{"id":147735,"date":"2026-09-30T11:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=147735"},"modified":"2026-09-30T11:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:03:03","slug":"near-hits-a-21-month-peak-following-this-strong-catalyst-key-predictions-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=147735","title":{"rendered":"NEAR Hits a 21-Month Peak Following This Strong Catalyst: Key Predictions Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The popular altcoin has soared by 180% over the past month, and several hours ago it surpassed $5.50 for the first time since the start of 2025. It currently trades around $5.10 (per CoinGecko), up 7% for the day, making it one of the top performers today (September 30).<\/p>\n<p>The most obvious catalyst behind the latest uptick is the launch of the first spot NEAR ETF. Bitwise <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitwise-launches-first-us-spot-near-etf-with-staking-fees-taking-33-of-rewards\/\">introduced<\/a> the product, dubbed NRR, with Coinbase Custody as custodian. The impressive rally has naturally fueled a wave of bullish predictions, with many analysts expecting further upside ahead. Others, though, warned that a major correction might come next.<\/p>\n<h2>The Bullish Scenario<\/h2>\n<p>X user Nebraskangooner <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nebraskangooner\/status\/2105020323951181944\">spotted<\/a> a double-bottom formation on the asset\u2019s chart and claimed that \u201ca strong monthly candle\u201d is in progress. Team LAMBO Charts <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TehLamboXcharts\/status\/2105205506511937738\">said<\/a> NEAR bulls have been waiting for years for the recent rally, speculating that a price discovery mode might be in the cards.<\/p>\n<p>WIZZ and Altcoin Sherpa also weighed in. The former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoWizardd\/status\/2104947076803031449\">believes<\/a> that NEAR\u2019s next stop is above $10, while the latter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AltcoinSherpa\/status\/2104933597618860118\">maintained<\/a> that the token\u2019s performance will mostly depend on BTC.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBreak to the upside, and this was the low. If we break below 83k, though, then NEAR probably goes to $4 or lower. No position now, but currently watching very closely,\u201d the analyst said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For his part, Crypto Rover <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cryptorover\/status\/2104940510716514330\">highlighted<\/a> the launch of the first spot NEAR ETF and noted that Bitwise (the company behind the investment vehicle) recently raised its base-case price target to $155, while its bull-case target stands at $562.<\/p>\n<p>Michael van de Poppe has also been quite vocal on the asset lately. Earlier this month, he <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/near-protocol-near-soars-25-daily-is-that-the-easiest-crypto-to-hold\/\">described<\/a> NEAR as \u201cone of the easiest ones to hold in this bull market,\u201d saying he has been \u201chappily accumulating\u201d at $1.20-$1.50.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Generational Short Opportunity\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, not everyone is in the bulls\u2019 corner. X user Gordon <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GordonGekko\/status\/2104941097919103479\">noted<\/a> NEAR\u2019s triple-digit increase over the past month, alerting that such major pumps have historically been followed by violent corrections. The analyst went further, saying that NEAR currently presents a \u201cgenerational short opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The token\u2019s Relative Strength Index (RSI) backs the bearish theory. The ratio has surged past 70, suggesting NEAR\u2019s price has risen too much in a short period, entered overbought territory, and may be setting up a pullback. The index runs from 0 to 100, where anything below 30 is considered bullish.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1450050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1450050\" style=\"width: 2237px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI-.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1450050\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI-.png\" alt=\"NEAR RSI\" width=\"2237\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI-.png 1085w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--1024x183.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--90x16.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--150x27.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--1000x179.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--900x161.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--800x143.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--700x125.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--600x107.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--500x89.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--400x72.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--200x36.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NEAR-RSI--100x18.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2237px) 100vw, 2237px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1450050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEAR RSI, Source: CryptoWaves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/near-hits-a-21-month-peak-following-this-strong-catalyst-key-predictions-ahead\/\">NEAR Hits a 21-Month Peak Following This Strong Catalyst: Key Predictions Ahead<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popular altcoin has soared by 180% over the past month, and several hours ago it surpassed $5.50 for the first time since the start of 2025. It currently trades around $5.10 (per CoinGecko), up 7% for the day, making it one of the top performers today (September 30). The most obvious catalyst behind the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-147735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=147735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=147735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=147735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=147735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}