PEPE rallies on Solana volume surge to $40 million
Pepe (PEPE)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Pepe (PEPE) is trading at $0.0000042, marking an 8.14% daily gain. The token surpassed $40 million in trading volume on Solana within one day of its cross-chain debut. This activity was facilitated by integration with Sunrise, Wormhole's asset orchestration layer, which expanded market access and liquidity.
The rapid scaling of volumes on the new blockchain amplified positive sentiment and reinforced active participation among traders. Technical analysis shows PEPE/USD cleared the MA-20, MA-50, and MA-200 on the h1 chart. The Ichimoku Kijun is currently at $0.000004055, serving as immediate support.
Momentum indicators present a complex picture, with MACD flashing Buy while ADX remains Neutral. The RSI stands at 61.68, but CCI is Overbought and Stochastic RSI signals a Strong Sell. Analysts noted sustained bullish momentum and robust accumulation by buyers.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for PEPE, measured when this story was written up on 21 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows a price of $0.000004000 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 61.7% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 57.3%. These short-term ratios are higher than the 24-hour buy ratio of 50.4%, indicating that buying pressure is building in the immediate term. The 1-hour volume delta is +$3,543,159, showing strong net buying activity over the last hour. This contrasts with the 24-hour volume delta of +$288,103, suggesting that the intensity of net buying has increased recently. A positive volume delta means that market buy volume exceeded sell volume during that period. The 24-hour cumulative volume delta (CVD) is +$6,631,824, confirming sustained net inflows over the day.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.3% sits at the 48th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.4% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for PEPE, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The 24-hour buy ratio of 50.4% is slightly lower than the 7-day average buy ratio of 51.8%, a difference of 1.4 points. However, the 24-hour spot volume of $33,592,434 is 1.14 times the weekly average, indicating significantly higher activity. This volume surge contributed to an 8-day price change of +18.7%. The 8-day volume delta total is +$10,862,278, reflecting net buying over the week. While the current day's buy ratio is marginally below the weekly average, the elevated volume makes this an unusually active trading day.