Market Overview: IOTA/Tether (IOTAUSDT) on 2026-01-05

Summary
• Price tested key resistance at $0.103–0.104 before consolidating near $0.1018–0.102.
• Volume spiked during breakouts but failed to confirm bullish momentum.
• RSI and MACD signaled overbought conditions early, followed by bearish divergence.
• Volatility widened late morning, then narrowed, hinting at potential consolidation.
• A bullish engulfing pattern emerged near $0.1023 but was quickly retraced.

IOTA/Tether (IOTAUSDT) opened at $0.1023 (12:00 ET − 1), reached a high of $0.1049, a low of $0.1003, and closed at $0.1018 (12:00 ET) over the past 24 hours. Total volume traded was 5,098,805.0 units, with a notional turnover of $521,954.42.

Structure & Support/Resistance

The pair tested the $0.103–0.104 resistance cluster multiple times, particularly around 15:00–15:45 ET, with a high of $0.1049. However, bearish pressure emerged after 17:00 ET, pulling price back toward the $0.1018–0.102 support zone, where it consolidated at close. A bullish engulfing pattern formed near $0.1023 but failed to hold, suggesting buyers may still be hesitant above key levels.

Momentum & Indicators

MACD crossed into bearish territory after an overbought reading around $0.104, with a bearish divergence developing as price failed to make new highs despite a positive histogram. RSI topped out above 70 early in the session, then declined sharply, reflecting profit-taking and bearish exhaustion near $0.102.

Volatility & Bollinger Bands

Volatility expanded sharply between 14:45 and 15:45 ET, with a high of $0.1049, then began to contract as price moved back toward the lower Bollinger Band. At close, IOTAUSDT was trading near the lower band, indicating potential oversold conditions but no clear breakout signal.

Volume & Turnover Dynamics

Volume surged during the breakout attempts toward $0.104, peaking at 913,060 units at 15:30 ET. However, turnover did not confirm the strength of the move, as price quickly reversed. Later in the session, a divergence emerged between volume and price, with declining turnover despite continued bearish drift, hinting at possible order-book thinning.

Fibonacci Retracements

The $0.103–0.104 resistance was a 61.8% Fibonacci level of the earlier $0.101–0.103 rally. Price briefly held the 38.2% retracement at $0.1021 but failed to retest the 50% level at $0.1026, suggesting a lack of conviction in the upside.

Looking ahead, IOTAUSDT may face another test of $0.103–0.104 for a potential breakout confirmation. A sustained close above $0.103 could attract more buyers, but for now, sellers appear to control the short-term momentum. Investors should remain cautious and watch for volume divergence in case of a false move.