ZEC/USDT at $257.69. Down 1.63% today.
Let me break down what's REALLY happening with Zcash right now.
📊 TECHNICAL REALITY (Feb 22, 2026):
Multiple analysts watching $256–$266 zone [citation:1][citation:3]:
- Support: $256.50 → $254.00 (STOP LOSS LEVEL)
- Resistance: $260.50 (breakout) → $265 → $270 → $320
- RSI 1H: 44.7, recovering from oversold
- Buy depth ratio: 1.57 (more buyers than sellers) [citation:3]
- Funding rate: Negative (-0.0054%) – shorts paying, squeeze possible [citation:3]
- Open Interest stable – both sides fighting [citation:3]
🌍 FUNDAMENTAL REALITY:
BULLISH :
- SEC investigation CLOSED – regulatory overhang gone [citation:5]
- Fixed supply (16.51M) – no dilution [citation:5]
- Grayscale Zcash Trust ($137M) – institutional access [citation:9]
- Quantum-resistant tech vs Bitcoin [citation:2][citation:5]
BEARISH :$ZEC
- ECC team resigned Jan 2026 – governance uncertainty [citation:2][citation:5]
- EU to ban privacy coins in 2027 – liquidity risk [citation:2][citation:9]
- Only 30% of transactions use privacy features [citation:5]
- Open Interest down 59% in 30 days – traders exiting [citation:2]
🧠 MY ANALYSIS:
ZEC compressed between $256–$260. About to choose direction.
Bullish: Hold $256.50, break $260.50 → $265 → $270 → $320 [citation:1][citation:3][citation:8]
Bearish: Break $254 → $230–$200 [citation:3][citation:8]
✅ MY TRADE PLAN:$ZEC
📌 LONG (AGGRESSIVE – NOW):
$256.50 – $258.50
🛑 SL: $254.00
🎯 TP1: $265 | TP2: $270 | TP3: $320
📌 LONG (BREAKOUT CONFIRMATION):
$261 – $262.50 (if $260.50 breaks)
🛑 SL: $259.50
🎯 TP1: $266.50 | TP2: $270 | TP3: $320
📌 SHORT (IF BREAKS):
$252 – $254 (if $254 breaks)
🛑 SL: $258
🎯 TP1: $240 | TP2: $230 | TP3: $200
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🔴 MY ACTUAL MOVE:$ZEC
I'm watching $256.50 and $260.50.
First one to break, I follow.
Buy depth strong at current levels – support real.
SL at $254 is life.
❌ Not financial advice. DYOR. Use stop loss.
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