Irys Launches With Big Swings: Can the New Token Hold Its Early Gains?
Summary
Irys, a new Layer 1 data chain, launched recently, exhibiting a wide early trading range, partly due to expected volatility from a possible airdrop-related supply unlock. On the 1-hour chart, the IRYS price is currently holding above the Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP), indicating dips are being bought, but standard volume bars have cooled off. However, the On-Balance Volume (OBV) shows a divergence: price made a higher low while OBV made a lower low, suggesting buyers control price action but not yet the underlying volume flow. A possible early airdrop claim could explain the negative OBV reading.
Key Fibonacci levels on the 4-hour chart define a wide early range. Upside targets are set at $0.032, $0.039, and strong resistance at $0.042, with a potential extension to $0.052 if momentum strengthens and OBV improves. Downside support levels are $0.024, $0.018, and $0.014. The immediate future depends on whether volume confirms the price strength above VWAP; fading volume and a break below $0.018 would signal a full retracement.
(Source:BeInCrypto)