PENGU's breakout remains intact above $0.0082, keeping the retest active as buyers target $0.0090 and the earlier $0.0102 peak. Daily short-sale volume has cooled below one million, while total short positions remain above 11 million, according to the latest chart data available.

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A decisive break above $0.0102 would mark a higher high and strengthen the recovery structure visible on the four-hour chart.

The retest is testing whether the former ceiling can turn into firm support for further gains, keeping buyers closely engaged as resistance levels come into view. A break-and-retest pattern is one of the most widely followed setups in technical analysis: traders watch whether a previously broken resistance level, once revisited, holds as support, which is generally read as confirmation that the breakout has acceptance rather than being a false move.

PENGU Holds the Breakout Retest

The 4-hour chart shows PENGU recovering within the context of a long-term uptrend alongside descending resistance. Price had fallen from roughly $0.0100 toward the $0.0080-$0.0083 support area, and the recent shift placed the trendline into a downtrend.

That change followed repeated failures beneath descending resistance during the earlier correction. Buyers now face a test around the former breakout area and nearby support. The breakout remains active as long as price stays above that region.

Scott described the move as a classic break-and-retest setup in a daily update (X post). His view centered on defending support before another attempt toward recent highs. The current chart shows price around $0.00852 after reaching near $0.0090.

That retreat keeps the retest active rather than confirming a completed continuation. The $0.0082-$0.0084 range remains central to the near-term pattern, and a sustained hold there would keep the recent breakout technically intact.

Resistance Levels Define the Next Move

Above the current range, $0.0090-$0.0095 forms the next resistance band. Price must clear that area before challenging the earlier $0.0100-$0.0102 peak, which remains the clearest reference point for a broader trend change.

A break above it would set up a higher high on the 4-hour chart. Broader resistance levels sit near $0.0119, $0.0138, and $0.0172, though those levels become relevant only if the current breakout continues to hold.

The short-volume chart adds another dimension to the market structure. Daily short volume surged near July 9, reaching roughly 4.5 million, with another spike around July 14 while price remained under pressure.

Since then, daily short volume has generally fallen below one million, with several recent sessions showing only a few hundred thousand shares traded short (Coinglass data). That decline points to less aggressive fresh short selling in recent weeks.

Short Interest Shapes the Setup

However, lower daily short volume alone does not confirm a bullish reversal. The longer-term short-interest chart shows a different picture. Through most of 2024 and 2025, short positions ran around 6-8 million.

That expanded in 2026 and eventually rose above 11 million — the highest short-position area indicated on the chart. Elevated short positioning can amplify moves when bearish positions begin closing. In market mechanics, heavy short interest creates the raw material for a squeeze: if price rises instead, shorts may buy back shares to limit losses, and those buy-ins can compound upward pressure. Equally, sustained high short interest reflects persistent bearish conviction that has not yet been unwound.

Yet renewed selling could still return if PENGU loses its breakout zone. The market therefore remains centered on support retention and resistance recovery. A move back below $0.0082 would weaken the current breakout structure.

Conversely, holding support while reclaiming $0.0090 would strengthen continuation prospects, and clearing $0.0100-$0.0102 would provide the next major technical confirmation. Price action around these levels will determine whether recovery momentum persists.