Dogecoin lost a critical technical level after a sharp, high-volume selloff, signaling a change in short-term market structure and forcing traders to reassess near-term risk.
News background
- Dogecoin declined 5.5% over the past 24 hours, falling from $0.1367 to $0.1291 as selling pressure intensified across the broader crypto market.
- The move came amid weaker risk sentiment and declining participation in higher-beta assets, with meme tokens absorbing outsized downside relative to majors.
- While no single catalyst drove the selloff, the move coincided with continued rotation out of speculative exposures and thinner liquidity conditions.
- DOGE remains range-bound on a higher timeframe, but the latest drop represents a clear failure to defend levels that had held through recent consolidation.
Technical analysis
- The breakdown below $0.1370 marked a decisive loss of short-term trend support. Volume surged to 1.63 billion tokens during the selloff, roughly 267% above average, confirming that the move was driven by large flows rather than passive drift.
- Price pushed cleanly through intermediate supports without meaningful pauses, indicating limited bid depth once $0.1320 gave way. The failure to reclaim $0.1300 on the first rebound attempt keeps near-term structure tilted to the downside, even as momentum indicators begin to stabilize.
- From a structure standpoint, DOGE has shifted from range compression to downside expansion. Until price reclaims former support, rallies remain corrective rather than trend-changing.
Price action summary
- After reaching session lows near $0.1290, DOGE began to stabilize as selling pressure tapered. Subsequent candles showed reduced volume and shorter downside extensions, suggesting liquidation pressure may be fading.
- Intraday price action has started to form higher lows from the $0.1290 base, but upside follow-through remains limited. Sellers continue to appear near $0.1300, keeping price capped and confirming this level as immediate resistance.
What traders should know
- Short-term direction now hinges on whether DOGE can hold above the $0.1290–$0.1280 zone.
- Sustained acceptance below this area would expose the next support band near $0.1250, while a successful reclaim of $0.1300 would be the first signal that downside momentum is easing.
- Volume behavior is key. Continued normalization would support a consolidation phase, while renewed spikes on downside moves would suggest further distribution. For now, DOGE sits in a fragile stabilization phase, where patience and confirmation matter more than anticipation.
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