During the last week of April, the crypto markets triggered a strong recovery, and most of the cryptos rebounded from their bottoms. Virtuals Protocol’s price also flipped after hitting the bottom below $0.6 and rose above $1.6. Multiple reasons account for the surge, and now that the token has triggered a strong upswing, the VIRTUAL price is expected to complete the parabolic recovery and experience another 130% upswing in the next few weeks.
The surge in the VIRTUAL price was followed by a popular exchange, Binance, which enabled deposits and trading by listing it. The listing led to stronger liquidity and new market interest as VIRTUAL became more easily accessible to all. Moreover, the Virtuals Protocol platform has launched the Genesis launch event, which was exploited by a project called PlayGame AI. Despite this, the token regained the trust of the investors, which materialised with the recent surge.
Now the question arises whether the VIRTUAL price will rise by another 100% after surging by over 200%?
The daily chart of VIRTUAL suggests the price has triggered a parabolic recovery and may follow the curve to rise and reach the neckline. After securing the range above the 50-day MA, the price has surged above the 200-day MA, which could further head towards a Golden Cross. On the other hand, the RSI has surged and entered the overbought range for the first time in 2025, validating the bullish claim. Therefore, the VIRTUAL price is believed to maintain a strong ascending trend and rise above the crucial resistance at $1.84 in a short while.
Here, the token may face some resistance. Once cleared, the next pitstop could be above $2.5, which may validate the beginning of a fresh bullish trend. Despite this, the on-chain data of Virtuals Protocol lags significantly behind the price, with a steep decline in the daily revenues that grew rapidly in the last few weeks of 2024. However, the buying volume has surged notably, which could keep up the momentum of the rally for the rest of 2025 and mark a new ATH above $7.
The crypto market shows positive signs in the second half of April 2025. Several divergence signals have appeared, suggesting a potential recovery for Bitcoin and altcoins.
Divergence is a key concept in data analysis. It happens when the values of two metrics suddenly shift and move in opposite directions compared to their previous trend. This often signals a change in price momentum. Based on expert analysis and market data, this article highlights five major divergence signals—three for Bitcoin and two for altcoins—to help investors better understand the market outlook.
3 Divergence Signals in April Point to a Bitcoin Price Rally
Historically, Bitcoin and the DXY Index (US Dollar Index) move in opposite directions. When DXY rises, Bitcoin tends to fall, and vice versa. But from September 2024 to March 2025, Bitcoin and the DXY moved in the same direction.
Joe Consorti, Head of Growth at TheyaBitcoin, noted that Bitcoin started decoupling from the US dollar after the announcement of the sweeping tariff regime. A chart from his post shows that in April, while the DXY fell sharply from 103.5 to 98.5, Bitcoin surged from around $75,000 to over $91,000.
Divergence Between BTC And USD. Source: Joe Consorti
This divergence may reflect investors turning to Bitcoin as a safe-haven asset amid global economic uncertainty caused by the tariffs.
“Bitcoin has been diverging from the US dollar since the US announced its sweeping tariff regime. Amidst this global economic reordering, gold and bitcoin are shining,” Joe Consorti predicted.
Another key divergence comes from Tuur Demeester, an advisor to Blockstream. He pointed out a separation between Bitcoin and the NASDAQ Index, which represents tech stocks. Historically, Bitcoin closely followed the NASDAQ due to its ties to tech and macroeconomic sentiment.
But in April 2025, Bitcoin started showing independent growth. It no longer moves in sync with the NASDAQ. While some, like Ecoinometrics, argue that this divergence isn’t necessarily bullish, Demeester remains optimistic.
Divergence Between Bitcoin And NASDAQ. Source: Ecoinometrics
“Bitcoin divergence” and “Bitcoin decoupling” will be dominant headlines for 2025,” Tuur Demeester said.
Specifically, NASDAQ has faced downward pressure from interest rate concerns and slowing growth. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has shown strength, with significant price gains. This suggests that Bitcoin is cementing its role as a standalone asset less tied to traditional markets.
Data from CryptoQuant highlights another divergence—this time in investor behavior. Long-term Bitcoin holders (LTH, those who’ve held BTC for over 155 days) began accumulating again after the recent local peak.
In contrast, short-term holders (STH) are selling off. This divergence often signals the early stage of a re-accumulation phase and hints at a future price rebound.
Bitcoin Long Term Holder Net Position Change. Source: CryptoQuant.
“Why This Divergence Matters? LTH behavior is generally associated with macro conviction, not speculative moves. STH activity is often emotional and reactive, driven by price volatility and fear. When LTH accumulation meets STH capitulation, it tends to signal early stages of a re-accumulation phase,” IT Tech, an analyst at CryptoQuant, predicted.
Altcoin Recovery Round the Corner
Divergence signals also appeared for altcoins, indicating a positive short-term outlook.
Jamie Coutts, Chief Crypto Analyst at Realvision, pointed to a key divergence using the “365-day new lows” indicator. This metric tracks how many altcoins hit their lowest point in the past year.
In April 2025, although altcoin market capitalization dropped to a new low, the number of altcoins hitting new 365-day lows decreased significantly. Historically, this pattern often precedes a recovery in altcoin market caps.
“Divergence shows downside momentum was exhausted,” Jamie Coutts said.
In simpler terms, fewer altcoins hitting rock bottom means less panic-selling. It suggests that negative market sentiment is weakening. At the same time, rising prices show renewed buying interest. These factors hint that altcoins may be gearing up for a recovery—or even an “altcoin season,” a period when altcoins outperform Bitcoin.
Another technical divergence comes from the RSI (Relative Strength Index) on the Bitcoin Dominance chart (BTC.D), noted by analyst Merlijn The Trader. This chart reflects Bitcoin’s share of the total crypto market capitalization.
“Bearish Divergence Spotted on BTC.D. Higher highs on the chart. Lower highs on RSI. This setup doesn’t lie. Altcoin strength is brewing. Watch for trade setups,” Merlijn said.
This pure technical divergence suggests that BTC.D might soon undergo a strong correction. If that happens, investors may shift more capital into altcoins.
The altcoin market cap (TOTAL3) rebounded by 20% in April, from $660 billion to over $800 billion. The divergence signals discussed above suggest that this recovery could continue.
Shiba Inu price is gearing for a 4x rally amid surging transaction volumes and the growth of the Shibarium layer 2 network as it nears a $3M milestone. If this bullish outlook holds, SHIB may outperform other meme coins and clinch multi-month highs before the end of 2025.
SHIB value today remains under a bearish trajectory with a 1.6% drop in 24 hours. However, a 13% uptick in trading volumes per CoinMarketCap data suggests that some traders may be buying the dip.
Shiba Inu Price Gears for 4x Surge
The weekly chart for SHIB price shows that this top meme coin is at a critical juncture that may precede a strong upward trend if the bullish momentum grows strong. The potential uptrend is seen with the formation of a double-bottom pattern that often signals that the existing trend is about to shift from a bearish one to a bullish one.
To confirm this double-bottom pattern, Shiba Inu price needs to create a higher high and form an ascending trendline that may push it to the neckline resistance of $0.000033. If it can overcome this resistance, SHIB may record a 4x rally from its current price to $0.000045.
The AO histogram bars have flipped green, albeit remaining in the negative region, an indication that the bearish momentum is growing weak. However, a strong uptrend will occur if the indicator moves to the positive side. Meanwhile, the MACD is about to form a buy signal if it crosses above the signal line and extends the upward momentum past the zero line.
SHIB/USDT: 1-Week Chart
The above bearish thesis will be invalid if the price of Shiba Inu falls below the critical support level of $0.000012. If it drops below this level, it will reach its lowest point in more than one year, and this may trigger panic selling and accelerate the downtrend.
Shibarium TVL Approaches $3M Milestone as Transactions Soar
The Shibarium TVL has ballooned significantly in recent weeks, and it is now approaching a critical $3M milestone, suggesting that decentralized finance (DeFi) activity in the network is blossoming. Despite the headwinds causing a weak recovery in the Shiba Inu price, the metric has surged by more than $670,000.
Shibarium TVL
The growth of Shibarium’s TVL tends to coincide with a spiking SHIB burn rate. According to data from shibburn, the weekly burn rate is up by more than 350%, with more than 329 million being removed from circulation.
Meanwhile, the Shiba Inu transaction volumes recently surged by nearly 300% in 24 hours from 1.77 trillion to 6.93 trillion tokens. This increase further supports the bullish Shiba Inu price prediction that the meme coin eyes a 4x rally in the near term.
SHIB Transaction Volume
Therefore, as Shibarium’s TVL continues to grow, causing a spike in the burn rate and transaction volumes, it is clear that the Shiba Inu price may be on an upward trajectory. The double-bottom pattern hints that an upward recovery may push the meme coin’s value to as high as $0.000045, triggering a 4x rally.
Binance Futures is launching LDUSDT, a reward-bearing margin asset based on Tether’s popular stablecoin. This product will focus on offering flexibility to the user, who can trade LDUSDT while reaping APR rewards.
This is the second product of this nature that Binance Futures has offered following its BFUSD launch last November. LDUSDT is scheduled to launch this month, and its success may encourage similar margin offerings in the future.
Binance Futures added another such asset today: LDUSDT, a reward-bearing margin asset that lets users earn APR rewards from Simple Earn USDT Flexible Products.
“After the launch of our first reward-bearing margin asset BFUSD was positively received by users, we are pleased to introduce yet another product to bring more utility to our users. LDUSDT increases capital efficiency for users and lets users put their assets to work for them,” Jeff Li, VP of Product at Binance, said in an exclusive press release shared with BeInCrypto.
Binance’s new asset is based on Tether’s USDT, the world’s leading stablecoin, but LDUSDT is a totally different asset. Its main focus is on giving Binance users more flexibility, as they can trade this asset while continuing to reap passive income from APR.
This option is available to all users that have USDT on Binance Earn’s Simple Earn Flexible Products. LDUSDT is Binance’s second reward-bearing non-stablecoin margin asset, following BFUSD, which was launched last November.
Although the firm recently delisted USDT from its European operations due to regulatory concerns, this product is centered around the popular stablecoin.
According to the announcement, the exchange will launch LDUSDT “soon” without a specific release date. The exclusive press release claimed that the asset will be released sometime this April.
The company did not indicate whether it would offer more margin assets like this in the future. However, LDUSDT gives Binance Futures’ users a huge level of flexibility, which will hopefully encourage users to experiment.
A success here could encourage the firm to follow this up with similar products in the future.
