Analysis of Hyperliquid's Performance in the Crypto Market
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 22h ago
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Source: Fool
- Market Volatility: Hyperliquid rapidly entered the top 20 cryptocurrencies within a year, and despite its price dropping over 40% from September's high of $59.30, it still saw a more than 50% increase as of January 28, indicating significant market volatility and potential investment opportunities.
- Trading Volume and User Base: With over 1.4 million users and $870 million in trading volume, Hyperliquid accounts for nearly 70% of daily active users in the decentralized perpetual futures market, showcasing its dominant position.
- Leverage Trading Advantage: Offering up to 40x leverage allows investors to turn a $1,000 investment into a $40,000 crypto position, although this high leverage significantly increases risk, potentially leading to rapid losses.
- Regulatory Risks and Market Competition: Hyperliquid's lack of KYC registration and prohibition of U.S. users expose it to regulatory risks, particularly as it competes in a fiercely competitive U.S. market, which may hinder its user growth and market share.
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Analyst Views on COIN
Wall Street analysts forecast COIN stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for COIN is 361.63 USD with a low forecast of 230.00 USD and a high forecast of 440.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
25 Analyst Rating
17 Buy
7 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 209.430
Low
230.00
Averages
361.63
High
440.00
Current: 209.430
Low
230.00
Averages
361.63
High
440.00
About COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc. is a holding company of Coinbase, Inc. and other subsidiaries. The Company provides a platform that serves as a compliant on-ramp to the onchain economy and enables users to engage in a variety of activities with their crypto assets in both proprietary and third-party product experiences enabled by access to decentralized applications. It offers consumers their primary financial account for the cryptoeconomy; institutions a full-service prime brokerage platform with access to deep pools of liquidity across the crypto marketplace, and developers a suite of products granting access to build onchain. Its platform helps people and institutions to engage with crypto assets, including trading, staking, safekeeping, spending, and global transfers. It offers products and services to various customer groups: individuals, businesses, institutions, and developers. Its transaction products consist of consumer trading, prime Trading, markets, base protocol and Coinbase wallet.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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