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Chainlink Breaks Out As Large Outflows Hint At Optimism

  • LINK has seen consistent outflows from exchanges over the past month, hinting at ongoing accumulation.
  • Chainlink broke off the falling wedge pattern.
  • About 73% of all tokens and 66% of addresses haven’t moved in over two years, new ATH for wallets holding 100k to 1M LINK tokens.

Chainlink (LINK) saw massive withdrawals from exchanges, which backed the ongoing price breakout to the upside of the wedge pattern.

The aggregated exchanges saw intense LINK withdrawal activity according to their exchange flow statistics over thirty days.

A significant amount of -713.2K LINK exited centralized platforms during April 3 and April 6, according to net outflow data from IntoTheBlock.

The exchange inflows saw minimal growth patterns as they only surged past 356.6K LINK for short periods on March 25 and April 5.

Long-term holders likely used the token movement to transfer LINK to personal wallet addresses, amounting to over $120 Million in tokens.

LINK exchange flows | Source: IntoTheBlock

Major withdrawals occurred before price strength episodes as they removed pressure from sellers in the market.

The market sentiment and changes in the accumulation rate could affect LINK price stability since it remains between $12.00 and $13.50.

LINK may surpass $15.00 again when withdrawals keep rising alongside positive market fundamentals.

Although bullish, this development remained reliant on general market conditions and whale behavior patterns.

Exchanging money into the LINK token may highlight trading profits by investors.

Diving into the price action of Chainlink finally exceeded its well-defined falling wedge pattern, which acted as price containment since February 2025.

The bullish breakout occurred around $12.00 while Link’s trading price reached $14.01 as of press time.

Historically, the falling wedges tend to produce trend reversals, so this breakout point signified a possible rally continuation.

The wedge pattern created decreasing highs and lows while support came close to $10.00 as price broke through resistive circular boundaries.

The break could be validated through an intense bullish candlestick pattern if LINK price stayed above the upward boundary of the wedge formation.

Chainlink daily price chart | Source: TradingView

LINK stood to challenge resistance levels at $16.00 if the bullish momentum endured and sought a move toward $18.00.

A falling price that drops below $12.50 would break the bullish scenario and drive LINK towards possible support levels of $10.50 or even $9.00.

The chart displays an earlier wedge-to-rally pattern, which supports a potential future price movement that could push LINK up to $30.00.

Both bullish patterns support an upward trend, but market-wide weakness and aggressive selling might trigger heavy losses.

The entry decision requires traders to observe both volume and confirmation retraces as they establish their full bull stance.

Lastly, Token Seniority Distribution data showed that 66.14% of the holders that held LINK for over two years held 72.89% of the tokens that were older than two years.

This suggests deep commitment. This data was shared by a verified account on X (@arcamids).

Token supply distribution | Source: X

Strong economic support within this holder segment signaled a belief in future price growth, which helped shield LINK from market selling.

Additionally, the wallet distribution indicated 621 wallets with 100K–1M LINK continued to climb steadily to 85 as their latest high.

A potential price breakout continuation is expected as mid-to-large investors purchased LINK tokens over the past couple of weeks.

LINK holder activity | Source: Polarity

These figures suggested bullishness based on concurrent analysis of wallet distribution and percentages of supply owners.

The fall in price could happen through two channels: long-term holder driven distribution and big wallets selling to accumulate more.

LINK price action here depended on sustained accumulation activity by these committed stakeholders or their decision to take profit.

Disclaimer

The contents of this page are intended for general informational purposes and do not constitute financial, investment, or any other form of advice. Investing in or trading crypto assets carries the risk of financial loss. The forecasted data (also called “price prediction”) on this page are subject to change without notice and are not guaranteed to be accurate.

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lennox gitonga
lennox gitonga
Lennox is a professional financial market analyst who's enthusiastic about blockchain, cryptos, and web3. He started blogging about cryptos back in 2019 and has since never looked back. His work revolves around looking at crypto-projects analytically on a technical and on-chain level, while also making sure it's palatable to the general audience.