XLM trades in a tight range with strong support at $0.42 as record wallet growth and rising total value locked fuel optimism for a push toward the $0.50 resistance — and potentially beyond.
Aug 15, 2025, 3:35 p.m.
Stellar lumens (XLM) traded in a tight range over the past 24 hours, holding between $0.42 and $0.43 from Aug. 14 at 15:00 UTC through Aug. 15 at 14:00 UTC.
The token saw measured gains before late-session profit-taking pushed prices 1% lower to $0.43 in the final hour of trade. CoinDesk Data’s technical analysis model suggests XLM is approaching a key resistance level at $0.50, with a breakout potentially targeting $0.60–$0.77, backed by strengthening network fundamentals and growing institutional participation.
On-chain metrics continue to paint a bullish picture. Stellar’s active enterprise wallets hit an all-time high of 9.69 million, with 5,000–6,000 new institutional addresses added daily.
Total value locked on the network jumped 80% to $150 million, reflecting a surge in corporate adoption. Traders are closely watching the $0.47–$0.50 zone, a potential trigger point for institutional short covering that could fuel the next leg higher.
Despite early pressure pushing XLM down to $0.42 in the first six hours of the session, buyers consistently emerged at that level, signaling strong institutional support.
Overnight, the token staged a steady recovery, retesting $0.43 before consolidating. In the final 60 minutes, heavy selling briefly drove prices back to $0.42, but a swift rebound and lighter volume suggest selling pressure may be easing, leaving room for renewed upside momentum.
Corporate Technical Indicators Signal Consolidation Phase
- Stellar established robust institutional support at $0.42 zone with consistent corporate buyer emergence during early session decline.
- Cryptocurrency tested resistance near $0.43 during overnight institutional trading before consolidating in upper price range.
- Trading volume peaked at 71.43 million during initial six-hour decline, indicating significant institutional participation and interest.
- Technical formation approaches critical resistance at $0.50 level, representing key institutional breakout threshold.
- Corporate momentum indicators suggest potential advancement toward $0.60-$0.77 institutional price target zones.
- Diminishing trading volume in final hour signals exhausted institutional selling pressure and market stabilization potential.
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