Key Takeaways
Zcash (ZEC) is stealing the spotlight in the crypto market, doubling in price over the past 10 days to reach a seven-year high of $374.
The surge followed bullish sentiment from Arthur Hayes, who recently set a $10,000 price target for ZEC, and a broader market lift after U.S. CPI data came in softer than expected.
Interestingly, ZEC’s rally appears to be an outlier among privacy coins, as its peers, such as Monero (XMR), have barely moved.
With prices now pressing against the final resistance zone before its all-time high, traders are watching closely to see if Zcash can finally break into new territory.
The weekly time frame chart shows that the Zcash price has traded inside a horizontal range between $25 and $300 since the start of 2020.
Most of this time, ZEC traded close to the range low of $25, even briefly crashing below it in July 2024 (black circle).
However, the movement since has been nothing short of spectacular, with ZEC surging by a massive 2,,200% to a high of $374.
Today’s ZEC price high of $374 is significant, as it surpassed the previous cycle high of $372, marking the highest price since the start of 2018.
More importantly, ZEC has closed above its range high for the first time, so it will finally confirm the breakout if it sustains its upward movement.
In that case, the Zcash price prediction will be bullish, with the price likely to continue its parabolic ascent to new highs.
Momentum indicators are bullish but show overbought conditions. This is especially evident in the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which has recorded its highest readings since 2018.

The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) shows the same thing. Nevertheless, the lack of a bearish divergence in either gives hope that the upward movement can continue.
ZEC’s outlook remains bullish, but the coin’s steep climb and flashing indicators suggest that the rally may be losing momentum.
Since its inception, the ZEC price history chart shows that it traded within the final resistance area before reaching its all-time high.
Today, the ZEC price trades inside the $360 resistance area, above which it has not closed since 2018.
Additionally, the price broke out from its long-term resistance, which has been in place since the inception.

The Zcash chart suggests that a new all-time high could occur once the price closes above $360.
However, the wave count doubts whether the Zcash coin will continue surging.
This is because the count shows a completed A-B-C corrective structure (red) where wave B was a symmetrical triangle.
Wave C has been more than 1.61 times longer than wave A, so it could reach the 2.61 length and hit $455.

Since the wave count is corrective, Zcash is unlikely to reach a new all-time high price and will instead reach a local top near $455.
The RSI is already developing a bearish divergence, which warns of a possible local top and retracement.
Zcash’s surge over the past 18 months has been spectacular, but the charts indicate mixed signs ahead for the remainder of the year.
While the long-term readings predict a breakout, the wave count suggests the top is close.
The reaction to the $360 resistance area could determine what lies ahead for the rest of the year.