Altcoin traders and NEAR supporters continue to express confidence in long-term holdings as market watchers track whether the token can stage a stronger move this year.

Bullish price targets cited for NEAR include $3, $6, $9, and $20, with analysts pointing to multi-year technical signals on the asset's price chart. NEAR Protocol, the layer-1 blockchain behind the token, has built its ecosystem around sharding technology and developer accessibility, and has more recently emphasized artificial intelligence and data infrastructure as growth areas—themes that have drawn attention from traders looking beyond short-term price action.

Across the broader crypto market, several altcoins have shown bullish chart signals over the past few years, with some assets forming longer-term technical structures. Among those assets, NEAR remains a focus for traders who are watching for a possible recovery and continuation of higher-timeframe momentum.

Altcoin Traders Continue to Watch NEAR

During the last quarter, a number of popular altcoins recorded brief price increases before falling back toward lower levels as Bitcoin saw sharp declines. Despite those repeated swings, some analysts have maintained that NEAR could continue rising in the coming days and may eventually attempt to revisit much higher levels, including previous all-time high targets. NEAR's all-time high of approximately $20 was reached in early 2022, meaning the uppermost cited target would represent a return to peak levels.

According to CoinMarketCap analytics cited in the source, NEAR was trading at $1.78, down more than 5% over the previous 24 hours. The asset was also lower by more than 8% over the previous 30 days, a move the source said had weakened expectations for an immediate bullish follow-through.

Even so, the NEAR price chart continues to show what analysts describe as promising bullish indicators across multi-year signals. The key question for traders remains whether those signals can translate into a meaningful price increase this year.

One expert cited in the source said that after NEAR reached the $1.80 range for a support test, the token moved sideways. Since then, volatility has declined and price action has remained limited. However, the analyst said the sideways movement is unlikely to last for long and that a new uptrend is the likely next development.

Long-Term NEAR Holdings Remain a Focus

A separate expert and NEAR enthusiast also shared a bullish view, highlighting that NEAR continues to defend a major long-term accumulation zone. The analyst said the token is trading near an area where previous cycles formed their bottoms, making the current region important for the higher-timeframe structure.

From current levels, the first resistance area is near $3.3. According to the analysis cited in the source, a breakout above that level could accelerate momentum. If that target is reached, NEAR would then aim for the next major level around the $9 price range.

The $9 area has historically acted as a heavy distribution zone. The analyst said that if buyers reclaim that region, the path toward the final cited target would become clearer. The long-term target remains around $20, which would represent roughly 1,000% upside from current prices.

As long as the current support area holds, the analyst said NEAR's higher-timeframe structure remains bullish.