Fetch.ai’s native token (FET) closed at $0.2385 on May 9, positioning it firmly above its 200-day moving average of $0.2261 and marking a significant technical milestone after a prolonged downturn.
The move drew attention from market analysts who had been monitoring the token's slow recovery. Analyst account @2xnmore, who had previously flagged the 200-day MA as a critical level for FET on April 12, noted the successful breach, stating, "$FET just closed above the 200-day MA on the daily for the first time since this downtrend began."
The close above the long-term average was backed by 27.95 million in daily volume, lending credibility to the move. This is a critical detail, as breakouts without sufficient volume are often prone to failure. The token's journey to this point included a severe price collapse from a high of nearly $0.95 in mid-2024 to a capitulation bottom of $0.10 in September 2025, an event that saw record trading volume and liquidated leveraged positions. Following that low, FET established a quiet but consistent pattern of higher lows, finding support at $0.15, then $0.19, and later $0.21 without attracting widespread notice.
For the bullish case to strengthen, FET must now hold the $0.2261 level as support on any retest. The next significant resistance on the daily chart is near the $0.30 level. A daily close back below the 200-day MA on high selling volume would invalidate the current bullish structure and return the token to its previous trading range. The broader AI token sector, which has seen volatile movements in tandem with leaders like Bitcoin, will be watching to see if this structural improvement can be sustained.
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