On December 18, Solana-based meme coin Fartcoin hit a new all-time high (ATH), briefly pushing its market capitalization beyond the $1 billion mark.

The surge came amidst a slump in the broader crypto market caused by pressure from the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing a 25-basis point rate cut, coupled with projections of fewer rate reductions in 2025.

Lighting Up the Market Gloom

The Fed’s announcement seemed to have rattled investors, with major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum shedding 4% and 5% of their values, respectively, in the last 24 hours.

Among the top ten, XRP and Dogecoin performed even more poorly, with the former down 6.8% while the latter lost 5.8% of its worth.

Despite the gloom, Fartcoin was among the few altcoins to stay in the green, jumping 21% to reach an all-time high of $1.02. With a circulating supply of 999,995,862 tokens, the new price pushed its market cap to about $1.01 billion, according to CoinGecko data.

However, the rally didn’t last long, with the meme coin subsequently retracing to $0.7158 before kicking off another recovery rally. At the time of this writing, it was changing hands at $0.9889, a 17.6% improvement across 24 hours and just 5.4% below its all-time high.

The token’s current price puts its overall value at around $955 million, placing it at #129 among the largest cryptocurrencies in the market.

Fartcoin’s gains were more pronounced across longer periods, with a whopping 446.1% increase over the past fortnight and an equally impressive 220.8% jump in the last 30 days. Additionally, over seven days, the meme coin registered an 85% uptick, significantly outperforming the broader crypto market, which was down 2.7% in the same period.

Analysis and Future Outlook

The irreverently named cryptocurrency’s performance aligns with a bullish five-wave impulse pattern noted by analysts. Its $1.01 ATH was the culmination of Wave 3 of that pattern, which was marked by major resistance.

As such, market watchers are now predicting a corrective Wave 4 pullback toward the $0.70 to $0.58 range before the coin resumes its uptrend in Wave 5, with targets set at $1.12 and $1.27. However, they urge caution since, in their opinion, a drop below $0.58 could invalidate Fartcoin’s bullish outlook.

Similarly, the meme token’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) shows overbought conditions, suggesting a potential cooldown before its next rally.