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October 2, 2025CoinDesk logoCoinDesk

XLM Rallies 4% as Stellar Breaks Critical $0.40 Resistance Barrier

Stellar’s XLM rose 4% in the past 24 hours, climbing from $0.39 to $0.40 with a brief push above $0.41. Trading volumes surged to more than double the daily average, establishing support at $0.40 and resistance near $0.41, signaling potential consolidation before the next ￰0￱ rally followed ￰1￱ Wallet’s integration of Stellar, giving millions of users access to its low-cost, fast payment network and DeFi ￰2￱ news coincided with heightened volatility as XLM repeatedly tested the $0.41 level while holding key ￰3￱ demand is also fueling momentum, with traditional finance showing growing interest in blockchain-based ￰4￱ volume during the breakout highlights rising market engagement as XLM pushes through psychological resistance zones.

Short-term action reinforced this trend: between 13:11 and 14:10 UTC on October 2, XLM briefly spiked to $0.41 on trading volumes nearly double the hourly average, underscoring robust bullish sentiment despite near-term ￰5￱ Metrics Indicate Persistent Strength Rally developed through two separate phases featuring initial advancement to $0.40 followed by decisive breakout exceeding $0.41 during overnight ￰6￱ trading volumes of 90.15 million and 61.23 million documented, substantially above 24-hour benchmark of 36.85 ￰7￱ support formed at $0.40 with substantial volume backing while resistance materialized around $0.41. Volume surges surpassed 1.4 million during 13:45 and 13:51 periods, exceeding hourly benchmark of 750,000.

Repeated resistance challenges near $0.41 with support stabilization around $0.40 ￰8￱ upward trajectory preserved with balanced profit-taking patterns above essential $0.40 psychological barrier. Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our ￰9￱ more information, see CoinDesk's full AI Policy .

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