Key Takeaways
The crypto market crashed again this morning, and privacy coins took the heaviest blow.
Zcash and DASH, two of the strongest performers in October and early November, have now erased nearly all of their gains in a brutal reversal.
Their abrupt reversal has prompted traders to ask: Why are Zcash and DASH crashing, and will this trend continue in December?
Here’s what the charts reveal.
The Zcash price has plunged since its all-time high of $750 on Nov. 7.
Zcash created a lower high in November and resumed its descent.
The charts show exactly (red icon) when the Zcash price crashed from its parallel channel.
On Nov. 21, the price confirmed that the trend is bearish, having lost a multi-month support level.
The downward movement since then has been swift, with virtually no single bounce at all.

The only silver lining about the Zcash price action is that the next closest support is at $285.
The $285 area is a critical support level, so future downside may be limited to another 22% if the Zcash price prediction transpires as expected.
Momentum indicators confirm that the Zcash trend is bearish.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) created bearish divergences before the breakdown.
Today, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is below 50, indicating bearish momentum.

The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) is negative, another sign of a bearish trend.
Because the breakdown was backed by indicator weakness, the sell-off was fast and decisive.
So, all signs confirm that Zcash will continue to crash until it reaches the $285 horizontal support area.
If you think the Zcash price crash is bad, DASH has fared even worse, since the privacy coin has plummeted nearly 70% since its highs.
A diagonal resistance trend line has contained the decline.
The chart shows that the trend line rejected the DASH price on Nov. 27 (red icon), accelerating the collapse.
Once the DASH price broke down from the $55 horizontal support area, it confirmed that the trend is bearish.

Adding to the woes, the RSI and MACD both fell to negative territory, validating the price crash.
What’s more worrying for the DASH price is that the closest support area is at $30.
So, DASH faces downside of another 35% before it can find support and bounce.
While the broader crypto market has struggled, privacy coins have dropped far harder, establishing a sector-specific sell-off.
ETF flows favoring large caps, and liquidity drying up across smaller assets, have all contributed to the sharp downturn.
Zcash and DASH, despite massive rallies earlier in the quarter, are now showing clear breakdown structures that typically precede multi-week declines.
If ZEC fails to hold $285, and DASH breaks $30, the next legs down could be severe.
For now, the charts offer no clear reversal signs, meaning the answer to why Zcash and DASH are going down continues to be simple: strong downtrend, weak momentum, and no buyers in sight.