NEAR Protocol Climbs Above $3 as Bullish Divergence Fuels Optimism
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) has entered the new week with renewed momentum, climbing past the $3 mark after a steady seven-day gain of more than 11%.
The token’s market capitalization now stands at roughly $3.77 billion, making it the 36th largest cryptocurrency by valuation.
On the daily chart, NEAR has been consolidating after months of accumulation near the $2.50 support zone. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) has recovered to 57, signaling a potential continuation of the current upward trend. The move follows a period of higher lows and a first higher high – a classic early indicator of trend reversal.
Well-known crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe noted that NEAR’s BTC pair is showing a strong bullish divergence, suggesting the downtrend may be over. “NEAR has been making constant higher lows and has made its first higher high,” he said, adding that the next target could be around 3,850 satoshis.
Technical traders are also watching for confirmation above the $3.20–$3.40 resistance range, which could open the path toward a broader mid-term rally. Momentum indicators have turned positive, and daily trading volumes show growing investor participation as the market looks for fresh altcoin leaders following Bitcoin’s dominance surge.
With Bitcoin holding strong above $120,000 and Ethereum near $4,600, analysts believe capital rotation toward mid-cap projects like NEAR could accelerate if bullish sentiment continues. A breakout above $3.50 may signal the beginning of a larger move toward the $4–$5 region – levels last seen in early 2024.
For now, NEAR’s technical outlook remains favorable, supported by improving market structure, growing volume, and a visible recovery across the broader altcoin sector.
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Alex is Editor-in-Chief of Coindoo and co-founder of Millennial Media Group, with nearly a decade of experience covering financial markets - crypto first, then everything else. It started in 2016 with Bitcoin. Like most people at the time, he didn't fully understand it - so he kept digging. Blockchain, tokenomics, the projects, the cycles. That curiosity never stopped, and eventually pulled him into traditional markets too: equities, commodities, macro. Not because he left crypto behind, but because you can't properly understand one without the other. What drives him is straightforward: he wants to know why something is happening, not just that it's happening. Most market coverage stops at the headline - price up, price down, here's a chart. Alex finds that kind of reporting actively unhelpful. If you walk away from an article without understanding the mechanism behind the move, what did you actually learn? He holds a degree in Tourism from New Bulgarian University - not the most obvious path into financial markets, but markets have a way of pulling in people who are simply too curious to stay out. He has authored over 200 in-depth analyses and more than 10,000 articles across crypto and traditional finance. He still thinks every day in markets teaches him something new. That's probably why he hasn't stopped.
