While most altcoins are still limping after October’s strong sell-off, Zcash (ZEC) has done the opposite. Yet can it actually reach $2,000 or the legendary $50,000 that the Zcash community has predicted the privacy coin could reach in the next decade.
Despite the hype, critics say no:
- The ZEC has existed for eight years
- Basically, it’s not going anywhere
- People started selling it about a month or two ago like it was new
- It pumps a lot
Zcash soared nearly +74% last week and +639.1% over the past year, demonstrating rare strength in a market dominated by liquidations and discouraged traders.
Today, let’s see if it could finish the year strong and possibly become a top ten play again:
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Can Whale Accumulation and Retail Flows Boost the Zcash Rally?
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Zcash’s Money Flow Index (MFI) surged above 95, signaling persistent buying even as broader markets cool, according to TradingView data. What’s more stunning about Zcash this time around is that the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF), often used to gauge institutional participation, remains positive around 0.25, suggesting that whales are still accumulating rather than exiting positions.
“Institutional and retail activity remained strong, two segments that typically move in opposite directions during crashes,” one analyst noted.
Right now, the thesis at play for Zcash is that if just 10% of offshore wealth is dedicated to privacy, a ZEC can be worth $62,893 a coin.
This may sound like hope, but in a world where cash is disappearing, social credit scores are looming, and digital privacy is as ubiquitous as a $2 bill, Zcash presents a solid use case. Can it reach $60,000? Well, here is the graph:
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Zcash Technicals Signal Golden Cross and Bullish Reversal
However, not everything is risk-free in the world of ZEC. Data from Coinglass shows that long leverage on Bybit’s ZEC/USDT pair now stands at around $21.5 million, compared to just $3.4 million for shorts. This imbalance means that if prices fall towards $178, overextended long positions could trigger another liquidation cascade.
If this happens, even a small fix could turn into a temporary elimination.
Meanwhile, Zcash shows all the signs of a market that wants to rise. The 20-day moving average has crossed above the 200-day moving average, a classic golden cross. Price action is wrapping around an ascending triangle, anchored near $287 with firm support at $251.
The RSI sits at 62.8, slightly below overbought and the widening Bollinger bands suggest a return of volatility. Structurally, ZEC’s chart looks clean. A reverse head and shoulders pattern is completed and the $272 neckline has become support.
On-Chain Metrics Reinforce Zcash’s Strength: Should You Buy Now?
On-chain tightening and institutional accumulation give Zcash a strong narrative heading into Q4. The question now is whether leveraged traders will maintain or sabotage the trend.
In short, Zcash has a strong case for being the new money to Bitcoin gold: 1) It has a fixed supply, 2) Better privacy than BTC, 3) A strong and extremely intelligent community that sees the utility in privacy. The jury’s out on whether it hits $60,000, but this thing has some room to spare.
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Key takeaways
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While most altcoins are still limping after October’s strong sell-off, Zcash (ZEC) has done the opposite. But can it really reach $2,000?
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Zcash shows all the signs of a market that wants higher ground; the 20-day moving average has exceeded 200 days.
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