Dogecoin price crashes 7% hours after Elon Musk reacts to DOGE founder mocking the bears

FXStreet
Updated
coverImg
Source: DepositPhotos

●Dogecoin price witnessed a fate similar to every other cryptocurrency on Monday,  crashing to $0.0944.


●Dogecoin founder Markus called out the bears' pessimism after DOGE charted a 12-month high this week.


●The ill-timed joke became the embodiment of irony as the meme coin crashed mere hours later.



Dogecoin price could not escape the effect of Bitcoin whale selling on Monday as the meme coin crashed along with the rest of the crypto market. While the crash itself was not surprising, the events that preceded it were, as the meme coin's founder, in a way, transpired, the big red candlestick.


Shibetoshi's bad joke


Dogecoin founder Billy Markus, who is better known as his X, formerly Twitter, alias Shibetoshi Nakamoto, could be seen mocking the bears in the early hours of Monday. Calling out the pessimists, Markus tweeted, "oh no crypto died everything is dead blah blah blah.”


This joke was met with applause by the community as well as the owner of X and DOGEfather, Elon Musk, as Dogecoin price at the time of the tweet was at a yearly high, trading at $0.1020.


Unfortunately, the timing of the joke could not have been worse as the meme coin, akin to the rest of the crypto market, crashed just hours later. As investigated by FXStreet, the likely reason for the crash was Bitcoin whales selling $671 million worth of BTC, which had a ripple effect on the crypto market.In a way, Markus transpired the crash that has now left DOGE vulnerable to an 11.5% crash.


Dogecoin price could see a further decline


Following the 7.35% crash on December 11, Dogecoin price fell below the support line of $0.959 to trade at $0.0944 at the time of writing. This level is crucial to DOGE as, in the past, this very line acted as resistance to the meme coin, which it failed to breach for nearly 11 months before successfully doing so in the last week.


This crash has now left the Dogecoin price open to a potential further decline that could see the altcoin losing the support of $0.900 as well. The next major support line is at $0.0840, falling to which would mark an 11.5% crash for the cryptocurrency.


DOGE/USD 1-day chart

DOGE/USD 1-day chart, Source: TradingView.


However, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator are still exhibiting some bullishness persisting in the market. This could support recovery that could help DOGE reclaim $0.0959 as a support floor. This would boost the meme coin back up to $0.1000 and initiate further increases.


* The content presented above, whether from a third party or not, is considered as general advice only.  This article should not be construed as containing investment advice, investment recommendations, an offer of or solicitation for any transactions in financial instruments.

goTop
quote
Do you find this article useful?
Related Articles
placeholder
Dogecoin (DOGE) Rockets to $0.20 — Can It Go Even Higher?Dogecoin started a fresh increase above the $0.180 zone against the US Dollar.
Author  NewsBTC
21 hours ago
Dogecoin started a fresh increase above the $0.180 zone against the US Dollar.
placeholder
Bitcoin's surge to new all-time high sparks $1 billion in short liquidationsBitcoin (BTC) traded above 4% on Thursday after soaring to a new all-time high above $116,800. The rally, which appears to be leverage-driven, triggered over a $1 billion short-squeeze across the entire crypto market.
Author  FXStreet
Yesterday 03: 24
Bitcoin (BTC) traded above 4% on Thursday after soaring to a new all-time high above $116,800. The rally, which appears to be leverage-driven, triggered over a $1 billion short-squeeze across the entire crypto market.
placeholder
Bitcoin crosses $117K as Ether hits $3,000 and XRP surges by 5%Bitcoin is now sitting above $117,000 for the first time in its history, rising more than 60% since its lowest point in April.
Author  Cryptopolitan
Yesterday 01: 39
Bitcoin is now sitting above $117,000 for the first time in its history, rising more than 60% since its lowest point in April.
placeholder
Ethereum Price Forecast: ETH tests $3,000 following strong ETF and treasury inflowsEthereum (ETH) climbed above $2,900 on Thursday, mimicking the rally seen in Bitcoin.
Author  FXStreet
Yesterday 01: 36
Ethereum (ETH) climbed above $2,900 on Thursday, mimicking the rally seen in Bitcoin.
placeholder
Crypto market sees $500 million in liquidation as Bitcoin hit record highs amid dovish Fed minutesThe crypto market continues to trade in the green on Thursday, following the previous day's surge as Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high of $111,999.
Author  FXStreet
Jul 10, Thu
The crypto market continues to trade in the green on Thursday, following the previous day's surge as Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high of $111,999.
Real-time Quote