Stellar (XLM) is on the verge of a price breakout thanks to rumors of integrating PayPal stablecoin.

Stellar (XLM) edged up slightly by nearly 1% at the time of writing, extending a 5% increase since Sunday. This coin is approaching the resistance line of the descending triangle pattern after bouncing up from the support zone on Wednesday, recording an increase of nearly 12%.

The boost for this upward trend comes from the buzz on social media following PayPal's announcement of bringing the stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD) to the Stellar network. The news quickly stirred market sentiment, leading to an increase of 10% in the open interest (OI) of XLM — a clear signal that investor confidence is being reinforced. Technically, the indicators continue to support the bullish trend as positive factors keep accumulating.

PayPal plans to expand PYUSD to the Stellar network

On June 11, PayPal officially announced plans to integrate its stablecoin PYUSD onto the Stellar network — a strategic move aimed at expanding cross-border remittance services and strengthening the PayPal Finance infrastructure (PayFi).

If implemented, PYUSD will join the Stellar ecosystem alongside the two leading stablecoins currently, USDT from Tether and USDC issued by Circle. Although it still requires approval from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), this information has quickly sparked a wave of discussions on social media, creating great expectations about the potential collaboration between PayPal and Stellar.

The market's recovery last Sunday may be the result of a general recovery trend, or driven by the growing belief that the plan will soon be "green-lighted" this week. A tweet from renowned analyst StephisCrypto contributed to boosting the optimistic sentiment, becoming a key catalyst that helped XLM maintain its upward momentum.

The open contract of XLM increases two digits, showing traders' confidence is becoming stronger

According to data from CoinGlass, the open contract (OI) of XLM has recorded a strong increase of 10% in the past 24 hours, reaching 181.73 million USD. This is a signal that capital is flowing strongly into XLM's derivative instruments – often associated with increased buying activity and reflecting a more positive market sentiment.

At the same time, the trading volume also increased by 10%, reaching 214.68 million USD. However, the Long/Short ratio at 0.99 indicates that the market is still maintaining a relatively balanced state, with a slight advantage leaning towards the bears.

XLM derivative data | Source: Coinglass## XLM aims for a breakout from the triangle pattern

As of the time of writing on Monday, Stellar (XLM) is recording a slight increase of nearly 1%, approaching an important resistance zone – formed by connecting the peaks on 3/12 and 10/5. Along with the support zone around $0.2190 (represented by the green band on the chart), XLM is developing a falling triangle pattern, a technical structure that often signals upcoming strong volatility.

If the price can close the daily candle above the resistance line near the psychological level of $0.26, it is highly likely that the upward momentum will continue to be reinforced, with the nearest target being the peak of June at $0.2851.

XLM/USDT Daily Chart | Source: TradingViewThe MACD indicator is currently reinforcing the recovery outlook, as the green histogram bars gradually rise above the zero line – a signal indicating that buying pressure is strengthening. However, many investors remain cautious and may wait for clearer confirmation, such as when the MACD line crosses above the signal line and exceeds the zero level – a strong reversal signal in technical analysis.

At the same time, the RSI index has crossed the neutral threshold of 50 and is currently at 52, indicating that bullish momentum is gradually forming.

On the contrary, if the price cannot break above the resistance line and is rejected, XLM risks correcting back to the support zone $0.2190 – meaning that the descending triangle pattern will continue to oscillate within a narrow range.

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