ZCash price has dropped nearly 30% in a week, breaking key support levels, including the 50-day SMA and the $480 zone.
Despite the broader crypto market recovery, privacy coin ZCash ZEC $399.4 24h volatility: 3.4% Market cap: $6.57 B Vol. 24h: $695.81 M has been on a freefall, correcting nearly 30% over the past week. As of press time, ZCash is trading at another 7.5% down, losing the crucial support at $480. Experts cite on-chain data as to what happens next for ZEC.
ZCash Price Loses Crucial Support Levels
The ZCash price party seems to be coming to an end, after today’s drop under $480. Crypto analyst Ardi reported that ZEC has fallen below its two crucial support levels: the 50-day simple moving average (SMA-50) and the $480 support zone.
As a result, ZEC will be testing its final support at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level. It is the same zone that helped preserve the uptrend several weeks ago. Ardi stated that multiple ZEC price closes below this level would confirm a structural downtrend and a deeper correction ahead. According to the analyst, the next target levels to watch are in the $410–$425 and $370–$380 ranges.
ZCash price breakdown | Source: Ardi
Analyst Ardi also highlighted a key two-level confirmation setup around $480. He said that a successful move back above this zone would suggest the recent breakdown may have been a liquidity sweep rather than the start of a broader downtrend.
Furthermore, the CoinGlass data shows that ZEC futures open interest has dropped over 7%, to $977 million, in the past three hours. A drop in futures OI typically marks that traders are scaling back exposure, thereby highlighting signs of a potential pullback and market uncertainty.
ZCash open interest declines | Source: CoinGlass
Slowdown in ZEC Demand
Data from ZECHUB shows that surging demand for ZEC as a privacy-focused asset helped drive its nearly 1,000% rally between September and October. During the run-up, the number of shielded ZEC tokens held in the Orchard pool increased sharply, reducing circulating supply and reinforcing the upward price momentum.
Shielded ZEC Pools | Source: ZECHUB
However, the Orchard pool growth has reached its peak of 4.21 million ZEC on Nov. 4. This highlights a slowdown in demand for ZEC. If the net inflows don’t resume, it would prevent ZCash price from falling further.
Earlier this week, Grayscale said it has submitted the ZCSH Form S-3 filing, calling it a key step toward launching the first exchange-traded products (ETPs) for ZEC.
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