The token has established support at $2.23 with resistance at the $2.41 level.
Oct 9, 2025, 7:06 p.m.
FIL$2.1939 fell as much as 7% in the last 24 hours, tumbling from $2.39 to $2.23, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model.
The model showed that the token posted a $0.19 range representing 7.9% volatility.
Sellers dominated at the $2.41 resistance level as transaction volume exploded to 5.92 million tokens traded, crushing the 3.42 million daily average. Bulls defended $2.23 support, with volume spiking above 4.8 million, according to the model.
Classic capitulation patterns emerged as selling exhaustion signaled potential base formation above critical $2.23 floor, the model said.
In recent trading, Filecoin was 5.1% lower, around $2.26.
The wider crypto market also declined, with the broad market gauge, the CoinDesk 20, down 3.6%.
Technical Analysis:
- Sellers defended the $2.41 resistance level, triggering a massive volume surge and price rejection.
- Bulls mounted defense at $2.23 support during multiple intraday tests and volume spikes.
- Trading activity exploded past 5.92 million during peak selling, well above the 3.42 million baseline average.
- Textbook capitulation emerges with violent selloff followed by immediate relief bounce pattern.
- Volatility compression and price stabilization suggest seller exhaustion may be approaching critical levels.
- Fresh consolidation zone forms around $2.25 following dramatic recovery from intraday massacre.
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