🌎 The Context: Why isn't it taking off? The narrative this week has been dominated by the "Greenland Effect" and Trump's tariffs. The market is scaring risk investors, moving capital towards the dollar and gold. Dominance: Bitcoin remains the absolute king with 59.2% of the total market, indicating that money is still not flowing strongly into altcoins.
Bitcoin ($BTC ): It is oscillating at $89,300 USD. After reaching $92k last Monday, the price has retraced and is now fighting not to fall below the $88,000 zone. How do you think it will behave in the coming week?
$NEAR quotes at $1.59, falling 8% today but defending a vital support. In this 2026, it consolidates as the "Operating System of AI", achieving records of 1M TPS and massive volume in its payment network. Buying in this macro scare is positioning yourself in the infrastructure that will connect blockchain and AI. It is one of the smartest bets to diversify your USDT.
$4 (Four) is going through a low traction moment, with a recent drop of 38% and volume at lows. In this 2026 institutional environment, capital is rotating towards assets with real utility. Investing today is extremely risky: without a viral catalyst, the token will continue to suffer from a lack of liquidity. Better to reserve your USDT for assets like $SOL or $LINK that have real support.
$PIPPIN quotes at $0.30, falling 8% due to the drag from Solana. It is the leader of the narrative "AI Agents" in 2026. After its listing on Binance Alpha, the price seeks a floor at $0.26. It is a high volatility bet: if AI takes off this quarter, PIPPIN is the favorite to lead the meme sector. Ideal to put 20 USDT and look for a quick rebound towards $0.45.
📊 The Bitlight phenomenon ($LIGHT ) now Current Price: It is in full correction, trading near $0.48 - $0.52 USD.
Roller Coaster: It had an impressive rally of 400% in early January (surpassing $2.00 on some exchanges), but has fallen more than 50% in the last 30 days.
The "Fear" factor: In just the last 24 hours, the token fell by 15%. This is due to wallets linked to the project team moving nearly $6.4 million to exchanges, which the market interpreted as a sign of massive selling ("dumping").
🔍 Why is it a "double-edged" bet? Technology (The good): LIGHT uses the RGB protocol and the Lightning Network to bring smart contracts to Bitcoin. In 2026, the narrative of "making Bitcoin do the same as Ethereum" is one of the strongest.
Tokenomics (The bad): Currently, only 10% of the total supply is circulating (42 million of 420 million). During this 2026, the "unlocks" for early investors will begin, which usually drives the price down due to the increase in supply.
$RIVER is the protagonist of the week, quoting at $30.30. After a 600% rally in a month, tomorrow it faces a key test with its listing in Korea (Coinone) and a major unlocking on January 22. It is a high-risk bet: if Korean flow dominates, it will aim for $38; if macro panic continues, it could correct to $22. Ideal for diversifying a small part (15-20 USDT) seeking volatility.
$XRP quotes at $1.84, suffering from liquidations of $40M and the global panic over tariffs. After losing key supports, the risk of falling to $1.61 is real. Now is not the time for aggressive purchases with your 150 USDT; the trend is bearish and the market prefers cash. Wait for the price to stabilize or look for a "sniper" entry at $1.65 if the scare continues tomorrow
📊 Analysis of $SOL (January 19) Current Price: It has fallen to the range of $134 - $135 USD, with a pullback of more than 5.4% in the last 24 hours. Critical Support: We are right at a "make or break" level. The range between $132 and $134 is the support of the 20-day moving average. If it loses this, the next strong "floor" is at $125. The positive news: Despite the price drop, it was confirmed today that the client Firedancer is already successfully operating on the mainnet, processing institutional volumes. Moreover, January 21 (the day after tomorrow) is the launch of the $SKR token from Solana Mobile, which could generate a rebound due to expectations. 🔍 Is it a good time to buy? Solana is suffering more than Bitcoin because it is a "high beta" asset (when the market drops, the alts drop twice as much). Panic Selling: Much of today's drop is retail (small investors) scared by the tariffs. The whales, on the contrary, are accumulating at this level of $134 according to ETF flow data. 🛡️ My action proposal I wouldn't spend everything on SOL today, because if Bitcoin hits $90k, SOL could give us a golden opportunity at $128. Staggered Purchase: You could use 50 USDT now at $134. If it drops to $128, use another 50 USDT. Target: By the end of January, analysts maintain the target of $160 if the market absorbs the geopolitical noise.
📊 Status of $RENDER (January 19) Current Price: It is trading between $1.98 and $2.05 USD. It lost the psychological support of $2.20 that it maintained last week. Context of Decline: Today it fell by 10.2%, dragged down by the general drop in Bitcoin to $92k and the sentiment of "risk aversion" due to tariff announcements.
Despite today's decline, RENDER has fundamentals that others do not: AI Immune Narrative: Even though the price is falling, the demand for GPUs for Artificial Intelligence continues to rise. RENDER is not just speculation; it is a real computing network.
Oversold: The RSI (strength indicator) shows that RENDER is entering oversold territory. This means that the "fear" has already done its job and sellers are running out.
Wall Street Tomorrow: If tomorrow the tech stocks (like NVIDIA) bounce back in New York, RENDER is usually the first to follow that movement with strength.
Chainlink ($LINK ) is in a technical "manual" position for institutional investors, but with the same nervousness as the rest of the market. Here is my analysis to see if we add LINK: 🛠️ LINK Situation (January 19) Chainlink is trading today near $12.80 - $13.50 USD. While other altcoins are purely speculative, LINK is infrastructure. The iron floor: The $13.00 level is a psychological and technical support that buyers have defended fiercely today. If it holds, it is a very solid base. The 2026 catalyst: More LINK derivatives are activated tomorrow on the CME, and the launch of CCIP v1.5 is expected this quarter. It is the network that banks use for "Tokenization of Real Assets" (RWA), just like ONDO.
The optimistic scenario (Why would it go up?) Institutions to the rescue: ONDO is the favorite asset of the funds operating on Wall Street (like BlackRock). After today’s holiday, institutional traders usually start buying the price "gaps." Seeing ONDO at $0.34 after a massive unlock is, for them, a textbook buying opportunity. Proximity of the Summit: There are only 14 days left until the Ondo Summit (February 3) in New York. Details about the agenda or the Wall Street speakers could start leaking tomorrow, which usually injects buying volume due to expectation.
The risk scenario (The handbrake) The shadow of tariffs: If tomorrow the New York stock market (S&P 500) opens in the red due to fears of a trade war with Europe, money "flies" towards the dollar and gold, moving away from risk assets like cryptocurrencies. Digesting the unlock: There are still millions of tokens that were released yesterday. If the beneficiaries of those tokens decide that $0.34 is a good price to exit, the selling pressure could halt any attempt to rise.
While Bitcoin struggles at $92k, $ETH shows unique resilience, staying above its 20-day moving average ($3,190). With record volume and its role as a "global settlement layer" reinforced by BlackRock, buying in this macro scare is entering the asset with the best risk/reward profile before the institutional market rebounds.