Aug '25 • Crypto Market Content
📊 HYPE & ENA Analysis: Top Altcoin Picks & DeFi Strategies
Video Analysis on HYPE Technical Setup, from our live call earlier today.
📈 HYPE Technical Analysis
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Chart Pattern Recognition
Key observation: Double Top Formation 📊
Technical Levels:
- Double top resistance (likely broken if ETH motors to $5k)
- Support: ~$40 📍
- 200-day MA support: $28 (deeper support)
Outlook: Expecting upside break with ETH strength 🚀
🎯 HYPE Price Targets Using Fibonacci
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Fibonacci Analysis
Key Levels to Watch:
- 0.618 retracement: Price found support here ✅
- 0.786 level: Secondary target
- 1.618 extension: ~$73-75 target 🎯
Hyperliquid Fundamentals
Why bullish on HYPE:
- Hyper EVM chain with HyperCore Layer 1
- Perp DEX dominance
- Volume: More than most competitors
- $20 billion monthly volume (possibly daily!)
DeFi Llama Stats
- DEX Volume: $1.26 billion (24 hours)
- Note: This isn't total trading volume
- Actual trading volume: ~$20 billion/day 🔥
💧 Hyperliquid Market Position
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DEX Dominance
- Extremely liquid marketplace 💧
- Majority of Perp DEX trading occurs here
- "HYPE token likely to perform well"
🏛️ Ethena Protocol Overview
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Introduction to Athena
"One of my favorites" ⭐
Key Points:
- Most successful stablecoin issuers
- Basis-backed stablecoin product
- USDE: Yield-bearing stable
💰 USDE Mechanics
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The Hedge Fund Model
USDE represents:
- Yield generated by Athena's hedge fund strategy
- Almost like a tokenized hedge fund yield 📈
⚙️ Ethena's Trading Strategy
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The Basis Trade
Long Position:
- Yield-bearing assets (wrapped staked ETH)
- ~3% staking yield
Short Position:
- Futures contracts (equal notional size)
- Capturing funding rates
- Delta neutral positioning 🎯
Result: Capturing both staking yield AND funding rates!
🛡️ Risk Management with Boros
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Game-Changing Development
Before Boros:
- Biggest risk: Funding rate volatility
- Especially dangerous in bear markets 🐻
With Boros on Pendle:
- Can now hedge funding rate exposure ✅
- Benefits Athena, Resolve, and other basis trade funds
- Removes primary risk from strategy
📈 ENA Token Analysis
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Athena's Growth Trajectory
Market Position:
- Leading with USDE, sUSDE and variants
- Capturing more yield-bearing stable sector share
- ENA token starting to push higher 🚀
🎯 ENA Price Targets
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Alt Season Expectations
Why ENA will outperform:
- "One of the best projects/protocols out there, period" 🏆
- Best projects rally first in alt season
Price Targets:
- Minimum: $1.10 (not quite double from here)
- Resistance: 50% move just to hit first resistance
- True alt season: Resistance would break
🚀 ENA Ultimate Targets
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Bull Case Scenario
During true alt season:
- Resistance at current levels won't hold
- All-time high target: $1.50
- That's a 2-bagger (100% gain) from current levels! 💰
"This is one of the best projects in crypto" ⭐
💎 Pendle Opportunities with ENA
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Available Strategies on Pendle
Option 1: Fixed Yield 📊
- Swap into PT (Principal Token)
- Earn 32% fixed for next 40 days
- On staked ENA (mainnet)
Option 2: Liquidity Provision 💧
- Become an LP
- Earn 20% in LP position
- Minimal divergence loss
📊 Key Takeaways
HYPE Analysis
🎯 Target: $73-75 (1.618 Fibonacci extension)
💪 Strength: $20B+ daily volume on Hyperliquid
📈 Catalyst: ETH strength above $5k
ENA:
🏆 Best-in-class protocol status
🛡️ Risk hedged via Boros on Pendle
💰 Targets: $1.10 minimum, $1.50 in full alt season
📊 Yield opportunities: 20-32% on Pendle
Strategic Positioning
✅ Both HYPE and ENA positioned as top altcoin picks
✅ Strong fundamentals + technical setups
✅ Multiple ways to earn yield while holding
Bottom Line: These represent some of the highest quality opportunities in the altcoin space with clear catalysts and strong risk/reward profiles! 🚀
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📊 HYPE & ENA Analysis: Top Altcoin Picks & DeFi Strategies
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