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AVAX Loses 5.8% After Rejection at Critical $20 Short-Term Resistance

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By CD Analytics, Tom Carreras|Edited by Sheldon Reback
Jun 17, 2025, 3:30 p.m.

- Avalanche’s token, AVAX, was rejected at the $20 mark, leading to a price drop to $18.61.
- The token’s price has fallen by 5.8% in the last 24 hours, compared with a 4.2% decline in the CoinDesk 20 index.
- Technical analysis indicates a double top pattern on the short-term.
After reaching a high of $19.99, Avalanche’s token
was sharply rejected at the $20 psychological barrier, triggering accelerated selling that drove prices down to $18.61, according to CoinDesk research’s technical analysis model. The rejection coincided with peak trading volume of 1.9 million, suggesting large-scale profit-taking and position liquidations.
The token is down 5.8% in the last 24 hours, while the CoinDesk 20 — index of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins, memecoins and exchange coins — has lost 4.2%.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Technical Analysis
• Clear rejection at the $20.00 psychological resistance level.
• Peak trading volume (1.9M) occurred at midnight when the price briefly touched $18.74.
• Support has formed in the $18.90-$19.00 zone with multiple tests.
• The four-hour consolidation pattern suggests potential stabilization after the sharp decline.
• Diminishing volumes indicate waning trader interest at current levels.
• Double top pattern formed around the $19.05 level.
• Increasing selling pressure with declining volumes suggest trader exhaustion.
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