Filecoin FIL$1.5706 advanced 6% in 24 hours, outpacing gains in the wider crypto market. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index, added 4.6%.
The storage token carved out a $0.19 range, hitting a high of $1.68 before settling into a tighter $1.56-$1.60 band, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model.
The model showed that trading activity exceeded its 30-day average by 109%.
The price formed a series of higher lows from $1.55, with momentum decelerating into a tight range as volume dropped to below-average levels, confirming institutional accumulation during the initial spike with retail participation fading in subsequent hours, according to the model.
The tight correlation to the wider market shows the token currently behaves as a beta play on general crypto sentiment rather than responding to protocol-specific developments, the model said.
In the absence of clear fundamental drivers specific to Filecoin, technical levels at $1.55 support and $1.68 resistance became paramount as the market digested the elevated volume.
Technical Analysis:
- Immediate support established at $1.57 from the final hour’s bottoming pattern, and then at $1.55
- 24-hour volume ran 109% above 30-day moving average, signaling elevated participation
- Series of higher lows from $1.55 established uptrend structure
- Immediate upside target at $1.59-$1.595 resistance zone
- Extended target at $1.68 period high if momentum is sustained
- Technical structure remains constructive with preserved higher-low pattern suggesting base-building for sustained advance toward reclaiming $1.60 psychological level
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Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/06/storage-token-filecoin-rises-on-heavy-volume
