Trading well below long-term average weighs on Pi, sending price lower

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Pi slides 7.58% today to $0.1473

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Hanna Syniavska

18.05.2026

Trading well below long-term average weighs on Pi, sending price lower — Pi slides 7.58% today to $0.1473

Pi (PI) is trading at $0.1473, posting a daily decline of 7.58%. The asset remains below its key moving averages, signaling sustained negative momentum.

PI price prediction

24H 1.81%

$0.1297

48H 1.81%

$0.1297

7D -8.63%

$0.1164

1M -28.81%

$0.0907

3M -33.83%

$0.0843

6M -52.9%

$0.06

12M -50.31%

$0.0633

Detailed

Current price: $ 0.1274 -0.0121 8.69%

Real-time Data 22:02

Daily range 0.1225

0.1385

Weekly range 0.1362

0.1534

Highlights

Pi Network will adopt PI as its main transaction token, anchoring future demand and utility on its native blockchain.
The protocol gains credibility from Stanford academic leadership and a rapidly expanding, referral-driven user base in beta.
PI trades below key technical benchmarks with persistent selling, high volatility, and an expected five-day range of $0.1420 to $0.1540.

Transactional use case and academic backing spur adoption despite selling

Plans for Pi to serve as the primary transactional currency on its native blockchain have been confirmed, establishing a foundational use case for the token and outlining future demand mechanisms. The project’s academic backing by Stanford PhDs provides technological credibility, while ongoing user base expansion through a referral-based beta phase has created a large and engaged community. Additional developments include planned integration of the PI token with play-and-earn gaming platforms and unique security features tied to personal network connections, though price action has remained under broader selling pressure.

Bearish signals persist as PI trades below resistance amid weak momentum

The 20-, 50-, and 200-period simple moving averages sit at $0.1759, $0.1735, and $0.1940, respectively, with PI trading below each, while the Ichimoku Kijun level at $0.1780 acts as near-term resistance. Momentum readings are notably weak: MACD and ADX both indicate absent upward drive, and oversold readings are recorded on RSI (35), Stoch RSI (0), and CCI (-180). BBP remains negative, consistent with daily selling pressure, and the Awesome Oscillator further confirms a bearish momentum structure. Intraday, PI opened at $0.1544 with a minor gap down from the previous close, currently sitting at the bottom of today’s $0.1473–$0.1546 range.

Rangebound outlook persists as downside risk outweighs reversal chances

The short-term outlook is for PI to trade within a volatility band of $0.1420 to $0.1540 over the coming five sessions. Probabilities favor continued downside, with less than a 20% chance of a price increase. The most likely scenario is rangebound movement within this band. A decisive move above the $0.1780 Kijun level would signal bullish momentum, while a breakdown below $0.1420 would expose PI to further declines.

Viktoras Karapetjanc, Traders Union expert, sees structural utility and credible development as long-term strengths for the Pi project. He believes ongoing user growth and real-world use case plans support a constructive outlook despite current bearish momentum. Technical levels and sentiment remain weak in the short term, but fundamentals add resilience. "If Pi holds its community and delivers on mainnet utility, I expect renewed demand once broader market conditions stabilize."

Earlier, analysts noted that Pi was experiencing ongoing selling pressure despite recent project upgrades and growing network adoption. The latest technical signals reinforce this bearish sentiment, making downside breaches below $0.1420 the primary risk to monitor in the coming sessions.

Source of Data: PI Price Analysis by TU

The analysis is based on a proprietary model combining technical, on-chain, and expert data. Not investment advice. See methodology

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