Pepe Faces Strong Selling Pressure, but Uptrend Potential of 105%
Technically, Pepe (PEPE) is facing significant downward pressure amid the ongoing bear market. Despite signs of increased adoption and decreasing exchange balances for this meme token, strong selling and a dominant bearish trend leave uncertainty in the air.
Selling Pressure
PEPE's selling pressure is in the context of a broader market decline. Just as today, in August 2024, the overall crypto market was down 2.1% in 24 hours, reflecting a negative sentiment impacting crypto assets. Bitcoin itself dropped 0.9%, despite positive net inflows into the Spot Bitcoin ETF. Pepe's strong correlation with Ethereum, which had a 2.9% price drop then, has also impacted it adversely.
Exchange Outflows and Price Disconnect
On August 15, 2024, PEPE's exchange reserves decreased by 1.44 trillion tokens, worth around $10.89 million. Theoretically, this is often positive, indicating investors holding onto the asset for the medium to long term. However, despite the outflows, PEPE's price fell 4% within 24 hours, trading at $0.00000751. This highlights a disconnect between exchange outflow and price movement, potentially due to investors moving their PEPE tokens to other exchanges or decentralized exchanges for arbitrage opportunities.
Open Interest and Funding Rate
Data from Coinglass shows a decline in open interest (OI) and Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) for PEPE. This indicates traders closing their long positions, potentially signaling potential losses as the funding rate (FR) is currently negative. A negative FR implies a lower price for PEPE in futures markets than in spot markets, leading to an increase in short positions and a possible downward spiral in price.
Adoption and Upside Potential
Despite the price decline, Pepe's adoption remains solid. Data from CoinCarp suggests an average of around 430 new holders daily over the past 30 days.
However, technical analysis points to strong selling pressure. A recent bearish breakout from a symmetrical pattern, marked by a large red candlestick, confirms the continuation of the downtrend.
"PEPE price will likely find support at around $0.00000680-$0.00000700, which is the previous swing low. While selling pressure is strong, a potential bullish double-bottom reversal pattern could play out if the price bounces from these levels, targeting an upside move for PEPE of over 105% towards $0.00001280," said the analysts.
Bollinger Bands and Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) also suggest an oversold condition with money flowing out of the asset, supporting the bearish outlook. However, if PEPE can find strong support and bounce from $0.00000650, a significant bullish reversal could be possible.
Conclusion
PEPE's current market position is complex. The continued price decline and strong selling indicate ongoing challenges amid the bearish market. However, increased adoption and potential technical reversals offer hope for a possible change in direction should market conditions become more favorable.
For now, pressure on PEPE could persist, but the potential for recovery is there if the right conditions align. Yesterday's analysis by NewsBTC also supported this view, suggesting a risk of further declines if PEPE fails to break above a key resistance level. However, a strong bounce could lead to a significant retracement towards previous highs.