PEPE Surges 28% as DOGE Breaks $0.10 Amid Meme Coin Rally
Pepe (PEPE)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Techbullion.com reports that PEPE jumped 28.4% on September 22, reaching $0.000005341 as Bitcoin pushed above $87,000. DOGE also gained 12.2% that day, briefly touching $0.1019 before retreating. The total crypto market neared $3 trillion, driving fresh risk appetite into meme coins with strong name power.
While PEPE and DOGE saw double-digit volume jumps, the search for the next Shiba Inu often highlights tokens that have already moved. Pepeto, a presale platform with live tools, passed the $11 million mark during this period. The platform offers 0.00% swap fees and a bridge connecting five chains with zero cost.
A security scanner checks 42 points on contracts, blocking flagged trades immediately. Analysts project a 100x return, citing the cofounder’s previous success with a token that reached $11 billion. The entry price sits at $0.0000001896 with a 162% APY staking return. DOGE remains 92% below its all-time high, with most new money in leveraged longs rather than spot buying.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for PEPE, measured when this story was written up on 23 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows PEPE trading at $0.000004990, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 49.7% and a 4-hour ratio of 43.6%. These short-term figures are below the 24-hour buy ratio of 51.1%, indicating that immediate buying pressure is fading relative to the daily average. The 1-hour volume delta is negative at -$11,466, while the 4-hour delta is -$3,499,571, showing net selling in recent hours. However, the 24-hour volume delta remains positive at +$2,854,167, suggesting net buying occurred earlier in the day. CVD closed at -$4,551,488, and net buying was active for only 8 of the 24 hours. Spot volume reached $123,825,241 across 374,793 trades.
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.
Over the preceding week, PEPE experienced a 47.6% price increase, with volume reaching 2.58 times the 7-day average. The 7-day average buy ratio was 51.7%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the latest day’s reading. Net buying occurred on 5 of the 7 days, with a total volume delta of +$19,828,093. This volume spike represents an unusual day compared to the standard average, driven by the recent rally. The weekly context shows sustained interest, though the latest day’s buy ratio dipped slightly below the weekly norm.