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THESE mixed signals mean PEPE’s short-term holders should be careful

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PEPE’s holders are in an interesting position right now.

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  • PEPE showed bullish signs from a price action perspective
  • On-chain metrics yielded mixed results, and a long squeeze seemed possible

PEPE burst out past a short-term range on 15 July and rose to test the $0.000013-$0.000014 resistance zone. The buying pressure was weak despite the momentum shift, and the higher timeframe market structure remained in place too.

PEPE 1-day TradingView

Source: PEPE/USDT on TradingView

The OBV was unable to clear the recent highs from late June, but the RSI’s jump was an early sign of bullish momentum. Additionally, the price pierced the 78.6% retracement level of the late June drop from $0.0000135 to $0.00000763.

Technical analysis showed bullish signals, and AMBCrypto investigated further to see if PEPE could continue its uptick.

Velocity, circulation metrics give a spark of hope

Supply Distribution Chart

Source: Santiment

The supply distribution showed coins of all wallet sizes, except the very largest (1B+ tokens), rose in recent weeks. In fact, there haven’t been any size of holders, whale or shrimp, who have consistently sold their PEPE in the last two months.

PEPE Velocity

Source: Santiment

The circulation metric trended downwards in June. The reduced circulation indicated scarcity and reduced selling pressure. The velocity was also lower than it was in late May.

Together, low circulation and low velocity seemed to indicate HODLing behavior – Both bullish for the memecoin.

PEPE accumulation is young, but underway

MVRV-MCA metrics

Source: Santiment

Dormant circulation saw a large spike earlier this month when the price formed its local lows around the $0.00000084-region. It showed a large wave of selling. The 30-day MVRV was positive and highlighted that short-term holders were accruing a small profit.

Meanwhile, the mean coin age has been falling since late May. Over the past week, the mean coin age has risen, but this uptick needs to be sustained to signal network-wide accumulation.

PEPE Coinalyze

Source: Coinalyze

Read Pepe’s [PEPE] Price Prediction 2024-25

The Open Interest has been tepid over the last three days, but the funding rate picked up noticeably. The spate of short liquidations on 19 July was followed by an 8% drop from $0.000013 to $0.00001196.

Overall, the rising funding rate without OI suggested traders can expect volatility. Alas, it could struggle to breach the $0.000014 resistance.

 

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Akashnath Sumukar works as a Senior Journalist at AMBCrypto. Based in Chennai, India, he has been an avid follower of the cryptocurrency market since Bitcoin’s boom and bust cycle of 2017. A graduate in Chemical Engineering, he is an expert in technical analysis. In fact, Akashnath has a particular interest in reading price charts and predicting how an asset will move over the short and long term. A self-taught trader and as someone who holds cryptos himself, he is always on the lookout for the next opportunity he can possibly capitalize on, while also educating his audience.
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