Three Zcash Charts to Watch in Q1 2026 as ZEC Price Jumps 80%

Zcash (ZEC) has entered a shallow pullback after rallying more than 80% in December to a session peak near $555, cooling momentum as the market heads into the new year.

As of Dec. 31, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency slipped toward the $520 area, with declining trading volumes suggesting the move lower lacks strong conviction rather than signalling a trend reversal.

Market outlooks for ZEC remain sharply divided.

While some analysts expect the December breakout to extend toward its 2025 multiyear high near $775, others warn that failure to hold key supports could expose the price to a deeper retracement below $300.

Against this backdrop, here are three ZEC charts—shared by top crypto analysts—to watch in Q1 2026.

Crypto Patel’s Chart Highlights Warning For ZEC Bulls

Analyst Crypto Patel is among the few traders who have predicted Zash’s recent price movements accurately.

After dumping roughly 50% from $700–$750 to $300, ZEC rebounded more than 80% toward the $500–$550 zone, rewarding spot buyers who entered near support, as Patel forecasted.

For Q1 2026, the analyst flagged $550–$600 as a major resistance area, favoring profit-taking or short setups rather than fresh longs. He added that a high-time-frame close above $720 would invalidate the bearish bias.

Given ZEC’s massive $20 to $750 cycle run, Patel warned that upside risk is now elevated and does not rule out a deeper pullback below $200 if momentum weakens in Q1 2026.

Perpetual Trading’s Chart Shows ZEC Retesting $775 in Q1 2026

Zcash’s recent pullback fits a textbook Fibonacci retracement rather than a trend breakdown, according to Perpetual Trading.

Its price corrected cleanly to the 61.8% retracement near $300, almost “to the penny,” a level often associated with healthy trend resets after strong rallies. From there, ZEC rebounded and is now attempting to rebuild upside momentum, the analyst argued.

Perpetual Trading highlighted $572 (23.6% Fib) as the key level to reclaim.

A successful move above it would open the door for a retest of the cycle high near $739–$775. Meanwhile, the relative strength index (RSI) remains below the overbought threshold of 70, suggesting momentum capacity remains available if buyers step in.

Matthew’s Chart Flashes Zcash Bear Flag Setup

Crypto trader Matthew highlighted Zcash trading within a bear flag structure, a pattern that typically forms after sharp declines and favours downside continuation if support fails.

The setup suggests repeated lower highs inside a rising channel, with price struggling to sustain breakouts. It technically resolves when the price breaks below the lower trendline and falls by as much as the previous downtrend’s height.

That could result in the ZEC price declining toward $275 in Q1 2026, a level aligning with the token’s 200-day EMA (the blue wave) support.