🚀 Dogecoin Breakout Alert: DOGE Primed to Surge Past $0.20 in Coming Weeks
Dogecoin's chart just flashed its most bullish signal since the 2021 meme frenzy—and this time, Wall Street's 'serious investors' might actually pay attention.
### The Technical Setup
A textbook ascending triangle breakout on the weekly chart suggests DOGE could rally 40% from current levels. The $0.20 target now appears conservative if Bitcoin holds its ground.
### Meme Coins vs. 'Real' Finance
While traditional analysts dismiss Dogecoin as a joke, its 12,000% lifetime returns outperform 99% of S&P 500 stocks. But sure, keep shorting it because 'fundamentals.'
### The Final Word
Whether you're a degenerate or a disciplined trader, ignoring this technical signal could mean missing the next leg up in crypto's most unpredictable success story.
Dogecoin addresses hit new all-time high
The number of addresses on the Dogecoin network maintained a bullish outlook, reaching a new all-time high of approximately 108 million. According to Glassnode data, this growth represents a 5% increase from the January 4 level of around 103 million as of July 4.
Network growth indicates a rising interest in DOGE, which has a direct impact on the token's adoption. A 5% increase in addresses indicates that more users are joining the ecosystem, reflecting a surge in retail interest. Adoption has the potential to boost demand, driving risk-on sentiment, which is likely to result in steady price increases.
Dogecoin number of addresses | Source: Glassnode
Despite the surge in network activity over the past six months, speculative interest in the meme coin remains significantly subdued. Based on CoinGlass data, the dogecoin futures contracts Open Interest (OI) sits considerably lower than levels seen at the beginning of the year.
The chart below shows OI standing at approximately $2 billion, down from roughly $5.42 billion on January 18. There was an attempt at recovery in May. Still, interest in Dogecoin derivatives faded with Open Interest, which refers to the value of all the futures and options contracts that have not been settled or closed, averaging $3 billion.
Dogecoin Open Interest data | Source| Coinglass
Downward pressure on Dogecoin’s price remains apparent, considering the total liquidations of $3.84 million over the past 24 hours. Long positions account for $3 million of the cumulative total, with approximately $837 million in short positions wiped out.
Technical outlook: Dogecoin nurtures wedge pattern breakout
Dogecoin bulls are attempting to uphold the recovery following the breakout of a falling wedge pattern in late June. This bullish pattern forms during downtrends, characterized by two converging trendlines that signal declining sell-side pressure.
The breakout, marked by Dogecoin’s price movement above the upper trendline, indicates a higher potential for an uptrend. Volume is a crucial factor in validating a wedge pattern.
A spike in trading volume helps bulls sustain the uptick in price toward a 20% breakout target of $0.1955. This target is determined by measuring the distance between the widest points of the pattern and then extrapolating above the breakout point, as shown on the daily chart.
DOGE/USDT daily chart
Following the breakout at $0.1634, Doge climbed to $0.1753 before retreating to test the upper trendline at around $0.1565 on Wednesday.
The recovery that ensued as traders bought the dip propelled DOGE higher, but its upside remains capped under resistance, highlighted by the 100-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $0.1730.
Key technical indicators, such as the Money FLOW Index (MFI), which tracks the amount of money entering Dogecoin, are trending upward at 57. In other words, risk-on sentiment is present in the spot market, which could boost Dogecoin’s recovery potential.
Still, traders could temper their bullish expectations considering potential resistance at the 200-day EMA, which holds at $0.1817. In the event of a reversal from the current price level, the 50-day EMA at $0.1674 could serve as immediate support and prevent an extended pullback to the support level tested at $0.1565 on July 2.
Open Interest, funding rate FAQs
How does Open Interest affect cryptocurrency prices?
Higher Open Interest is associated with higher liquidity and new capital inflow to the market. This is considered the equivalent of increase in efficiency and the ongoing trend continues. When Open Interest decreases, it is considered a sign of liquidation in the market, investors are leaving and the overall demand for an asset is on a decline, fueling a bearish sentiment among investors.
How does Funding rates affect cryptocurrency prices?
Funding fees bridge the difference between spot prices and prices of futures contracts of an asset by increasing liquidation risks faced by traders. A consistently high and positive funding rate implies there is a bullish sentiment among market participants and there is an expectation of a price hike. A consistently negative funding rate for an asset implies a bearish sentiment, indicating that traders expect the cryptocurrency’s price to fall and a bearish trend reversal is likely to occur.
