UNI price has entered a stronger phase after spending years within a broad accumulation structure. The token climbed from around $6 earlier in September to above $8, with daily data showing a close near $7.79 on September 17 before another sharp move on September 18. Market data also showed UNI reaching above $9 intraday, highlighting the strength behind the latest breakout attempt.
The move has placed UNI at a key technical point. Crypto analyst LAR7Crypto highlighted the possibility of a much larger move if the long accumulation structure finally breaks higher. The analyst expects a new all-time high near $45 in the long term and pointed to roughly 1,500 days, or about 4.2 years, of accumulation as the basis for the outlook.
At current levels, a move toward $45 would require sustained buying pressure and a series of resistance breaks rather than a single breakout candle. Therefore, the immediate focus remains on whether UNI can hold its latest gains and establish higher support above the resistance area.
Who does it affect?
The current setup is particularly relevant to UNI traders watching whether the recent rally develops into a broader trend. UNI closed around $6.71 on September 16, rose to approximately $7.79 on September 17 and traded as high as about $9.20 on September 18, according to recent market data.
This means the token has moved sharply within a short period. From the September 11 close near $6.01 to the September 18 intraday high above $9, UNI gained more than 50%. Such a fast move can bring additional momentum traders into the market, but it can also increase the risk of short-term pullbacks if buyers fail to defend newly established support.
Source: Analyst LAR7Crypto X Post
Therefore, what matters for the subsequent technical test is not just the capacity of UNI to reach a new high but rather its ability to stay above the breakout range following the initial pop. A move above the resistance, which would then be tested successfully, would confirm the structural change better than an isolated spike.
The $45 target is a long-term outlook and not necessarily an actualized price trajectory. Getting to that target price from around $8 means that the UNI price needs to appreciate by a few hundred percent. That means that the target depends on the continuation of the trend more broadly.
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Whale Accumulation Adds Buying Pressure
Another indicator one can track is the whales’ activities. According to Analyst Nazoku, two wallets with addresses 0x6bd and 0x947 collected 1.075 million UNI with a value around $7.24 million within 24 hours.
It should be pointed out that both wallets have the same transaction pattern and may belong to the same owner; however, no verification of wallet ownership can be done based on transactions alone.
Source: Analyst Nazoku X Post
The above-mentioned piling up occurs amid a period when UNI has been experiencing significant market activity. What makes this situation interesting is that large wallet activity brings in another demand source for a breakout.
On the other hand, one needs to note that large wallet activity alone does not imply any market trend, and traders will have to pay attention to other factors as well.
Uniswap Extends Liquidity Across New Networks
The ecosystem behind Uniswap has also grown. This June, Uniswap Labs revealed that tokenized securities were now available on the Uniswap Web App, Wallet, and API. The move saw the release of tokenized versions of such assets as SpaceX, Apple, Tesla, and NVIDIA. According to Uniswap Labs, real-world asset pools on the platform had already seen transactions worth more than $9.1 billion made in excess of 2.6 million transactions by 140,000 wallets.
This marks the broadening of the UNI pricing story in terms of fundamentals. The platform is not just limited to crypto assets’ exchanges anymore, as the technology is now being used for other purposes, including tokenized securities and on-chain financial instruments, and this could expand the number of markets that would be available via its liquidity system.
The protocol has been launched on more chains as well. Uniswap has become the main public AMM of Robinhood Chain, where one can use Uniswap v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX via the Web App, Wallet, and API. This has also made Robinhood Stock Tokens tradable on the chain by eligible users.
Uniswap Labs has, more recently, made the announcement regarding the launch of Uniswap on Arc, which is a Layer 1 from Circle specializing in stablecoin finance. This launch took place on September 16 and is one of the many updates to the infrastructure coming out of Uniswap Labs.
While such news does not necessarily mean that the price of UNI tokens will rise, it gives more background information regarding why it is doing so at present. More deployment means more interest in the project, which traders try to assess by evaluating its growth.
What happens next?
The current price action for UNI depends on whether buyers will be able to convert the current rally into support. It is worth noting that breaking the $8 level and intraday breaking the $9 level have already altered the short-term setup, and the confirmation will depend on whether UNI manages to avoid any strong rejection and make higher lows.
If UNI continues to trade above its breakout area and form higher highs, then the next level of resistances may become a point of interest. On the other hand, a stronger pullback would test the buyers’ interest in the token.
The $45 long-term scenario proposed by LAR7Crypto will necessitate a decisive breakaway from the years of accumulation seen in UNI and an extended period of trading in an even larger trend pattern. Other factors to watch include whale accumulation and increased trading volumes as Uniswap expands its offerings into tokenized products.
For now, the market for UNI tokens is making a shift from the stage of accumulation to one of high volatility. The direction that the shift takes will be determined by the behavior of the token after its latest spike in price.
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This article contains market analysis and price predictions. These are not guarantees. Crypto markets are volatile. Always DYOR. Not financial advice.
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