Filecoin Price Falls 1% After Earlier Strength, Underperforms Wider Crypto Markets on December 18, 2025
On December 18, 2025, Filecoin (FIL) experienced a price decline of about 1% to around $1.21 following an intraday high of $1.26, underperforming broader cryptocurrency markets.
Trading volume rose 19% above weekly averages, reflecting intensified institutional interest.
FIL traded near $1.20 after a 24-hour drop of about 1%, with intraday volatility including a rally from $1.22 to $1.26.
During the intraday rally, peak volume reached 6.36 million tokens, approximately 140% above the 24-hour average, with primary resistance observed at $1.266.
However, in the final trading hour, the price collapsed from $1.266 to $1.20 as liquidation accelerated, confirmed by institutional selling and a large liquidation event involving about 497,000 tokens.
Technical analysis indicated a primary resistance level at $1.266 and a support zone between $1.201 and $1.207 following the breakdown, suggesting a range-bound structure with an $0.08 bandwidth (6.4%).
Meanwhile, the CoinDesk 20 index was approximately 0.2% higher at the time of publication.
