Price Analysis

PEPE Coin Price Eyes Record High With Bulls to Confirm Breakout Rally Amid $3M Short Liquidations

Pepe Coin price nears a record high as bulls eye a breakout rally, wiping out $3M in short positions. Will PEPE surge to a new all-time high?
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PEPE Coin Price Eyes Record High With Bulls to Confirm Breakout Rally Amid $3M Short Liquidations

Highlights

  • PEPE coin liquidates $1.14M in shorts in 4 hours as price hits $0.00001453.
  • $10.52M net exchange inflow absorbed by bulls, showing strong demand.
  • PEPE's open Interest nears $600M, fueling the breakout potential further.

Pepe Coin (PEPE) price surges by almost 10% today to hit $0.00001488, continuing the 68% growth observed last week. The ongoing 87% bull run hints at bullish pattern breakout to extend this week. Additionally, the PEPE price surge has shaken out $3.16 million worth of bearish positions in the last 24 hours, marking a strong bullish opening this Monday. Will this rebound in Pepe coin record a new all-time high?

Pepe Price Analysis Targets Massive Breakout Rally

PEPE trades at a market price of $0.00001453, last seen on January 31, after 100 days. The stronger comeback has surpassed the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) and the 61.80% Fibonacci level at $0.00001426. This marks a key breakout as investors witness a rounding bottom breakout on the Pepe technical chart. 

The PEPE price fell nearly 60% from $0.00001386 to $0.000005698, between February 1 to March 10. Bottoming out above the $0.0000050 psychological demand zone Pepe price action forms a semi-circle formation, called a rounding bottom pattern, with a neckline at the 61.80% Fibonacci level.

Currently, the PEPE price trades above the neckline and a daily closing above $0.00001426 will mark a decisive breakout, highlighting a 170% upside potential. The target is evaluated by adding the depth of the semi-circle to the breakout point, targeting $0.00003864. Hence, the pattern breakout’s optimistic target aligns with Coingape’s bullish PEPE coin price prediction

The frog-themed meme coin surpasses the 200-day EMA, influencing an uptick in the 50 and 100 daily EMAs, hinting at a positive crossover. Furthermore, the rising MACD and signal lines with a surge of green histograms reflect increased trend momentum. 

Based on the potential 61.80% Fibonacci level breakout, the retracement tool targets the 100% level at $0.00002649, a 75% rise. A minor hurdle at the 78.60% level near $0.00001870 could hamper Pepe’s potential surge to a new all-time high. However, a failure to drive daily closing above the neckline could prolong Pepe’s fluctuation within the pattern.

Pepe Price Chart

Conversely, a break under the 38.20% Fibonacci level near the $0.000010 psychological support will nullify the reversal pattern. The next support remains at $0.000007669. 

Pepe Bulls Absorb $18.55M Supply Spike Last Week

PEPE’s latest surge reflects a short-term tug-of-war between short-term profit-takers and long-term holders. According to Coinglass data, Pepe Spot Inflow/Outflow shows a netflow of $10.52 million into exchanges on May 12, followed by an $18.55 million inflow last week. Despite a supply spike, Pepe rally continues as buyers absorb the selling pressure, signaling underlying strength of bulls. 

PEPE Spot Inflow/Outflow

Based on IntoTheBlock’s data, the average holding time of transacted coins remains under one month for the last couple of weeks. This indicates short-term traders booking profit while the long-term holders stand on sidelines.

Holding Time Of Transacted Coins

Open Interest Nears $600M as $1M of Short Positions Liquidate

PEPE’s momentum accelerates as derivatives data aligns with the rising optimism. According to Coinglass, the Open Interest (OI) in PEPE futures has nears the $600 million milestone, reflecting a mammoth rise in leveraged trading activity. 

Pepe Derivatives

Giving a bullish viewpoint to the rising OI, a short liquidation of more than $1 million within four hours signals forced unwinding of bearish bets. As the traders betting against PEPE were being caught off guard, the chances of a fresh breakout rally increased. 

Amid such conditions, according to HypurrScan, a whale now holds a 3x leveraged long position on Pepe. The entity deposited $2.29M USDC into Hyperliquid. Whale’s history is well-known in the industry with its $5M USDC bet on HYPE with a floating profit of $2.99M.

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