Dogecoin is still range-bound as Musk’s remarks fail to shift the price | Credit: TradingView
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Key Takeaways
Musk’s renewed Dogecoin comments failed to trigger sustained upside.
Momentum indicators remain weak, with MFI and AO remaining bearish.
DOGE remains range-bound between $0.095 support and $0.12 resistance.
Dogecoin (DOGE), the largest memecoin by market capitalization, has remained stuck in a corrective structure.
With more than a 14% decline over the past week, DOGE’s price does not appear to be responding to renewed attention from Elon Musk.
At the time of writing, the memecoin has held the $0.10 support. Yet the pullback shows that sentiment-driven catalysts are losing their impact on crypto prices.
Here is why Dogecoin’s price should have rallied, and why it is not.
DOGE Remains Range-Bound Pressure
Short-term momentum indicators continue to reflect DOGE’s lack of clear directional movement. This suggests that hype-driven catalysts alone cannot shift the prevailing trend.
On the 4-hour chart, the Money Flow Index (MFI) stands at 54.23, slightly above the neutral 50 mark. This signals modest capital inflows, but not at a level associated with strong accumulation.
If Musk’s comment were materially shifting sentiment, the MFI would likely push toward 70, signaling aggressive buying pressure.
Similarly, the Awesome Oscillator (AO) prints consecutive green histogram bars below the zero line. While this shows waning bearish momentum, it does not indicate a confirmed bullish reversal.
DOGE is attempting to stabilize but has not reclaimed positive momentum.
DOGE’s price structure still favors range-bound trading. The memecoin remains capped below a descending resistance band near $0.12, a zone that previously acted as support before the January breakdown.
Repeated failures to reclaim this region point to lingering overhead supply.
The long lower wick printed in early February shows buyers stepping in aggressively around this area
As long as Dogecoin remains trapped between $0.095 support and $0.11 resistance, price action is likely to remain choppy.
No More Huge Impact From Elon
Specifically, DOGE has held this price action despite renewed hype from Elon Musk.
On Feb. 2, the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley account asked Musk about his 2021 post claiming, “SpaceX is going to put literal Dogecoin on the literal moon.”
Interestingly, Musk replied that it could be next year. If it were to be the 2021 bull cycle, this response alone could have driven Dogecoin’s price higher by at least 15%.
On the daily timeframe, DOGE continues to trend lower. Notably, the price action is forming a clear series of lower highs and lower lows, reinforcing a weak market structure.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) sits just above oversold territory, highlighting sustained selling pressure rather than an imminent reversal.
The Bull Bear Power (BBP) also shows a similar trend, printing multiple histogram bars in negative territory, indicating that sellers continue to dominate momentum.
As long as these conditions persist, DOGE is likely to remain under pressure, with any upside attempts facing resistance at prior breakdown levels.
At the time of writing, Dogecoin’s price is pegged at $0.11 as it nears the zero Fib level, a zone that often acts as a short-term reaction area rather than a definitive floor.
A breakdown below this level could open the door to further downside, while a hold may trigger a modest relief bounce.
Without a shift in momentum indicators or a reclaim of key resistance levels, any recovery is likely to remain corrective rather than signaling a trend change.
On the flip side, if DOGE’s price breaks above $0.15, it would invalidate the current lower-high structure and signal the first meaningful shift in market behavior in weeks.
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Victor Olanrewaju is a crypto analyst and reporter at CCN with deep roots in on-chain research and technical analysis. His crypto journey began in 2017, but it was the 2020 Uniswap airdrop that sparked a full-time pivot into the space.
With a foundation in copywriting, Victor honed his craft creating high-converting content for leading crypto brokers — most notably an XRP price prediction that ranked #1 on Google during the 2021 bull run.
He later joined AMBCrypto in 2022, where he combined storytelling with technical and on-chain analysis to cover key market narratives.
In 2024, he expanded his expertise at BeInCrypto, collaborating with analysts and using tools like Glassnode, Santiment, and IntoTheBlock to break down Bitcoin and altcoin trends.
At CCN, Victor covers the top cryptocurrencies, memecoins, macro shifts, blending real-time insights with deep-dive metrics.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Ibadan, equipping him to simplify complex data for a wide audience. Follow his work or connect on LinkedIn or X.
