Pump.fun drops 11% as Bitcoin holds $77k amid altcoin volatility
Pump.fun (PUMP)
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Eugene Serbin
Bitcoin briefly reclaimed $80k before settling near $77k as ETF flows and macro data drove elevated volatility. bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that altcoins showed mixed performance, with Robinhood Chain activity fueling rallies in tokens like PONS and ARB. PONS surged 192% to a new all-time high of $0.97, while ARB gained 140% but faces resistance at $0.20. Dash rose 65% toward the $70-$80 zone, and smaller tokens like PAIR and MAX posted massive percentage gains.
Meanwhile, Pump.fun [PUMP] emerged as the week’s biggest loser with an 11%+ correction. This decline follows a 15% drawdown last week and erases nearly 30% of gains from a mid-August rebound. Official Trump [TRUMP] also fell 10% as profit-taking began after an 85% rally.
Canton [CC] dropped 5% with bearish divergence signs, while Cysic [CYS] led losers with a 68% drop. The market remains volatile with sharp pumps and dips across the board.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for PUMP, measured when this story was written up on 7 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Pump.fun is currently trading at $0.004020 with a 24-hour spot volume of $43,542,326. The 24-hour buy ratio stands at 54.2%, indicating that buyers controlled the majority of volume over the full day. However, shorter-term pressure shows a slight shift, with the 1-hour buy ratio at 50.5% and the 4-hour ratio dropping to 48.1%. This suggests that while buying pressure was strong earlier in the day, it is fading in the most recent hours. The 24-hour volume delta is positive at +$3,682,765, showing net inflows, but the 4-hour delta is negative at -$202,267, indicating recent selling pressure. Volume delta measures the net difference between buy and sell volume, revealing whether aggressive market orders are pushing price up or down.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.6% sits at the 63rd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.3% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for PUMP, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Compared to the preceding week, the current trading activity represents a significant shift in momentum. The 24-hour volume of $43.5 million is 1.49 times the weekly average, marking an unusually high level of activity for this period. While the 24-hour buy ratio of 54.2% is 4.5 percentage points higher than the weekly average of 49.6%, the price has still declined 10.1% over the eight-day period. This divergence between high volume and price drop suggests that despite increased interest, sellers have dominated the recent price action. The coin experienced three days of net buying out of seven in the previous week, contrasting with the current mixed short-term signals.