Crypto analyst Ali Martinez anticipates a significant rebound for Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) despite the market slump on Sunday.

What Happened: Martinez, known for spotting chart patterns and issuing price predictions, said in an X (formerly Twitter) post that Dogecoin was nearing a critical support level at the lower boundary of the ascending channel.

"Holding above $0.16 could fuel a strong rebound," the analyst projected.

An ascending channel pattern is a bullish continuation pattern that suggests that the bullish trend is likely to continue after a period of consolidation.

Credit: Ali Martinez for X

The analyst also drew attention to the surge in whale interest for the dog-themed cryptocurrency over the last few days. About 1.7 billion tokens, worth $290 million at prevailing prices, were snapped up by the largest DOGE whales in the last 72 hours, potentially paving the