The Solana-based meme token saw heavy selling before late buying lifted prices off intraday lows
Aug 12, 2025, 3:18 p.m.
BONK fell nearly 6% in the last 24 hours, dropping from $0.00002606 to $0.00002436 in a move that carved out a $0.0000028 range, roughly 10% of its trading spectrum.
The decline accelerated after the token failed to hold gains near $0.000027 on Aug. 11, where volume spiked to 1.13 trillion tokens, well above the 24-hour average of 708 billion, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model.
Selling pressure persisted into the morning of August 12, with BONK finding firm support around $0.000024 at 10:00 UTC on 889 billion tokens traded.
BONK did see a bounce at the start of U.S. morning, when buyers stepped in and pushed the price up 3% to $0.000025.
The rebound signaled possible short-term stabilization after the extended drawdown, forming $0.000024 as a key support to avoiding further downside.
The volatility comes the day after Nasdaq-listed Safety Shot disclosed a $25 million corporate treasury purchase linked to BONK ecosystem development through its stake in the Bonk.fun launchpad — a move viewed by some analysts as a sign of increasing mainstream exposure for the meme coin sector.
Technical Analysis
- Trading Range: $0.00002398–$0.00002674, a 10% spread over 24 hours.
- Resistance: Multiple rejections near $0.000027 on August 11 with high volume.
- Support: Strong base near $0.000024 on August 12 with 889B tokens traded.
- Volume Spike: 145B tokens during breakout from consolidation at 12:30 UTC.
- Recovery Move: 3% gain from $0.000024 to $0.000025 between 11:49–12:48 UTC.
- Breakout Trigger: Price cleared $0.000025 resistance at 12:22 UTC.
- Market Context: Bounce follows several days of heightened volatility in memecoins.
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Jamie Crawley
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