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- During recent market dips, Cardano traded above $0.88 after whales accumulated over 100 million ADA.
- Derivatives data show positive funding rates, suggesting traders expect ADA prices to rise quickly.
Cardano (ADA) has continued to display renewed strength after rallying above $0.88 on Thursday, and on-chain and derivatives metrics are indicating a positive sentiment. Large investors have resumed accumulation, and technical indicators show that a possible breakout may not be too far.
Data by Santiment showed that the wallet balance holding 1 million to 100 million ADA tokens increased by approximately 100 million coins within a day, and their total now makes up 18.65 billion ADA. This trend is an indication of regained trust among big players even after months of selling.
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Cardano’s derivatives market is also pointing toward a bullish bias. Thursday funding rates flipped positive to 0.0072% as per Coinglass data. Positive funding means long traders are paying shorts, a dynamic that has historically led to sharp price rallies in ADA. A similar update occurred on July 6, when the coin soared soon after funding rates flipped green. The correlation between the accumulation of whales and the positive sentiment regarding derivatives adds weight to the argument of recovery.
Technical Structure Suggests Potential Breakout
Technically, however, ADA has performed well off the $0.84 support line and is also at a Fibonacci steep stage. The 30-day simple moving average (SMA) is at $0.81, and the 100-day SMA is at $0.72, both lower than the current price. These levels indicate that the ADA is consolidating at a higher base.
Analyst Javon Marks compared the latest bullish cycle of ADA to its previous bullish cycle. The chart analysis indicates that the coin may be reiterating some corrective and impulsive stages that earlier led to an upsurge. Should the trend continue, ADA would be headed toward a long-term goal of hitting $8, representing an over 700% increase on the current price.
$ADA (Cardano), which has displayed similar price structures to the previous bull cycle, can be entering its most bullish stages here!
These prices could be headed towards $8 in a more than 740% move… https://t.co/xkWm3JPLKW pic.twitter.com/5rQfFQv5EF
— JAVON⚡️MARKS (@JavonTM1) August 20, 2025
Supporting the bullish argument further, TapTools identified an immense head-and-shoulders inversion based on the ADA multi-month chart. A technical breakout in the neckline would set a path towards reaching $1.20 in a short-term rally, and this could be well, further upwards, should the momentum pick up.
Regarding the short-term outlook, the current price of $0.84 supports the bulls most importantly. Maintaining a position above this point should drive prices counter the resistance between $0.95 and 0.96. A break beyond this zone can reinforce the bullish correction pattern and provide precedence to higher targets. A failure to maintain above $0.84 would open up the risk of ADA taking aim at $0.76.
