Zcash (ZEC) has been one of the few clean trend performers this year. The token is flat in the past 24 hours but still up almost 30% in seven days, extending its three-month move to nearly 570%. Now, the Zcash price sits against a bullish channel resistance that has capped every breakout attempt since early December.

One more push could be different. The structure is bullish, but one confirmation still stands between Zcash and its long-delayed attempt at $1,000.

Zcash is trading near the upper boundary of a rising channel. This channel has guided the uptrend since early December. Price has respected every retest, but buyers need a clean daily close above the upper trendline to open higher targets.

The main missing piece is capital flow confirmation.

Chaikin Money Flow (CMF), which tracks buying strength using price and volume, has trended slightly lower while price trended higher between December 27 and 31. That is a mild bearish divergence. It tells us capital inflow slowed down even as prices pushed higher, which delays conviction.

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The CMF, which is still comfortably above the zero line, needs to break above its trendline and make a higher high above 0.13 to confirm strength. If that happens, the Zcash price could follow through. A return of big buyers would likely be the trigger for that CMF breakout. But the next metric shows that those buyers might already be returning.

Spot behavior is showing the first hints of support.

On the Solana Chain, Zcash whales increased balances by 3.53% in 24 hours, lifting their total to 10,587 ZEC. That is an addition of roughly 361 ZEC, equal to about $191,000 at the spot price.

Mega whales (top 100 wallets) also added 1%, taking their stash to 36,323 ZEC. That is also around 360 ZEC added, equal to another $190,000. Whales are not buying aggressively yet, but they are no longer absent. This hints that accumulation is restarting.

Exchange balances support that view. ZEC supply on exchanges slipped slightly in the past day, signaling ongoing accumulation and reduced sell-side liquidity. It is small, but direction matters here.

The derivatives market agrees. Smart money positioning (non-retail accounts) shows a 22.48% increase in net long exposure. The biggest derivatives players remain net short overall, but their long positions increased faster than shorts (up 745%), which is rare this close to resistance unless a breakout is expected.

This matters because whales often drive CMF higher. If whale inflows continue, the CMF trendline could break, which would confirm the channel breakout.

ZEC trades below the first trigger at $546. A close above that opens the door to $594. That is the real battle for the Zcash price.

If $594 breaks with CMF confirmation, pattern projection from the rising channel gives an 84% upside target, placing Zcash near $831 and beyond. That is the springboard. From that point, a secondary Fibonacci extension path aligns with a move toward $1,007 as the next major target, approximately 89% from the current level.

Invalidation levels matter too. Losing $509 weakens momentum, whereas losing $479 flips the structure to neutral. If Zcash loses $437, it breaks the channel completely and cancels the bullish case.

As long as ZEC stays above $479, the channel remains valid. Above $594 with CMF support, the breakout is live.

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