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Smart Money Moves: ETH Gains Traction as PEPE Sets Up

by Drop Gorn
May 18, 2025
in Crypto, Ethereum, Finance, Memecoins, Opinion
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  • ETH Steady, PEPE Volatile: Ethereum (ETH) is grinding higher with consistent 3% weekly gains, establishing a solid support zone around $2,500, while Pepe (PEPE) remains choppy, pulling back 4.5% this week despite a 60% ten-day rally.
  • Capital Rotation and Whale Moves: Capital flows are shifting toward ETH, but PEPE isn’t out – a dormant whale just moved 1.79 trillion PEPE worth $22.23 million off Binance, hinting at potential accumulation near the $0.000012 support zone.
  • What’s Next – ETH or PEPE? With Bitcoin stuck in a range, ETH is showing stable momentum, but PEPE may still have explosive breakout potential if it can reclaim $0.000015 and flip its former ceiling into a launchpad.

Bitcoin’s cooled off lately, but Ethereum (ETH) and Pepe (PEPE)? Not so much. ETH is grinding higher – slow and steady – posting consistent 3%+ weekly gains, showing real momentum. PEPE, on the other hand, is all over the place – choppy, range-bound, and struggling to break out. So, what gives? Is ETH quietly becoming the rotation alpha while PEPE flounders, or is PEPE just gearing up for a wild breakout?

Capital Rotation – Money Moves to Ethereum

According to AMBCrypto, Ethereum’s been soaking up capital flows, igniting a breakout and rewarding holders with a solid 50% ROI over the past month. But PEPE? It’s not staying quiet – the memecoin just blasted up 72% in the same period. Even the PEPE/BTC pair snapped out of its slump, reclaiming some momentum after bottoming out at yearly lows.

On the charts, ETH/BTC and PEPE/BTC both carved out solid support zones, suggesting smart money’s cycling between these setups. But PEPE’s been a rollercoaster – its pair dumped nearly 15% in less than five days, while ETH/BTC’s pullback was a mild 5%.

Ethereum’s MACD still flashes bullish, signaling a momentum rebound, with capital potentially rotating back as BTC stalls. But subtle on-chain moves suggest PEPE isn’t done – it might just be setting up for a classic volatility swing.

A whale woke up after 2 years of dormancy, created a new wallet, and withdrew 1.79T $PEPE($22.23M) from #Binance.https://t.co/6483fMCH1d pic.twitter.com/NbyiZRsEcy

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) May 17, 2025

Fast Gains vs. Steady Climb – Which Strategy Wins?

Ethereum’s undergoing a strategic reset after months of sideways chop. Institutional flows seem to be treating $2,500 as a prime dip-buy zone – smart money’s clearly eyeing ETH as a solid base play.

Meanwhile, PEPE’s playing the high-risk, high-reward game. It ripped over 60% in ten days, breaking through January’s resistance at $0.000015. But profit-taking hit hard – the memecoin pulled back 4.5% this week.

Yet, smart money’s not backing off. Lookonchain flagged a whale revival – after two years dormant, a fresh wallet suddenly moved 1.79 trillion PEPE, worth $22.23 million, off Binance. Now, with price hovering near the $0.000012 support, all eyes are on whether PEPE’s gearing up for another leg up.

What’s Next – ETH or PEPE?

With Bitcoin range-bound, ETH and PEPE are taking the spotlight. PEPE’s already flipped its old ceiling into a potential launchpad, and if the current structure holds, a retest of $0.000015 is firmly in play.

Meanwhile, Ethereum’s holding its $2,500 zone, and with capital still rotating in, the question is – who’s gonna win this rotation game? The slow, steady ETH climb, or the explosive, unpredictable PEPE rally?

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