BONK’s Golden Cross Defies Doubters: Memecoin Shows Surprising Resilience Amid Market Jitters

Dogcoin defies gravity as technicals flash buy signals.

The Golden Cross Strikes Back

While BONK's rally shows cracks, that textbook golden cross pattern (50-day MA punching through 200-day MA) suggests this dog still has bite. Retail traders keep throwing bones despite whale-sized sell walls.

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When a token this volatile holds support levels, even cynical traders take notice. Though let's be real - in crypto, 'fundamentals' just means whose Twitter account pumped it last. One hedge fund manager quipped, 'We're long BONK and short financial literacy.'

Next Resistance: Reality Check

The real test comes at that psychological $0.000042 level. Break through, and this becomes more than just another degenerate gamble. Fail, and well... there's always the next meme.

Bonk loses momentum as network activity surges 

Investor interest in Bonk can be attributed to the increase in the number of addresses actively transacting on the protocol. According to Santiment data, Daily Active Addresses peaked at approximately 27,800 on July 16, before falling to an average of 21,200 on Tuesday.

Bonk Active Addresses metric | Source: Santiment

As this metric recovers, it signals an increase in speculative demand, which helps maintain the price at a higher level. Notably, if investor interest in Bonk narrows, resulting in an extended drop in active addresses, the meme coin could continue to trim the gains accrued over the past 30 days.

Technical outlook: Bonk holds above key support

Bonk price sits above support at around $0.00003158 since Friday. Its technical structure offers both mixed signals on the daily chart, depicting market indecision. Based on the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator, which is in bullish territory but showing weakness at 69, Bonk could retreat further amid the reduction in buying pressure. 

Traders should look out for two potential outcomes: An immediate rebound toward its yearly peak of $0.00004075 to affirm the bullish grip or the extension of the down leg below the support at $0.00003158, which WOULD signal aggressive selling.

Two Golden Cross patterns established on the daily chart could reinforce the bullish grip. The first pattern was triggered on July 16, when the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) crossed above the 200-day EMA. The second one could be confirmed in upcoming sessions if the 100-day EMA settles above the 200-day EMA, as shown in the daily chart below.

Golden Crosses are bullish patterns that signal a shift in upward price movement. They also serve as buy signals, indicating strengthening market sentiment.

BONK/USDT daily chart

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator upholds a bullish outlook in the same daily time frame. However, traders should watch out for a potential sell signal, which would be triggered when the blue MACD line crosses below the red signal line. Key areas of interest include $0.00002580, which is 25% below the current level, and the 50-day EMA at $0.00002256.

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