{"id":412052,"date":"2025-11-23T03:08:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/optimism-crashes-16-but-how-long-will-bears-dominate-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T03:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T21:55:52","slug":"optimism-crashes-16-but-how-long-will-bears-dominate-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/optimism-crashes-16-but-how-long-will-bears-dominate-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimism crashes 16%, but how long will bears dominate? &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"single-post-author\">\n<div class=\"single-post-author-top\">\n<p>Journalist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-post-date updated\">Posted: <time class=\"post-date updated\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-11-23\">November 23, 2025<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2025-11-22 5:02 pm\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><em>Why is Optimism\u2019s price down today?<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The price drop was driven by bear strength, liquidity withdrawal, and a decline in TVL.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Will OP bears retain dominance?<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Although bulls have shown interest, they did not appear to be sufficiently motivated to force a shift in the market structure.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>OP has been emulating the broader crypto weakness, appearing among the top 3 by losses for the top 100 cryptos by market cap.<\/p>\n<p>The price of OP declined by 16% at the time of writing, extending the losses since the 20th of November to 27%.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will OP\u2019s bear dominance prevail?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The charts clearly showed bear dominance as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/predictions\/optimism-price-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Optimism [OP]<\/a> reached new lows, dropping under $0.30.<\/p>\n<p>The drop was caused by capital rotation to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/predictions\/bitcoin-price-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Bitcoin [BTC]<\/a>, which fell below $85,000; thus, traders rushed to buy it at a discount.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, privacy coins that surged while the market declined drained capital from OP, which has consistently decreased throughout this week.<\/p>\n<p>Sellers were gaining momentum, as the Bull Bear Power (BBP) indicator showed with its increasing bars. The Bollinger Bands expanded due to the high volatility during the price drop.<\/p>\n<p>The drop comes following a period of sideways consolidation movement characterized by lower highs and lows.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the 4-hour timeframe formed a base by printing a bullish Doji candle. This suggested the possibility of bulls retaliating, a common occurrence following new lows.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_548179\" style=\"width: 1633px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548179\" class=\"wp-image-548179 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Optimism\" width=\"1623\" height=\"770\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32.png 1623w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-1536x729.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-1200x569.png 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1623px) 100vw, 1623px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548179\" class=\"wp-image-548179 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32.png\" alt=\"Optimism\" width=\"1623\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32.png 1623w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-1536x729.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OPUSDT_2025-11-22_12-30-32-1200x569.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1623px) 100vw, 1623px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-548179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TradingView<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In case altcoin weakness stays alongside that of BTC, OP is likely to suffer more if bulls do not claim control. Bears remained strong even though bulls were reacting after OP wicked below $0.30.<\/p>\n<p>OP price decline was not driven by technical structure and capital rotation alone; on-chain activity was also in the same trajectory.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Transactions, liquidity, and TVL decline\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The number of monthly transactions was at 57.4 million previously, but the projections indicated that the expected output at the end of this month is way below.<\/p>\n<p>At this pace, the end was anticipated to be at 55.6 million, with the current count at 39.3 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_548183\" style=\"width: 851px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-22-123904.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548183\" class=\"wp-image-548183 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"OP\" width=\"841\" height=\"265\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-22-123904.png 841w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-22-123904-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-22-123904-768x242.png 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-22-123904.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548183\" class=\"wp-image-548183 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-22-123904.png\" alt=\"OP\" width=\"841\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-22-123904.png 841w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-22-123904-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-22-123904-768x242.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-548183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Dune<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the meantime, the Total Value Locked (TVL) declined by 4% in the past 24 hours, reaching $501.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>The chain\u2019s stablecoin market cap experienced a drop of 2.76% over the past week, suggesting a withdrawal of liquidity. All these led to the daily decline.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Final take\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Optimism was dropping hard in the past week as bulls showed signs of return, though they were weak. OP could reverse only if price reclaims $0.31 and goes ahead to flip $0.40.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, a series of higher lows and highs need to be observed to ascertain this shift in market structure.\u00a0 Otherwise, bears remain in control, and more drops could come.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav\">\n<div class=\"next-blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/sol-etfs-launch-rwas-surge-is-the-crypto-market-sleeping-on-solana\/\" rel=\"prev\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">SOL ETFs launch, RWAs surge \u2013 Is the crypto market sleeping on Solana?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalist Posted: November 23, 2025 Key Takeaways Why is Optimism\u2019s price down today? The price drop was driven by bear strength, liquidity withdrawal, and a decline in TVL. Will OP bears retain dominance? Although bulls have shown interest, they did not appear to be sufficiently motivated to force a shift in the market structure. 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