SAND, the native token of the Sandbox — a blockchain-based play platform closely-held by Animoca Brands, inched greater on Tuesday, constructing on its positive factors made all throughout November, to accomplish one other file excessive.

SAND token value rose to $5.64 after swelling 16.25% intraday however retraced few of these positive factors to commerce at $5.54 on the press time. The transfer took the Sandbox token's month-to-date (MTD) and year-to-date (YTD) positive factors to almost 260% and over 14,700%, respectively, with its market capitalisation crossing above $5 billion, making it the 41st-largest coin inside the sector.


Sandbox token SAND rallies 260% in November forward of play-to-earn metaverse launch

Many catalysts behind the SAND value rally

This month's exuberance was partially ascribable to Sandbox's announcement of opening up a part of its metaverse by way of its multi-week play-to-earn (P2E) Alpha occasion starting Nov. 29, at 13:00 UTC.

In element, the blockchain inauguration confirmed that it power choose a gaggle of 5,00Zero gamers to earn as a lot like 1,00Zero SAND (now value $5,540) and three nonfungible tokens (NFT) as they hung out throughout Sandbox's eighteen digital experiences.

Additionally, the latest bout of shopping for throughout the SAND spot markets — which detected its value acquire over about 37% and 40% towards the U.S. bill and Bitcoin (BTC) inside the earlier 24 hours — got here on hopes of a possible collaboration between the Sandbox and sports activities merchandise big Adidas.

On Monday, Adidas's Twitter deal with was seen discussing the potential to construct a so-called "adiVerse" with the help from the @theSandboxRecreation, the Sandbox's official Twitter account.

The tweet obtained much 1,450 retweets and 4,400 likes.

RSI divergence in play

Despite strong fundamentals, SAND risked rallying right into a bull lure as its value traits confirmed clear deviations from its relative power index (RSI).

Specifically, the RSI sometimes returns greater values when the market rises, and decrease values when it falls. Occasionally, the RSI and the market transfer in an wrong way, resultant in so-called RSI divergences.

That mentioned, a falling RSI and a rising market present a demoralized divergence. Notably, because the starting of November, SAND has been forming the same RSI divergence, an indication that the impulse inside the transfer top side has been retardation down.

That doesn't imply that the bull development is over, however alerts few potential short-term pullback transfer. The following chart exhibits the potential entry and exit targets for the periods forward, based mostly on the Fibonacci retracement graph between $0.17-swing low and $8.72-swing excessive.

A pullback upon examination 0.382 Fib degree at $5.45 power have SAND return to its ulterior help line on the 0.5 Fib degree, approximately $4.45. The similar line has acted as resistance throughout SAND's top side makes an attempt between Nov. 18 and Nov. 22.

Conversely, a continued transfer above $5.45, attended by an increase in volumes, could open the chance for SAND to check $6.70 — at 0.236 Fib degree — as its ulterior top side goal.

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