5720 support levels. The price even dipped below $0.5250 and tested $0.5150. A low was formed at $0.5151 and the price is now attempting to recover. There was a move above the $0.5350 resistance level. The price climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $0.6286 swing high to the $0.5151 low. MATIC is trading below $0.560 and the 100 simple moving average (4 hours). Immediate resistance is near the $0.5550 zone. The first major resistance is near the $0.5720 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $0.6286 swing high to the $0.5151 low. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.5720 on the hourly chart of the MATIC/USD pair. If there is an upside break above the $0.5720 resistance level, the price could continue to rise. The next major resistance is near $0.5850. A clear move above the $0.5850 resistance could start a steady increase. In the stated case, the price could even attempt a move toward the $0.6285 level or $0.650.