
Berachain tanks 21% post-$2.7B unlock — will bulls hold the line?
Date: 2025-05-07 06:28:31 | By Lydia Harrow
Berachain Bleeds Out: BERA Plummets 21% in a Week, Nearly 40% in a Month!
From Peak to Trough: BERA's Brutal 80% Drop
Hold onto your hats, crypto fans! Berachain (BERA) is in freefall, crashing 21% in just a week and nearly 40% over the last 30 days. The charts? They're screaming "bear alert" with every technical indicator flashing red!
Unlock Chaos: $2.7 Billion Floods the Market
Right now, BERA's trading at a dismal $2.88. That's a gut-wrenching 80% drop from its all-time high of $14.83, and a whopping 68% fall from its recent peak of $8.94 on March 29. What triggered this nosedive? The Boyco Vaults pre-launch liquidity program unlocked a massive $2.7 billion in total value locked on May 6. That's right, $2.7 BILLION, including 2% of BERA's entire supply, hit the market like a tsunami!
Selling Pressure Skyrockets, Volatility Goes Wild
When those assets hit the market, it was like opening the floodgates. A huge chunk of those funds got dumped, causing insane selling pressure and sending BERA's main trading pairs into a frenzy. Just before the unlock on May 4, BERA plunged to a record low of $2.82, and the downward spiral hasn't stopped yet.
Volume Surges, But Bears Are Still in Control
Get this: despite the bloodbath, trading volume shot up 105% to a staggering $120.7 million in the last 24 hours. That's right, folks, the market's still buzzing! BERA's 24-hour derivatives volume also jumped 71% to $218.3 million, but open interest dropped 6.3% to $81.4 million. It looks like some traders are bailing out amidst all the chaos. The 24-hour long/short ratio? A bearish 0.926. Yikes!
Technical Indicators Scream "Brace for Impact!"
At $2.88, BERA's barely clinging to life above a crucial psychological support level on the daily chart. The price? It's stuck below the 20-day and 50-day moving averages, while the Bollinger Bands are so tight they're about to snap. That's a classic sign of a volatility squeeze, and you know what that means—a sharp move is coming!
Oversold but Not Out: RSI at a Dizzying Low
The relative strength index? It's plunged into oversold territory at a mind-blowing 28.67. Sure, the bearish momentum might be stretched thin, but don't count on a quick recovery. Without a volume breakout or a confirmed bullish divergence, any bounce back could be short-lived.
Where to Next? BERA's Future Hangs in the Balance
If the selling pressure keeps up, BERA could break down below $2.80 and test the $2.50 level—a key psychological threshold and the next likely support. But hey, there's a glimmer of hope! If the bulls can hold the line and push BERA back above $3.40—the mid-Bollinger Band and former support turned resistance—a short-term rally to $4.00 might just be in the cards. But until we see some serious accumulation, the path of least resistance is still pointing straight down.

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