Dogecoin dips 5% this week as bearish positioning puts $0.088 support in focus

Key takeaways

• CoinGlass’ long-to-short ratio fell to 0.68, its lowest reading in more than a month.
• CryptoQuant data flagged overheated spot and futures conditions, with sell-side dominance among large futures orders.
• Immediate support lies at $0.088, followed by $0.086 and $0.085; reclaiming $0.093 would ease bearish pressure.

Dogecoin extended its losses Wednesday, trading near $0.090 as increasingly bearish derivatives positioning and fading technical momentum weighed on the meme coin.

DOGE has declined more than 5% so far this week. Although the price remains above its 50-day and 100-day exponential moving averages, its failure to recover the 200-day EMA leaves the near-term outlook vulnerable.

Market data and price prediction also point to a growing preference for short positions, while large futures orders show stronger selling activity.

Dogecoin long-to-short ratio drops to a monthly low

CoinGlass’ Dogecoin long-to-short ratio stood at 0.85 on Wednesday, its lowest level in more than a month.

A reading below one indicates that short positioning outweighs long positioning within the tracked dataset. The decline therefore suggests traders have become more bearish as DOGE’s weekly losses deepen.

However, the ratio measures positioning rather than guaranteeing the direction of the next price move. A crowded bearish trade can also become vulnerable to a reversal if buying demand returns.

For now, the reading reinforces the cautious tone surrounding Dogecoin.

CryptoQuant’s summary data identified overheating conditions across Dogecoin’s spot and futures markets.

The platform also highlighted large orders in the futures market, with sell-side activity dominating. Taken together, those signals suggest elevated trading activity is occurring alongside pressure from sellers.

Overheating alone does not establish that prices must decline. In this case, however, the sell-side imbalance and weaker long-to-short ratio support a bearish interpretation of the market snapshot.

DOGE struggles below its 200-Day moving average

Dogecoin remained below its 200-day EMA near $0.093, making that level an immediate obstacle to recovery.

The price continued to hold above the 50-day EMA at $0.088 and the 100-day EMA at $0.086. These levels indicate that some underlying support remains despite the recent pullback.

Momentum indicators were less supportive. The Relative Strength Index hovered near 48, slightly below its neutral midpoint of 50, while the MACD line was marginally negative.

Together, those readings suggest buyers have lost momentum without the market yet reaching deeply oversold conditions.

Immediate support sits around $0.088, where the 50-day EMA aligns with a horizontal price level.

If that support fails, the next reference points are the 100-day EMA at $0.086 and the former trendline breakout area near $0.085. A daily close below this zone would weaken the technical structure and bring the deeper horizontal support at $0.070 into focus.

For a recovery, DOGE first needs to reclaim the 200-day EMA at $0.093. A sustained move above it would ease immediate bearish pressure and shift attention toward resistance around $0.102.

Until then, Dogecoin faces a test of nearby support as bearish positioning and subdued momentum limit its recovery prospects.