Rare Dogecoin Bear Cross Divides Technical Analysts

Alexey Bondarev
Alexey BondarevFeb, 17 2026 7:05
A meme coin pushing past $0.1150 on May 14 with a contracting triangle forming, leaving traders watching the $0.1165 ceiling. (Image: Shutterstock)
A meme coin pushing past $0.1150 on May 14 with a contracting triangle forming, leaving traders watching the $0.1165 ceiling. (Image: Shutterstock)

Dogecoin (DOGE) posted a rare weekly bearish cross — the 20-week exponential moving average falling below the 200-week EMA — just as the token trades at $0.10, stuck in a $0.08–$0.13 range that has analysts divided over whether last week's selloff marked a bottom or the start of a deeper decline.

What Happened; Weekly EMA Crossover

Technical analyst Charting Guy flagged the signal, arguing that DOGE has historically bottomed around the point when the 20-week EMA crosses below the 200-week EMA. "That happened last week," he wrote, adding that he increased his position by 50% at the lows.

Not all traders share that conviction. Daan Crypto Trades called the bounce off $0.08 constructive but framed the move as a range trade, not a trend reversal. "Currently seeing this $0.08–$0.13 area as a large range," he posted. "Anything above that point would make me confident in a further move towards the Daily 200MA/EMA. Currently near the middle so hard to really assume a direction here the way it's trading."

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Why It Matters; Liquidation Risk Looms

João Wedson, CEO of Alphractal, struck a sharper tone, warning: "If you are long on Doge, you will likely be liquidated soon!" An aggregated liquidation heatmap shared by the firm shows thick bands of potential liquidation levels sitting below DOGE's current price, suggesting stop-driven cascades if the token breaks lower.

Wedson also tied DOGE activity to broader market conditions, calling the memecoin's rallies "a risk signal for Bitcoin (BTC)" that "usually happens when Bitcoin is moving sideways."

Alphractal noted that memecoin trading volume had recently outpaced BTC and other altcoins, with Dogecoin leading in number of trades — though that momentum had already begun to fade.

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Alexey Bondarev is the Head of Content at Yellow.com, having reported on crypto for the last 10 years. He specializes in in-depth Research and Learn pieces, with a focus on analytical reporting, industry context, and the bigger forces shaping crypto, from the AI era and security technologies to fintech innovation. He believes that everything digital will imminently overcome everything analogue and is working hard to make that come true.

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