ApeCoin Surges 11% as GameFi Tokens Stir From Slumber

ApeCoin [APE] is up by about 11% in the past 24 hours, outperforming a nearly flat broader crypto market. Different altcoin sectors are gradually returning to last week's positive gains after retracing for the last three days. However, the crypto market remains quiet—an alarming signal to the continuation of APE's rally.

In the last two weeks of April, ApeCoin rallied by more than 184%, reaching a value of $0.2786. Consequently, a massive correction that lasted for more than a month followed. This correction pulled back about 80% of the aforementioned rally. The MACD bars show that bulls' strength is increasing, though in the current session it has slowed down. The Choppiness Index (CHOP) at 40 is supporting a potential uptrend.

The upper resistance of the descending channel runs from $0.1903 to $0.1300. To stay bullish, APE bulls need to keep the altcoin above $0.13, and it's currently approaching it for a retest. Failure to do so may render the breakout invalid. That would see APE drop back to the channel. On the flip side, it may trade back to April highs of $0.2786 or higher.

Among the key drivers of this rally was the spike in speculative capital. GameFi tokens like Virtuals Protocol [VIRTUAL] recorded double-digit gains in the past two days, with APE among them. In fact, the daily trading volume jumped by about 145%, reaching $51 million. Moreover, liquidity was present, evident from a turnover ratio of 36.94%. The number of daily transfer amounts has been rising over the past five days—an increase from 6.027 million APE to 23.468 million tokens, with a total transfer count of 8,074 during this period. These factors show strength not only in ApeCoin but also in the broader GameFi sector.

However, there is mixed trader activity from both retailers and whales, according to Nansen AI. Thousands of APE tokens are being sold while others are being bought. For instance, two users moved 7,612 APE and 11,889 APE to Binance from Kraken. Some APE tokens are being transferred to liquidity pools and staking, which is bullish for the coin. Altogether, trader activity was mixed but leaning on the bullish side.

Hence, watching how the altcoin's price reacts around $0.13 would determine the next leg up or down.