$BONK remains the only memecoin among the top 10 losers within the top 150 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
The token has fallen roughly 10% over the past 24 hours, hitting fresh all-time lows across major centralized exchanges, including Binance and OKX. Like most memecoins, $BONK has struggled for much of the year.
The asset is down 66% on a year-to-date basis and has lost 39% over the past 30 days. With selling pressure continuing to build, those losses could deepen further if bearish momentum persists.
$BONK perpetual traders lean into the fresh low
Perpetual traders sold into $BONK’s fresh low, increasing their short exposure as the price declined.
The funding rate— which measures which side of an asset’s perpetual market dominates—confirmed the short control as it fell to a negative 0.0169%.
The reading marked a notable increase in short positioning, even as the capital in the perpetual market dropped to $5.3 million at the time of reporting.
Volume, meanwhile, continued to climb with CoinMarketCap reporting a surge of over 200% to $69.07 million across the market.
Rising volume alongside a falling price often signals growing momentum among sellers and points to the bearish trend extending along its current path.
Sellers may be nearing exhaustion
Technical analysis of $BONK suggests sellers could soon exhaust their momentum.
The signal follows $BONK’s price plunging to the lower green band of the Bollinger Bands. The indicator maps periods of overvaluation and undervaluation through its upper red band and lower green band respectively.
Trading at the lower Bollinger Band does not confirm an imminent rebound. However, it suggests that the $BONK may be approaching oversold conditions, where selling pressure could begin to ease and buyers may step in.
On the other hand, the Accumulation/Distribution (A/D) indicator, a volume-weighted metric, suggests that distribution of $BONK continues. The indicator has fallen to -11 trillion $BONK and remains on a downward trajectory, signaling sustained selling pressure and capital outflows from the market.
The Aroon indicator adds to the case, tying momentum to the bears as the Aroon Down line (blue) hit 100% while the Aroon Up line (orange) trended even lower to 14.29%.
$BONK investor sentiment turns sharply bearish
The community sentiment indicator for $BONK points to a sharp rise in bearish perception around the token.
Consensus on whether $BONK is bullish has weakened, with the reading falling to 71% from 85%. Sentiment itself dropped to a negative 3.33, while mindshare rose to 3,410 posts across social media.
Rising mindshare while the price stays firmly bearish can add fuel to the selling pressure already weighing on $BONK.
Final Summary
- $BONK fell to fresh all-time lows across Binance and OKX, with a negative funding rate of -0.0169% and rising short exposure confirming seller control.
- Volume surged over 200% to $69.07 million, coinciding with growing sell pressure as the Aroon and Accumulation/Distribution indicators point to more downside.