HBAR surged 4.4% to $0.23, breaking key resistance at $0.2280 with peak hourly volume hitting 91.65 million tokens—more than double the daily average—indicating strong institutional buying. However, the rally reversed in the final trading hour, dropping 0.32% as profit-taking emerged, with concentrated selling of 1.97 million and 2.28 million tokens between 09:40 and 09:53. The pullback highlights ongoing volatility, with $0.234 resistance now a critical level for bulls.