Tron copies XRP with 70% ‘god candle’ to all-time highs — What’s next for TRX price?

TRX (TRX), the native token of the Tron network, painted a “God candle” on Dec. 3, rising as much as 104% to hit new all-time highs at $0.45.

TRX has climbed approximately 140% from its Nov. 5 low of around $0.16 and is up more than 94% over the last seven days.

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows TRX trading at $0.38, up 70% over the 24 hours. 

High market activity also accompanies TRX’s price surge, with its daily spot trading volumes topping $14.6 billion on Dec. 4, rising by 510% over the previous day. 

This performance has led to questions about the sustainability of the uptrend and whether the rally has overheated.

TRX flips Avalanche to reenter top-10

TRX’s price performance over the last 24 hours is accompanied by growth in its market capitalization, which has seen it reclaim its spot among the top-10 largest cryptocurrencies by market value.

The token’s market cap has grown by 65% over the last 24 hours to a record-high of $32.84, flashing another bullish signal for the altcoin going into 2025.

TRX is now valued more than Avalanche (AVAX), which has slipped to 11th place with a market value of $22 billion. 

Tron founder Justin Sun commented on TRX’s latest performance, saying that six years later, the network was still here and still building, adding:

“Things have changed, but one thing hasn’t: #TRON remains a top 10 contender.”

Increasing open interest backs TRX’s upside

The surge in the price of TRX over the last day comes after a significant jump in its open interest (OI) over the same timeframe. 

Open interest is a key metric that traders and analysts use to assess market sentiment and anticipate future price movements. 

TRX’s total OI on all exchanges rose 180% from $157 million on Dec. 3 to a 3.5-year high of $438.3 million on Dec. 4.

There is also an increasing demand for leveraged long positions in TRX over the last few days, as indicated by the OI-weighted futures funding rate.

Note that the current 0.0556% eight-hour rate translates to a 1.16% cost over seven days, which is typically unsustainable for more than a few days.

Nevertheless, the increasing IO and funding rates suggest that future traders are bullish. This may indicate a continuation of the uptrend similar to the elevated funding rate seen in mid-November before the price began the initial up-move.

What’s next for TRX price?

TRX’s new all-time high and record market cap are the latest evidence of altcoin season that could see the token’s price rally even higher in December.

“The breakout by Tron (TRX) offers a serious glimmer of optimism to the rest of the market,” commented Blockchain Backer in a Dec. 4 post on X, adding that although the token was unable to set a new all-time high in 2021, it was capable of achieving that this cycle.

Note that TRX managed to smash through the previous all-time high of $0.23, hit almost seven years ago in January 2018.

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Meanwhile, technical analyst Mihir spotted TRX price breaking above an ascending trendline, connecting higher highs in the monthly timeframe, setting the upside target at $1.80.

“$TRX (Tron) continues heavily on what can be soon noted as a historical bullish move,” said another popular analyst, Javon Marks, on X.

The analyst added that TRX’s uptrend was “far from done,” setting the upside target above $1.0.

“The price could be headed right to the $1.11 areas in another >369% climb.”

However, not all analysts were optimistic about TRX’s continued uptrend, with pseudonymous analyst Team LAMBO warning of a possible correction toward $0.33.

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