-8.43% for Marathon Digital stock as bearish momentum persists below moving averages

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Marathon Digital drops 8.43% today

Highlights

Marathon Digital reduced its outstanding debt by 30% to $2.3 billion by repurchasing $1 billion of convertible notes at a discount after significant bitcoin sales.
The company is pivoting towards energy infrastructure and AI-related power contracts, with a major new 1.5-gigawatt deal targeting artificial intelligence computing growth.
Technically, MARA trades persistently below key moving averages with bearish momentum, projecting a $7.50 to $8.60 range and a higher probability of further downside.

Debt reduction accelerates as bitcoin sales fund energy pivot

Marathon Digital repurchased $1 billion of zero-interest convertible notes at a 9% discount after selling 15,133 bitcoin for roughly $1.1 billion over the past three weeks. These transactions reduced the company's outstanding debt by 30% to $2.3 billion, with 15,627 BTC now retained. A strategic shift is underway as the company moves towards energy infrastructure and AI-related power contracts, including a new 1.5-gigawatt agreement supporting artificial intelligence computing, though price action has remained under broader selling pressure.

Bearish momentum persists as resistance and indicator signals diverge

MARA shows persistent bearish momentum, trading well below its key SMAs (SMA-20, SMA-50, and SMA-200) and the Ichimoku Kijun resistance at $8.66. MACD signals a sell and ADX points to a weak trend; RSI and CCI are neutral, while Stoch RSI shows a strong buy due to emerging oversold conditions. BBP is classified as overbought with a positive bias, but this clashes with the broader bearish momentum, highlighting a divergence in buyer and seller pressure.

Sideways trading expected as upside and downside risks remain contained

In the short term, MARA is likely to trade within a volatility band of $7.50 to $8.60 over the next five trading days, with a very low chance (less than 20%) of a significant price increase. The baseline scenario is for sideways movement between support and resistance. A move above $8.66 could open a bullish scenario, while a breakdown below $7.50 would likely trigger further downside risk.

Anton Kharitonov, expert at Traders Union, sees persistent technical weakness in MARA, with the price below all major moving averages and bearish signals prevailing. He notes that despite a reduction in debt and a pivot towards AI-related energy contracts, bearish momentum and lack of bullish confirmation dominate the current outlook. The analyst believes the stock is range-bound between $7.50 and $8.60, with little chance of a breakout soon. "Until we see a close above $8.66, my bias stays cautious — risk control takes priority here."

Earlier, analysts noted that Marathon Digital faced ongoing bearish momentum and heightened volatility, resulting in a challenging technical environment. The latest developments reinforce this cautious stance, with the stock likely to remain rangebound in the near term and a move below $7.50 serving as the key trigger for renewed downside risk.

Source of Data: MARA Price Analysis by TU

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