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Terra Classic [$LUNC] saw a burn of 877.5 million tokens over the past week. In this time, the altcoin has rallied 48.2%, and some social media posts were linking the two as cause and effect.
The correlation was less solid upon closer examination. Since the 13th of May, 2022, the total $LUNC burn has amounted to 444.63 billion. This averages to 307 million $LUNC burnt a day, more than twice the previous seven days’ average.
Additionally, the total supply is 5.51 trillion $LUNC, making the past week’s burn just a drop in the bucket. It does not explain a 48% move.
What, then, drove $LUNC’s rally?
In short, a surfeit of aggressive buyers was behind the move. It is tough to zero in on their specific reasons, but Terra Luna has had bullish momentum since late February.
Source:
$LUNC/
$USDT on TradingView
The daily chart above shows how the token did not set new swing lows during the market crash on the 6th of February. $LUNC has made higher lows since then, following the rest of the crypto market.
This momentum eventually resulted in the breakout past the $0.000045 resistance zone, which has held sway throughout 2026, and was an important result. Even more defining was the recent daily session close above $0.00007246.
This was a pivotal development because it flipped the 1-day structure from bearish to bullish. Therefore, long-term holders and investors can now assume a bullish outlook and treat pullbacks as buying opportunities.
Source:
$LUNC/
$USDT on TradingView
The monthly session also closed above a local high, making the 1-day timeframe’s structural shift all the more dominant. It remains to be seen if the bulls can keep the momentum going.
Traders’ call to action – Wait for a pullback
Source:
$LUNC/
$USDT on TradingView
The 4-hour chart showed the price making higher highs while both the Awesome Oscillator and the A/D indicator made lower highs. This meant $LUNC was likely overextended.
The Fibonacci retracement levels (pale yellow) showed that traders can use a drop to the $0.0000644-$0.0000672 golden pocket to buy the altcoin ahead of a bullish continuation.
A drop below the $0.0000608 swing low would invalidate this idea and point toward a deeper pullback in May.
Final Summary
- Terra Classic has rallied nearly 50% in a week and was up 5% in the past 24 hours.
- The higher timeframes aligned to illuminate a bullish structure shift, and traders can find a buying opportunity in the coming days.
