Cardano Breakout Eyes $0.80 Resistance – Is ADA Repeating Its ATH Playbook?

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Amid the market recovery, Cardano (ADA) has seen a 5% daily surge to retest the $0.66 level. Its recent price action has led the cryptocurrency to break out of a bullish formation, which could propel ADA to a key resistance zone.

Cardano Breakout Eyes 27% Move

On Tuesday, Cardano followed Bitcoin’s price jump and climbed to the $0.66 resistance, attempting to break above the key level for the third time this month. ADA has been in a downtrend since hitting its 3-year high of $1.32 in December 2024, retracing over 50% in the past four months.

In March, the cryptocurrency surged 80% toward the $1.17 mark, driven by US President Donald Trump’s initial announcement of a “Crypto Strategic Reserve” comprised of ADA, XRP, and Solana (SOL).

However, after the White House’s Crypto Czar, David Sacks, explained that the listed cryptocurrencies were used as an example of leading tokens, ADA’s price retraced to the $0.70-$0.80 range.

Amid the late March retraces, Cardano lost the $0.70 mark, falling to the $0.50-$0-55 zone in early April. This month, the cryptocurrency has retested the $0.66 level but has been rejected twice.

Today, it attempted to break this level again but was rejected a third time. Nonetheless, analyst Ali Martinez pointed out that ADA has broken out of a symmetrical triangle pattern amid its current performance.

Cardano has been consolidating within a symmetrical triangle formation throughout April, setting the stage for a 27% price move. After surging above the $0.63 mark, ADA broke out of the pattern, eyeing a surge toward the $0.77 resistance next.

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Cardano breaks out of a symmetrical triangle pattern. Source: Ali Martinez on X

ADA Preparing For Key Retests

Analyst Sebastian noted that the cryptocurrency “is brewing,” as it’s moving within a four-month descending channel. ADA has bounced toward the upper boundary, which has served as resistance, each time it has retested the lower trendline as support.

After the recent drop to $0.50, Cardano could retest the upper boundary soon, at around the $0.80 price range. Moreover, the analyst pointed out that the token is currently breaking out of an Inverse Head & Shoulders pattern within the descending channel, which could see the cryptocurrency surge toward the key resistance level.

Another market watcher suggested that the cryptocurrency could be following its 2020-2021 pattern. According to the chart, once ADA broke out of its bear market rally levels, it reached a new cycle high, followed by a retest of the bear market rally as support.

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ADA’s performance resembles the 2020-2021 cycle’s price action. Source: Eilert on X.

After breaking out of the downtrend, it rallied toward its all-time high (ATH) of $3.09 in the coming months. “If ADA broke out this week and followed the same pattern as last cycle, it would be on track to hit a new ATH in the middle of August,” the analyst asserted.

Meanwhile, Dan Gambardello affirmed that Cardano’s biggest resistance is at the $3 mark, “where a lot of people have regret for not selling last cycle.” The analyst forecasted that once ADA hits ATH levels, its pump “will probably pause in that general area with a lot of volatility, and then continue to $5. It’ll be like a crypto bus stop.”

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Cardano’s performance in the one-week chart. Source: ADAUSDT on TradingView

Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com

Rubmar Garcia

Rubmar is a writer and translator who has been a crypto enthusiast for the past four years. Her goal as a writer is to create informative, complete, and easily understandable pieces accessible to those entering the crypto space. After learning about cryptocurrencies in 2019, Rubmar became curious about the world of possibilities the industry offered, quickly learning that financial freedom was at the palm of her hand with the developing technology.

From a young age, Rubmar was curious about how languages work, finding special interest in wordplay and the peculiarities of dialects. Her curiosity grew as she became an avid reader in her teenage years. She explored freedom and new words through her favorite books, which shaped her view of the world. Rubmar acquired the necessary skills for in-depth research and analytical thinking at university, where she studied Literature and Linguistics. Her studies have given her a sharp perspective on several topics and allowed her to turn every stone in her investigations.

In 2019, she first dipped her toes in the crypto industry when a friend introduced her to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, but it wasn’t until 2020 that she started to dive into the depth of the industry. As Rubmar began to understand the mechanics of the crypto sphere, she saw a new world yet to be explored.

At the beginning of her crypto voyage, she discovered a new system that allowed her to have control over her finances. As a young adult of the 21st century, Rubmar has faced the challenges of the traditional banking system and the restrictions of fiat money.

After the failure of her home country’s economy, the limitations of traditional finances became clear. The bureaucratic, outdated structure made her feel hopeless and powerless amid an aggressive and distorted system created by hyperinflation. However, learning about decentralization and self-custody opened a realm of opportunities. Cryptocurrencies allowed her to experience financial control for the first time and expand her financial education.

Moreover, the peculiar nature of the crypto community sparked Rubmar’s curiosity about the other layers of the industry. As a result, she found a particular interest in discovering the diverse perspectives of investors, market watchers, experts, and developers. Her attempts to better understand the crypto space made her realize the strong links of the community with other industries, enriching her perspective of the sector. As someone who spends most of her day online, Rubmar enjoys finding the points where the crypto world meets with her other passions and hobbies ­–or her favorite memes.

In her free time, she usually finds joy in different art forms. As a child, she enlisted in every extra-curricular activity in her hometown, including music classes, dancing, jewelry making, and the local chorus. Despite her many attempts to learn different instruments, Rubmar only knows how to play the xylophone, which she played for 7 years in her school’s marching band.

She also has a passion for learning new languages and cultures, having set the goal to learn another six languages ­– currently attempting to learn Italian and Korean. Scrapbooking, paper crafting, and bookbinding are her biggest interests outside of work, constantly taking classes and attending workshops to learn new techniques. The rest of her free time is spent stressing over football matches and transfer market news or feeding cats –hers or stray.

In summary, Rubmar seeks to present entertaining and educational pieces to be enjoyed by everybody, aiming to report on the latest news and offer a unique perspective while adding a meme or a pun whenever possible.

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