Pi Network price continues to consolidate as bulls stay on the sidelines and demand wanes. The token was trading at $0.2078 on Jan. 3, continuing a consolidation phase that has been going on since Dec. 11. This article explores whether Pi Coin’s price will rebound in 2026.
Pi Network Price Technical Analysis Suggests a Rebound is Possible
The daily timeframe chart shows that the Pi Coin price has moved sideways in the past few months. This performance was characterized by low demand among investors, with its daily volume falling below $20 million.
However, there are signs that the coin can still rebound this year even as its sentiment remains weak. One main sign is that the token has slowly formed a falling wedge pattern, which is shown in purple. This pattern is characterized by two falling and converging trendlines.
In a falling wedge pattern, a rebound normally happens when the two lines are nearing their confluence, which is happening now.
Meanwhile, there are signs that the coin is slowly forming a bullish divergence pattern. This pattern forms when oscillators are making some higher highs and higher lows.
In this case, the Percentage Price Oscillator (PPO) has made a bullish crossover and its two lines are about to cross the zero line. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) has also pointed upwards and is about to cross the neutral point at 50.
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Meanwhile, as we covered with the Zcash price, the token is now in the accumulation phase of the Wyckoff phase. This phase is characterized by low volume and sideways movements. It is then followed by the markup phase, where demand outweighs supply.
An asset normally moves from the accumulation phase to the markup when there is a catalyst. In Zcash’s case, the catalyst was the announcement of a ZEC fund by Grayscale.
Therefore, the risk-reward for Pi Coin price this year is favorable. If this happens, the token will likely rebound to the psychological point at $0.50 followed by the key point at $1.
The caveat, however, is that an asset can remain in the accumulation phase for years. In Zcash’s case, it remained in that stage between 2022 and 2025. Other tokens like Polkadot have stayed there for much longer than that.
Potential Catalysts for the Pi Coin Price in 2026
A few factors may help boost the Pi Network token this year. The most important one is that the crypto market needs to rally for altcoins like Pi to rebound. The token will remain under pressure if the crash continues this year.
Second, and most importantly, the developers need to have it listed in mainstream exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, and Upbit. Such a listing will push it much higher as millions of people buy it.
Third, the token will rebound if the ongoing initiatives work out. One of them is the upcoming launch of the decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated maker (AMM) tools.
As we have seen with projects like IOTA, launching a product is one thing, and having people use it is the other. While the launch may lead to an initial Pi Coin price pop, the durability of the rally will depend on whether it attracts more users.
One way to take it mainstream would be to launch it as an independent platform that is outside of the Pi browser.
Additionally, Pi Core Team will need to solve the centralization issue, where they have all the control. Today, the obscure Pi Foundation holds over 90 billion tokens in hundreds of wallets, which is a possible reason why it has not been listed by major exchanges.
Additionally, the team should announce a Pi token measure to offset the daily unlocks. Just recently, the UNI price jumped by double digits when the developers announced a 100 million token burn.
Finally, Pi Network will need to exit from being a mere ghost chain into a utility chain. Besides, this is the main reason why Pi was created. The developer wanted to make it a more usable cryptocurrency than Bitcoin, which evolved into a store of value.
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