Cardano (ADA) price recovers, a clear breakout signal from the descending wedge pattern

Cardano (ADA) enters the early days of the new year with a positive outlook, continuing to maintain a stable upward momentum and trading around the $0.36 mark at the time of writing on Friday. On-chain indicators along with developments in the derivatives market show a clear improvement, reflecting increasing buying pressure and growing investor interest. In this context, technical signals continue to lean towards a positive scenario, with a focus on the potential formation of a breakout trend in the near future.

On-chain and Derivatives Data of Cardano Indicate an Uptrend

Aggregated data from CryptoQuant paints an optimistic picture for Cardano. Both the spot market and futures contracts show large buy orders from “whales,” amid cooling market conditions and a clear dominance of buying pressure. These signals suggest trader sentiment is significantly improving, raising expectations for a potential bullish breakout in the coming days.

Source: CryptoQuant Not only that, but Cardano’s funding rate data also reinforce the positive outlook. According to the OI-Weighted Funding Rate index from Coinglass, the number of traders betting on an upward trend currently outweighs those expecting continued weakness in price.

Notably, the funding rate has turned positive since Thursday and reached 0.0068% on Friday, reflecting that the (Long) side is willing to pay fees to the (Short) side. Historically, as shown on the chart, whenever the funding rate shifts from negative to positive, Cardano’s price has often experienced strong upward movements.

Cardano Funding Rate Chart | Source: Coinglass## Cardano Price Forecast: New Year Brings Optimism as ADA Approaches Breakout of Descending Wedge Pattern

The price of Cardano (ADA) faced strong resistance at the upper trendline of the descending wedge pattern — formed from mid-October by connecting the peaks and troughs with two converging trendlines. After being rejected at this level on Monday, ADA plunged nearly 10% by Wednesday. However, the market quickly saw a significant rebound: the price recovered 6.9% on Thursday and by Friday had approached the critical resistance trendline again.

In a positive scenario, if ADA decisively breaks out of the descending wedge pattern, the recovery momentum is likely to extend toward the nearest resistance zone around $0.42 — coinciding with the 50-day exponential moving average (EMA), which holds notable technical significance.

Daily ADA/USDT Chart | Source: TradingView Momentum indicators are also signaling improvement. The RSI on the daily timeframe is currently at 43 and trending upward toward the neutral zone at 50, indicating selling pressure is gradually weakening. For the bullish trend to become more sustainable, RSI needs to break above and hold above 50. Meanwhile, the MACD indicator has formed a bullish crossover and remains maintained, further supporting the view that the market is leaning slightly towards a recovery scenario.

However, the risk of correction still exists. If ADA fails to break out and reverses downward, the price could continue to test the support zone established on Wednesday, around the $0.32 level.