Memecoins Lead Tuesday's Crypto Flows: PEPE Jumps 4.55% While DOGE and SHIB Move Together and 1000CAT Crashes 7.17%

While Bitcoin and the big Layer 1s traded cautiously on November 3, the speculative money went somewhere else entirely: memecoins. The day's most-traded crypto list told a clear story — **memecoins dominating speculative flows**, absorbing a large share of intraday liquidity while major Layer 1s moved more cautiously. PEPE led the charge, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu moved in near-perfect sync, and one cat coin collapsed. This is a textbook memecoin session: fast rotations, concentrated liquidity, and a sharp split between winners and laggards.

**PEPE takes the lead.** PEPE was the standout performer of the day, rising **+4.55%** to **0.00000483 USDT**, capturing the largest share of speculative attention, according to FXStreet's flows read. The move was supported by rising volume and strong social traction — and it fits a longer pattern: PEPE has rallied about **13–14% over the past week** while its larger rivals kept sliding. Its market capitalization sits near **$1.99 billion**, with 24-hour volume around **$339.32 million**, per Zebpay's November 2026 snapshot. Technically, PEPE trades above both its 50-day average near **$0.0000042** and its 200-day average, which now sit beneath the price as floors — the only buyer-led trend among the three majors. Its RSI reads **58**, firm but well short of overheated territory above 70.

**DOGE and SHIB move in lockstep.** Dogecoin and Shiba Inu showed nearly identical performance on the day: **DOGE +1.66%** at **0.07535 USDT** and **SHIB +1.53%** at **0.00000464 USDT**. The cohesion is the real story — the memecoin majors are behaving like a unified asset class today, rising and falling on the same flows rather than on their own news. Dogecoin's market capitalization is about **$12.95 billion** with 24-hour volume near **$314.45 million**; Shiba Inu's is about **$2.73 billion** with volume near **$30.24 million**. But the lockstep move hides a weaker backdrop: Dogecoin is heading for a **fifth consecutive weekly decline**, a slide that began at the end of September, and it trades below every major moving average. Shiba Inu sits near **$0.0000046** after a **2% daily drop** and about **5% lost on the week**, below its 50-day and 200-day averages — the 200-day, near **$0.0000055**, now acts as a ceiling.

**The whale warning under DOGE's bounce.** The day's green print for DOGE comes with a red flag underneath it. On-chain data from Santiment shows the largest players heading for the exit: wallets holding between **10 million and 100 million DOGE** have shed about **120 million tokens since Thursday**, while smaller wallets quietly bought the dip. Analytics firm CryptoQuant flags large whale orders and sell-side dominance across both spot and futures markets. In other words, the bounce is being sold into by the biggest holders and bought by the smallest — a distribution pattern, not an accumulation one. The level that decides which side is right sits near **$0.068**: that support separates a slow grind from a much deeper drop, with a **25% crash** the risk if it breaks. For SHIB, support sits barely below the current price at **$0.0000045** — the cushion is thin there too.

**1000CAT: the day's outlier.** The sharpest move of the session came from **1000CAT**, which dropped **-7.17%** to **0.001593 USDT** — a brutal reversal that stood out precisely because the rest of the meme pack was rising. That divergence is normal memecoin behaviour, not an anomaly: when liquidity concentrates in two or three names, the rest of the pack gets sold to fund the rotation. Traders chasing the leaders and traders caught in the laggard are, on days like this, often the same people at different hours.

**PEPE's levels to watch.** PEPE's rally has paused at a familiar ceiling: sellers are capping gains just under **$0.0000051**, with the next barrier near **$0.0000057**. Nearby support sits at **$0.00000474** — a successful bounce there would suggest buyers are defending the breakout, with a path back toward **$0.00000534** and then **$0.00000618** if it holds. The caution: support sits only a fraction below the current price, so the cushion is thin, and a break of $0.00000474 would flip the breakout story back into a failed-range story fast. Intraday quotes vary by time of day — different data providers showed DOGE between roughly $0.0742 and $0.0754 during November 3 — so treat any single print as a snapshot, not a close.

**What the session actually tells us.** Memecoin flows are a sentiment gauge, not a fundamentals gauge. When PEPE leads, DOGE and SHIB move together, and a smaller name collapses, the market is saying risk appetite exists but is narrow and fast-moving — traders want exposure, but only in the most liquid meme names, and only for hours, not weeks. The whale data adds the second half of the message: the biggest DOGE holders are using bounces to exit, which means the next leg — up or down — will likely be decided at $0.068 for DOGE and $0.00000474 for PEPE. Until one of those levels breaks, Tuesday's session is best read as rotation, not a new trend.

### FAQ

**Which memecoin led on November 3?** PEPE, up 4.55% to 0.00000483 USDT, with the largest share of speculative attention.

**How did DOGE and SHIB perform?** DOGE +1.66% to 0.07535 USDT and SHIB +1.53% to 0.00000464 USDT — moving in near-perfect lockstep.

**What happened to 1000CAT?** It fell 7.17% to 0.001593 USDT, the day's sharp outlier while the majors rose.

**Are DOGE whales buying or selling?** Selling: wallets holding 10–100 million DOGE shed about 120 million tokens since Thursday, per Santiment, while smaller wallets bought the dip.

**What is DOGE's key support?** Near $0.068 — a break there risks a much deeper drop, with a 25% crash flagged as the downside scenario.

**What are PEPE's key levels?** Support at $0.00000474, resistance just under $0.0000051, then $0.0000057; a hold of $0.00000474 targets $0.00000534 and then $0.00000618.

Read more on Zimbuck: the DOGE vs SHIB vs PEPE comparison is here, https://zimbuck.com/blogs/986/DOGE-vs-SHIB-vs-PEPE — plus the Zimbuck News page at https://zimbuck.com/pages/zimbucknews and discussion at https://zimbuck.com/groups/zimbuckmarketnews . The November 3 memecoin flows story this article is based on is here: https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/memecoins-lead-todays-crypto-flows-as-pepe-leads-doge-and-shib-align-and-1000cat-collapses-202611031738 . This is market news and general information only, not financial advice. Join Zimbuck at https://zimbuck.com to follow more memecoin coverage.