Polygon Price Dives 17% In A Week Amid POL Migration As Layer-2 Rival Pepe Unchained Surpasses $11 Million

The Polygon price dived more than 17% in the last week following a 4% 24-hour loss to trade at $0.4415 as of 11:38 p.m. EST as traders keep exerting sell pressure on the token.

The drop in the MATIC price comes as Polygon converts its native token to the new POL token. MATIC holders on Ethereum are already able to swap their tokens for POL through the Polygon Portal. No action needs to be taken by MATIC holders on the Polygon chain or holders of staked MATIC, as their tokens will be automatically swapped on Sept. 4.

The Polygon Price Resting On A Crucial Support Level

4-hour chart for MATIC/USDT (Source: TradingView)

The Polygon price has been trading in a descending channel following a series of lower lows and lower highs over the past few days. Now, the altcoin is resting on the key support level at $0.4230. Should it drop below this technical safety net within the next 24 hours, the crypto could stand the risk of plunging to the subsequent mark at $0.3875.

However, MATIC maintaining a position above the $0.4230 support level for the next 24 hours could invalidate the bearish thesis. In this alternative scenario, the Polygon price might attempt to escape the bearish channel it is currently trapped in.

Technicals Suggest Bulls Are Fighting For Control Of The Polygon Price

From a technical perspective, indicators on MATIC’s 4-hour chart suggest the altcoin could rise through the course of the next trading day. More specifically, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicators suggest the bearish momentum is weakening. 

RSI readings have risen throughout the past 24 hours, which traders usually see as an indication of sellers losing strength against buyers. What’s more, the RSI is closing in on its Simple Moving Average (SMA) on the 4-hour chart. An intersection between these two lines soon could signal that bulls have gained control of the Polygon price.

Meanwhile, the MACD line has started to level off below the MACD Signal line. The prior is also rising towards the latter, which suggests MATIC’s negative trend might be coming to an end.