Quant Price Prediction: QNT Gains 5 Percent to $248, the Decision Falls Between $221 and $277

Quant (QNT) trades at around $248 at midday on Friday, 9 October 2026, a good 5 percent above the previous day (CoinMarketCap). On Thursday the price had slipped as far as $221 in the wake of the wider crypto pullback. Since 2 October, QNT has moved in a range between roughly $221 and $277. For the Quant price prediction, what counts most is which side of that range gives way first.

From Fireworks to a Trading Range

In late September, the selection of Quant by The Clearing House, operator of the US payment systems RTP and CHIPS, set off a steep rally. QNT climbed as high as $357 intraday on 27 September, and the next day the price fell to $198 (CoinMarketCap). We unpacked what sits behind the mandate in our article on tokenized deposits.

The market has calmed markedly since then. On 27 September, QNT worth around $1.19 billion changed hands; by 8 October the figure was around $197 million, a drop of more than 80 percent (CoinMarketCap). With a market capitalization of around $3.0 billion, Quant ranks 34th there. Over 30 days the price is still up around 266 percent.

Quant Price Prediction: The Levels on the Chart

Around $277 is the level on the upside. QNT rose that far on 4 October, and the same point marks half of the slide from $357 to $198. Many traders use that calculation, half of a drop retraced, as a first resistance. From today's price it is just under 12 percent away. Above it, the next calculated level sits at around $296, or 61.8 percent of the same move.

Around $221 is the level on the downside, Thursday's intraday low. Together with the 2 October low at around $226 it forms the floor of the range. From today's price that is a good 10 percent away.

Around $198 is the low left behind by the slide of 28 September. If the range breaks to the downside, that is the next zone. Moving averages are of little help with Quant right now: the 50-day average sits at around $145 and the 200-day average at around $92, both calculated by us from daily closing prices. The price has pulled that far away from them within a few days.

Two Ways Out of the Range

To the upside, QNT would need a daily close above $277. Trading would have to pick up again for that, because a breakout on shrinking volume lacks force. Further steps in the banking project could supply a fresh trigger, such as a timetable for the launch of the tokenized deposits.

To the downside, it gets tight if the zone around $221 gives way. The area around $198 would then be the next target, roughly 20 percent below today's price. After a run from around $67 to $357 within a week, pullbacks of that size are no rarity at Quant, as 28 September showed.

What This Means for Investors in Europe

Which exchanges hold a licence under MiCA, the European crypto regulation, and what they charge is set out in our comparison of regulated crypto exchanges. Check before buying whether the provider lists QNT. Anyone who bought in only at the end of September should know the holding period: in Germany, gains on crypto assets held for less than a year are taxable once the annual exemption threshold of 1,000 euros is exceeded.

How Quant fares against its biggest rival in the banking business is shown by our comparison Quant or Chainlink. The technology behind the project is explained in What is Quant (QNT)?

Quant: What to Take Away

Three points sum up the situation. First: after the jump to $357 and the slide to $198, QNT has settled between roughly $221 and $277 over the past week. Second: volumes have fallen by more than 80 percent since the peak, and the market is waiting for the next trigger. Third: a daily close outside the range is the next signal, above $277 on the upside and below $221 on the downside.

Our last assessment, from 2 October, can be found in the Quant price prediction after the first pullback; whether getting in at the current price is worthwhile is weighed up in the analysis Is Quant a good buy at the current price? Crypto assets swing sharply and a total loss is possible. This article is not a recommendation to buy or sell Quant.