Dogecoin (DOGE) Price Dips as Whales Dump 170M Tokens

Dogecoin (DOGE) price slipped into the hands of sellers again on Sunday, as the meme coin fell by 9.5% in the past 24 hours to trade at $0.215 at press time. The technical outlook suggests that the meme coin may continue with the downtrend.

The meme coin faced a steeper decline than Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), which fell by 6.6% and 7.4%, respectively, over the same period.

Dogecoin price is now down by over 50% from its 52-week highs of over $0.70, which the meme coin hit in December 2022. At current price levels, Dogecoin is trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.7, which is relatively high compared to other cryptocurrencies.

Dogecoin price slid further after a report by crypto analytics firm Token Terminal showed that a large portion of the selling pressure was coming from whales.

Whales Dump 170M DOGE As Technical Indicators Flip Bearish

According to Token Terminal, the whales, or those holding 10M to 100M DOGE, reduced their holdings from 23.91 billion to 23.74 billion in the past 24 hours. This highlights a sale of more than 170M tokens.

The report comes after a steep decline in Dogecoin price, which fell to a one-week low on Saturday. The decline follows a surge in selling activity, which saw the meme coin test major support at $0.21.

At the same time, data from CoinMarketCap shows that DOGE trading volumes have plummeted by over 34%, as traders lose interest in the meme token.

Derivatives traders also closed out their positions, which contributed to additional sell-side pressure on the meme coin.

At press time, open interest on Dogecoin perpetual futures dropped by 6.9% to $2.58 billion, according to Rekt. Together, these positions highlight a lack of conviction among traders that Dogecoin will recover.

However, as the above data shows, top traders are making bullish bets that the Dogecoin price is going to recover. On Binance, the long/short ratio is at 3.46, showing a long bias.

But the overall long/short ratio of 0.94 shows more short positions than long positions, which highlights that the broader sentiment is bearish.

Dogecoin Technical Analysis: Price May Record Correction

Dogecoin price is facing a steep decline as it fluctuates within a descending parallel channel on the four-hour chart. A breakout from the lower trendline will trigger a decline to $0.17 and wipe out the recent gains that Dogecoin made after Bitcoin broke above $100,000.

The Chaikin Money Flow indicator further highlights that buying pressure is weakening after a steep decline towards the zero line. If the CMF crosses below the zero line, it will show a drastic rise in selling activity that will catalyze Dogecoin’s downtrend.

However, the price fluctuations within the Bollinger bands highlight that Dogecoin might record a correction in the near term. After dropping to the lower Bollinger band and defending this support level, DOGE may bounce back to the midline of the descending channel and ascend back to $0.23.

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