APE Surges by 25per Amidst Crypto Selloff on BAYC Metaverse News
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ApeCoin (APE) surged by 24.8% on Wednesday. Following a 13% breakout from Tuesday, APE ended the day at $16.72. Bearish sentiment from the broader crypto market failed to peg APE back, with metaverse-related news delivering the upside.
Wednesday’s extended rally saw APE strike a new all-time high of $17.50, surpassing March’s previous ATH of $15.57.The current week’s rally has driven APE to #33 on CoinMarketCap, passing over Decentraland (MANA) and The Sandbox (SAND), ranked #35 and #40, respectively.
Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) Metaverse News Spikes APE
Recent announcements have driven demand for ApeCoin. The big news, however, was news of a BAYC land drop. The owners of Bored Ape and Mutant Ape NFTs could become landowners on the soon-to-be-dropped Otherside metaverse.
For ApeCoin, market expectations that ApeCoin will become the ‘payment token of choice’ for the imminent Otherside land sale have driven APE to $17 levels.Bored Ape owner Renegademaster took to Twitter to share news of Yugo Labs getting ready to sell land on the Otherside metaverse.
APE Price Action
At the time of writing, APE was down by 1.26% to $16.51. A bearish start saw APE fall to an early morning low of $16.43.
Technical Indicators
APE will need to avoid the $15.73 pivot to make a move through the First Major Resistance Level at $18.49.Broader market sentiment would need to improve to support a move through Wednesday’s ATH of $17.50.In the event of an extended rally, APE should test the Second Major Resistance Level at $20.26. The Third Major Resistance Level sits at $24.79.A fall through the pivot would bring the First Major Support Level at $13.96 into play. Barring another extended sell-off throughout the day, APE should avoid sub-$13 levels. The Second Major Support Level sits at $11.21.