Aptos’ APT token slipped 1% over the past 24 hours to $1.56, tracking a broader pullback across the crypto market. At the time of publication, the CoinDesk 20 index was down 0.6%.

APT traded within a relatively tight $1.62–$1.56 range during the session, creating a $0.06 band that reflects roughly 3.6% intraday volatility, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model.

Price action showed an ongoing tug-of-war between buyers and sellers near the $1.63 resistance level during evening trading hours. Despite repeated tests, resistance held, while downside momentum faded as holiday-thinned liquidity set in. Support remained firm near $1.56, preventing a deeper pullback.

Trading volume surged 71% above the 24-hour average to 4.69 million tokens, a spike that coincided with renewed selling pressure after prices peaked near $1.62, the model showed.

Earlier in the session, APT completed a double-bottom formation around $1.52, a key support zone, before rebounding through $1.56 resistance. That structure has helped stabilize price action, even as broader market sentiment remains cautious.

From a technical perspective, primary resistance continues to cap advances near $1.66 following multiple failed tests, while support is consolidating around $1.56. Overall volume is down roughly 11% compared with 30-day averages, signaling trader fatigue, though intermittent spikes above 46,000 tokens point to pockets of accumulation interest.

Looking ahead, a sustained move higher would need a clean break above the $1.58–$1.585 resistance cluster. Failure to hold $1.56, however, would likely reopen the downside, with a retest of the $1.52 support level coming back into focus.