Fan Token Weekly: Title Chases Continue to Fuel Trading Spikes 

Last weekend, Fan Token traders fixated on Europe’s top leagues got their last opportunity to event-trade, at least for a few weeks, with the international break now allowing some breathing room. 

Of course, trade volumes and asset values continue to rise and fall: the market has no off-switch, and sentiment waxes and wanes according to a myriad of factors. Moreover, some international Fan Tokens are likely to respond to this week’s World Cup qualifier action: most notably the Italian National Football Team Fan Token ($ITA), with the Azzurri involved in a huge playoff against Northern Ireland on Thursday (Mar. 26). 

In any case, here’s a closer look at how last week’s domestic football action impacted SportFi sentiment in Europe’s major leagues.

$BAR’s 5.4% Jump Precedes Dramatic Crash

Barça briefly go seven points clear before lead is cut to four, as $BAR torpedoes then tumbles. Trade $BAR on MEXC now.

Barcelona’s 1-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday (Mar. 22) was a vital one, as it heaped pressure on rivals Real Madrid to beat Atletico Madrid later that day. Fail to do so and Barça would end the weekend with an imposing seven-point lead at the La Liga summit.

After dispatching Rayo Vallecano thanks to a first-half header from defender Ronald Araujo, the markets reacted, the value of the Barcelona Fan Token ($BAR) climbing 5.4% intraday as volumes blew past $8m. 

Real’s subsequent 3-2 win over Atletico – their first La Liga victory against Diego Simeone’s men since September 2022 – then arrested $BAR’s march, as it quickly slid from a spot price of $0.583 to $0.517 by Monday morning (-11.3%).

Savvy traders predicting a Real victory may have sensed it was time to close out their $BAR positions when the Madrid derby kicked off at the Bernabéu. Others, anticipating more dropped points from Los Blancos, would have been burned. Such is life in SportFi.

The value of $BAR is still up 4.7% a month ago, so those trading on a longer time horizon may not sweat the latest crash. Barcelona’s next match is a tough away tie with fourth-placed Atletico Madrid (Apr. 4).

$PSG Pops 4.9% Before Emphatic League Win

Paris Saint-Germain returned to winning ways in Ligue 1 with a crushing 4-0 win away at Nice. Trade $PSG on MEXC now.

Paris Saint-Germain’s previous league game ended in defeat to AS Monaco (Mar. 6), but they got back to winning ways in style on Saturday (Mar. 21), hammering an overmatched Nice side 4-0 on the French Riviera. Perhaps anticipating the drubbing, Fan Token traders drove the value of $PSG up 4.9% in the 48 hours before kickoff.

At this moment in time, PSG hold a slender one-point lead over Lens at the league summit, although the Parisians still have a game to play. The title contenders are set to meet next month (Apr. 11) with Lens enjoying home advantage.

The spot price of $PSG has slid 3% since the Lens win, though it’s still up 14.4% since Mar. 13, largely a consequence of the tremendous pump that preceded the 3-0 win over Chelsea in London on Mar. 17.

AS Monaco ($ASM) Continue Top 3 Push as Fan Token Spikes

A two-month Ligue 1 unbeaten run is propelling AS Monaco towards the top three, as $ASM sees sharp spikes in value. Trade $ASM on MEXC now.

Since their 3-1 home defeat to Lorient on Jan. 16, AS Monaco are unbeaten in nine league matches (7W, 2D), a period that has included signature wins over three of the top four teams in France: PSG, Lens, and Olympique Lyonnais. These impressive results have closed the gap on the clubs above them, with Monaco now just three points behind third-placed Marseille, whom they host after the international break (Apr. 5).

Sunday’s 2-1 win over Olympique Lyonnais (Mar. 22) maintained the feel-good factor and provoked a massive intraday spike of 16.8% for $ASM before the token lost steam. Then, three days later, the spot value of $ASM rocketed 19.1%, recovering its previous gains before falling steeply once more.

If Monaco can beat Marseille, and results elsewhere go their way, they will rise from sixth to third in the table, perhaps priming the token for another significant pump: third place is the final automatic UCL berth per the latest Uefa coefficient.

Manchester $CITY Strike Psychological Blow with Cup Final Win Over Arsenal

Arsenal may be top of the league but it’s Pep’s men who have banked the first trophy of the season, after a 2-0 win at Wembley. Trade $CITY on MEXC now.

Prior to the League Cup final (Mar. 22), it had been a rough few weeks for Manchester City. Not only were they dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid but they misfired in a 1-1 draw to West Ham, surrendering yet more points in the league title race. Sunday’s game was a chance to rewrite the narrative and strike a psychological blow against league leaders Arsenal, and boy, did they take it.

Two second-half Nico O’Reilly headers was all it took to vanquish Arsenal, scotching the Gunners’ prospects of winning a historic quadruple and prolonging their six-year wait for a major trophy.

It remains to be seen whether the victory will represent a mental blow against Arsenal, who after all are nine points clear in the Premier League – though City have a game in hand. Perhaps this is why $CITY largely tracked sideways in the days preceding and following the cup final, despite trade volumes rising 358% between Mar. 21 and Mar. 23.

Man City’s upcoming games could have a significant effect on $CITY sentiment: they face Liverpool in the FA Cup quarterfinal (Apr. 4) before playing Chelsea (Apr. 12) and Arsenal (Apr. 19) in the league.

Does $AFC Fall Offer a Perfect Re-entry Point?

Despite cup defeat, the Gunners are still in contention for a historic treble of league, FA Cup, and Champions League, meaning $AFC may be undervalued. Trade $AFC on MEXC now.

In the three days following Arsenal’s cup final loss to Manchester City, the value of the Arsenal Fan Token ($AFC) fell 6.6%. But where some will see despair, others will sense opportunity. After all, Mikel Arteta’s men are still favourites to win the Premier League and may even pull off a historic treble when it’s all said and done.

The question, at this juncture, is whether $AFC will continue to lose value or stabilize before commencing another climb – particularly if Arsenal can consolidate their position in the league. Whatever way you look at it, April is huge with three league fixtures, a UCL quarterfinal against Sporting Lisbon, and an FA Cup quarterfinal away to Southampton.

Is it time to rebuy the Arsenal Fan Token ahead of these crunch games?

Napoli Fan Token ($NAP) Climbs as Club Re-enter Title Picture

Napoli are grinding out results as the Milan clubs drop points, resurrecting a title charge that looked dead and buried. Trade $NAP on MEXC now.

Not so long ago, Napoli looked well out of the title picture, relegated to battling it out with Como, Roma, and Juventus for third place. But four league wins in a row, coupled with defeats for AC and Inter, have breathed fresh life into the defending champion’s Scudetto charge.

Over the last seven days, the spot price of $NAP has risen from $0.322 to $0.340, a gain of 5.5%. During that period, Napoli posted their latest league win, a narrow 1-0 victory over Cagliari. Looking at the price data over a longer time period, $NAP is up 9.3% since Mar. 11.

With eight Serie A games remaining, Napoli are seven points adrift of leaders Inter Milan and a point behind AC Milan, whom they face in their next match (Apr. 6). Thus, they could rise to second by beating AC at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Will $NAP’s spot price reflect this possibility as the clash draws closer?

Inter Milan Slides 9% Since Derby Defeat, Is a Rebound Imminent?

Winless in three, Internazionale remain Scudetto favourites thanks to big cushion: so are the $INTER bulls waiting in the wings? Trade $INTER on MEXC now.

Inter Milan’s 1-0 defeat to AC Milan on Mar. 8 may have dented players’ confidence, because they have failed to secure three points in their subsequent draws with Atalanta (Mar. 14) and Fiorentina (Mar. 22), the value of $INTER sliding 9% since the derby loss.

Despite sluggish form, Inter Milan remain six points clear of their city rivals and seven ahead of a galloping Napoli side, neither of whom can afford to fall further behind. Consequently, there may be plenty of upside ahead for the Inter Milan Fan Token ($INTER) if the club can get back to winning ways in Serie A.

Inter’s next game is a home match against AS Roma (Apr. 5). Undoubtedly, $INTER backers will hope that a win, coupled with a stalemate between Napoli and AC Milan, turbocharges Fan Token sentiment: this scenario would surely all but assure Inter Milan this season’s Scudetto.

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