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IONR – Technical Market Research

IONR surged on a federal court victory for Rhyolite Ridge. Technical analysis of the reversal setup, key levels, and what the critical minerals macro backdrop means for this Nevada lithium developer.

Published March 31, 2026 | Equity | IONR

Rachel Kensington

Senior Equity Analyst · Blue Ocean Trading Solutions

IONR Key Metrics Dashboard — IONR - Key Metrics as of March 31, 2026

Technical Overview

IONR trades below its 20-week EMA — currently sitting near $4.05 — with price closing at $3.90 today, confirming a structurally bearish posture at the weekly timeframe. That said, this is not a clean short setup right now; the tape is screaming something more complicated. Yesterday's session was one of the highest-volume prints in months: over 3.45 million shares traded as IONR spiked from $3.52 to a high of $4.75 before closing at $4.48 — more than 45x the 75,000-share average daily volume. Today's follow-through was weak, with price fading from the open and settling back to $3.90, signaling the spike buyers were not committed. That behavior is telling.

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