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|2 min ReadPepe coils for a breakout as traders eye a 78% move
Maya Chen
Senior Analyst
Published
Jan 16, 2026
The setup: pressure builds into the apex
An analyst sees the same thing I see. Ali Martinez flagged a Symmetrical Triangle on the 1-day PEPE chart in a post. A Symmetrical Triangle is a squeeze. Two slanted lines trap price. One acts as resistance. One acts as support. The space between them shrinks. Energy builds.
PEPE has been inside this channel since December of last year. Now it is near the tip. Breakouts usually show up when the range gets this small. Retests hit faster. Decisions come quicker.
The trigger: measure the move and watch the break
Triangles break both ways. Up is bullish. Down is bearish. The move often matches the triangle’s base. Martinez says that measures to about 78 percent. That is the playbook. Wait for the break. Then the move can extend.
What it means right now
You want a live example. Look at Solana. Martinez noted an Ascending Triangle breakout on the daily in another post. He wrote that Solana “may retest the breakout zone at 210 before pushing toward the 320 target.” That is how clean structures pay. Break. Retest. Trend.
PEPE is trading around $0.00001137, up more than 9 percent in the last week. Momentum is building into the apex. The window is in front of you. Hesitate and you chase.
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