The token is now trading near its all-time high: at $2.16, it’s just a step away from the previous high of $2.22. But volume hasn’t kept pace with the price. It has more than doubled in 30 days and climbed to #91 by market cap, yet with a market cap of $760 million, daily trading volume is only $9.5 million—a remarkably low turnover rate.

This move looks more like a natural drift upward after tokens have been locked up. It doesn’t take much buying pressure to push the price toward a new high. What matters more to me is whether it can hold near that high, rather than spike and immediately turn back down. In the short term, $2.2 is the key test: holding there suggests fresh demand is still coming in; falling below it means selling pressure may be building.

Low liquidity can fuel a rally, but on the way down, it’s a cliff with no guardrails. Is the current price being driven by high turnover or built on low turnover? The crypto market is especially good at masking structural issues like this with momentum. The biggest uncertainty right now is when the liquidity needed to support a #91 ranking will arrive. Until then, $PEARL’s gains reflect consensus among token holders—not yet a price established by the broader market.