CoinVerdict

ETC / The Verdict

generated 2026-07-28 00:54 UTC
$6.75
-4.64% · 24h
price as of 2026-07-28 00:54 UTC
Price source
📜 Archived verdict of 2026-07-28 — latest verdict → ETC
The Verdict
Underweight

ETC’s 6.745 price sits beneath every major moving average as sellers keep control

⚖ Verdict rendered 2026-07-28 00:54 UTC

Technicalsignal strength Bearish C
Measures how strong the directional signal from price structure is. An analyst lists independent evidence families (trend, momentum, structure) from the data pack; code converts the count to a letter — 3+ families with no conflict = A+, 2 = B, 1 = D; conflicting evidence caps the grade at C; insufficient information gets no grade at all. The letter is signal strength — direction is shown separately. (evidence_rule_v1) full scales →
Sentimentsignal strength Bearish C
Same scale as Technical, applied to crowd evidence — fear/greed, positioning, and flow. 3+ independent evidence families with no conflict = A+, 2 = B, 1 = D; conflicts cap at C; not enough information, no grade. The letter says how loud the crowd signal is, not which way price will go. (evidence_rule_v1) full scales →
Fundingrate pressure — grade is risk, not direction Longs pay A
Measures perpetual funding-rate pressure — risk, not direction. The smaller the 8-hour normalized rate, the calmer the market: under 0.5 bp = A+, then A, B, C, D as pressure grows, F beyond 10 bp (extreme crowding). Who pays (longs or shorts) is shown separately. Read A+ as “calm”, never as “bullish”. (funding_rule_v1) full scales →
KOL Consensussettled-record quality Archive building
Measures the quality and strength of on-record KOL consensus. Only authors with 20+ settled calls count. The majority share sets the base letter (85%+ = A+ down to 55%+ = D), but few qualified authors cap it — under 5 authors we show the direction and withhold the grade while the record builds. (kol_rule_v1) full scales →

Each grade is scored on its own scale — they are not averaged, by design.

Track record
3W–0L–1P · 1 neutral · since 2026-07-15
95% CI 43.8–100.0% · n=3 · early sample
2026-07-28 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-08-04
2026-07-27 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-08-03
2026-07-26 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-08-02
2026-07-25 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-08-01
2026-07-24 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-07-31
2026-07-23 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-07-30
2026-07-22 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-07-29
2026-07-21 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-07-28
2026-07-20 — Underweight — +2.2% — PUSH Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-20 · ETC price $6.781 · BTC $63745.4
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-27 · ETC price $7.092 · BTC $65216
vs BTC
+2.2% · Rule settle_v1

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2026-07-19 — Underweight — -3.5% — WIN Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-19 · ETC price $6.998 · BTC $64708.7
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-26 · ETC price $6.72 · BTC $64416
vs BTC
-3.5% · Rule settle_v1

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2026-07-17 — Underweight — -3.4% — WIN Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-17 · ETC price $6.952 · BTC $63739.1
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-24 · ETC price $6.84 · BTC $64928
vs BTC
-3.4% · Rule settle_v1

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2026-07-16 — Underweight — -3.3% — WIN Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-16 · ETC price $7.033 · BTC $64777.8
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-23 · ETC price $6.95 · BTC $66209
vs BTC
-3.3% · Rule settle_v1

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stance change · Neutral → Underweight
2026-07-15 — Neutral — -2.8% — flat ✓ Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-15 · ETC price $7.038 · BTC $65000.1
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-22 · ETC price $7.011 · BTC $66588
vs BTC
-2.8% · Rule settle_v1

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graded settle_v1, 7d vs BTC — misses stay on the record · full receipts →

The evidence
Bear evidence ✓ aligns with this verdict
Market state

coin_evidence_v1 · how these are read

Price
Price at verdict$6.75 -4.6% 24h
60d high8.38 -19.6%
60d low6.42 +5.0%
RSI(14)43.5
vs 200d SMA -21.0%
30d change -4.4%
Funding (net) +0.93 bp/8h
Fear & Greed29 · Fear
Long accounts60.1% long

snapshot at verdict time, computed from exchange data — facts, not opinions · price = median of 5 exchanges

Read this ruling three ways

Three risk framings of the same research — every number from today's archived data.

The Deliberation
LV
Bull Research (Leo Vance)
VS
MF
Bear Research (Mara Frost)
⚔ Key clashes
LV
Bull Research (Leo Vance)
MF
Bear Research (Mara Frost)
▶ Live Debate · full exchange(4)
LV
Bull Research (Leo Vance)
MF
Bear Research (Mara Frost)
TO
Positioning Desk (Theo Okafor)
DV
Macro Desk (Dmitri Volkov)
JA
Risk Committee · Final Ruling
Chief Adjudicator (Aldrich)
DirectionBearish
ConfidenceHigh
HorizonWeeks (swing)
Key support$6.42
Key resistance$8.38
InvalidationA close above 6.92 accompanied by RSI(14) above 50 would invalidate the bearish ruling.
Main risksOversold rebound from 6.416Unexpected crypto-policy catalystShort-covering despite weak momentum
KOL Settlement Seat
Calls on record: 0 up · 0 down

Opinions are AI; settlements are facts. · data powered by VeraMind

Analyst notes
Technical Analyst (Kai Nakamura)

I’m Kai Nakamura. ETC trades 2.6% below SMA20, 4.6% below SMA50, and 21.0% below SMA200, with a bearish SMA50/SMA200 structure at -17.2%. RSI 43.5 and a contracting MACD histogram at -0.00193 show weak momentum, not a confirmed reversal.

Sentiment Analyst (Sofia Reyes)

I’m Sofia Reyes. Fear & Greed is 29, but 60.1% of accounts are still long and the long/short ratio is 1.50. Taker buy/sell at 0.90 says aggressive demand is losing, so the crowd is fearful yet badly positioned for another drop.

Macro & News Analyst (Ed Walsh)

I’m Ed Walsh. The headline claiming a 4.27% technical-breakout surge conflicts with the current 24-hour loss of 4.64% and the 7-day decline of 3.6%. Broader crypto-policy news is inconclusive: the Senate delayed the Clarity Act, while prediction-market operators won a temporary pause against Minnesota’s ban.

Fundamental Analyst (Priya Anand)

I’m Priya Anand. The pack provides no fresh token-supply, adoption, revenue, or network-usage figures to support a fundamental re-rating. The available 2026 outlook headlines offer narratives, not measurable evidence that changes ETC’s weak price structure.

Provenance
Report fingerprint
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UTC date
2026-07-28

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