LunarCrush, a popular social intelligence platform, recently tweeted that the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) topped the list of NFTs last week in terms of social mentions. This was positive news for the BAYC as it reflected a rise in popularity in the NFT community.
The current top #NFTs by social mentions over the past week include:
1️⃣ #BoredApeYC
2️⃣ #RENGA
3️⃣ #GenuineUndead
4️⃣ #GodHatesNFTees
5️⃣ #RugRadio – Genesis NFT
6️⃣ #RugRadio Membership Pass
7️⃣ #ENS
8️⃣ #DegenToonz
9️⃣ #VoltedDragonsSailorsClub
🔟 #MetaHerohttps://t.co/JGGoXsM1Vw pic.twitter.com/sYx4g5XbbH— LunarCrush (@LunarCrush) October 11, 2022
Furthermore, BAYC’s native cryptocurrency ApeCoin [APE] also witnessed a run in the right direction. Yuga Labs announced the launch of the ApeCoin staking platform and as per the official announcement, four staking pools have been made.
Ape Fam its time.
The ApeCoin Staking platform is officially live (v1.0)https://t.co/N6hVQAy7uY
A 🧵 pic.twitter.com/BrlCfqBixZ
— Yuga Labs (@yugaIabs) October 11, 2022
However, though these developments looked promising, APE paid no heed. According to CoinMarketCap, at press time, APE registered negative 2.5% weekly gains and was trading at $5.14 with a market capitalization of over $1.57 billion.
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Here’s AMBCrypto’s Price Prediction for ApeCoin (APE) for 2023-24
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Are we done with the bad news here?
In addition to the developments given above, there was yet another development that may help APE with its next rally. WhaleStats, a Twitter handle that tracks whale activities, revealed that APE was in the list of the top 10 purchased tokens among the biggest 500 Ethereum whales in the last 24 hours.
JUST IN: $APE @apecoin is back on top 10 purchased tokens among 500 biggest #ETH whales in the last 24hrs 🐳
Peep the top 100 whales here: https://t.co/tgYTpOmDm0
(and hodl $BBW to see data for the top 500!)#APE #whalestats #babywhale #BBW pic.twitter.com/7wiEabA8k7
— WhaleStats (tracking crypto whales) (@WhaleStats) October 10, 2022
However, a look at APE’s on-chain metrics painted a different picture, as most of them suggested a further drop in its price in the coming days.
APE’s Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) Ratio registered a downtick, which was a red flag. APE’s network growth also followed a similar route and witnessed decline over the last few days.
Source: Santiment
Interestingly, despite BAYC being the most popular NFT, it witnessed a downfall as both total NFT trade count and NFT trade volume plummeted last week.
Source: Santiment
Nonetheless, Santiment’s data revealed that despite negative performance, APE’s volume increased considerably over the last few days. Moreover, APE’s social dominance also registered a hike in the previous week.
Moving onto better prospects
APE’s daily chart and several market indicators pointed out that APE was in a neutral position and the market could head in any direction in the next few days.
The Money Flow Index (MFI) registered an uptick and was slightly above the neutral mark. APE’s Chaikin Money FLow (CMF) also went up and was heading towards the neutral zone.
The Exponential Moving Average (EMA) Ribbon revealed that the bulls and the bears were having a tussle, the latter with a upper hand. Interestingly, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) was on the move below the neutral line and moved sideways at press time.
Source: TradingView
Source: https://ambcrypto.com/apes-dominance-hangs-in-the-air-despite-baycs-popularity-touching-the-sky/