# NEAR Protocol (NEAR) Trades Near $5 as Observed High Stays Below $5.50

By Enna Lee

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/38282
Published: 2026-10-22T19:56:29.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-22T19:56:29.000Z
Section: Investing

> NEAR was at $5.005 at 2:21:42 a.m. ET (06:21:42 UTC) Thursday, Oct. 22. The observed high for that UTC session was $5.337.

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) was priced at $5.005 at 2:21:42 a.m. ET (06:21:42 UTC) Thursday, Oct. 22, leaving it 49.5 cents below the $5.50 daily-close condition tied to higher technical targets.

A technical setup published Friday, Oct. 16, listed NEAR at $5.32, up 16.49% over the preceding 24 hours. That setup linked the $6 and $6.30 targets to a daily close above $5.50.

Full-day historical figures for the Thursday, Oct. 22, UTC session show an open of $5.263, a low of $4.997 and a high of $5.337. The previous UTC session, Wednesday, Oct. 21, reached $5.451 at its high. These full-session figures are separate from the early-morning price reading.

The session highs remained below $5.50. Because the setup depends on a daily close, an intraday move above that level alone would not meet its condition. The $6 and $6.30 levels remain conditional technical targets, not confirmed market outcomes.