Dogecoin retreats from $0.10 high as $0.08 support tested
Dogecoin (DOGE)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
ambcrypto.com reports that Dogecoin has pulled back from its recent rally, having briefly approached $0.10 before settling near $0.085. The price declined approximately 10% from its peak, with a further 1.1% drop recorded at the time of writing. This correction follows a rapid climb from $0.07 that saw buyers push the asset close to $0.10, though that momentum did not sustain.
Heavy trading activity drove the initial surge, but early buyers taking profits contributed to the subsequent decline. Large-holder activity increased substantially during the rally, though it remains unclear if these whales were buying or selling. The balance between buying and selling rose during the advance but has since dropped, indicating softened demand as the price neared $0.10.
Activity levels have also decreased, suggesting the market may settle after the sharp move. If DOGE holds above $0.08, buyers may attempt another move toward $0.09. A break below that level could expose the price to the previous trading area around $0.07. While a 35% decline to $0.055 is possible in a worst-case scenario, the chart does not yet confirm such a collapse.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for DOGE, measured when this story was written up on 26 August 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows DOGE trading at $0.08770, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 46.6% contrasting against a 4-hour ratio of 53.6%. The 1-hour volume delta is negative at -$277,597, while the 4-hour delta is positive at +$402,179. Over 24 hours, the buy ratio sits at 52.1% with a positive volume delta of +$2,275,448. The cumulative volume delta (CVD) for the 24-hour period closed at +$2,718,962, with net buying occurring in 14 of the last 24 hours. The buy ratio indicates the proportion of trades executed by buyers; a figure above 50% suggests buyers are more active than sellers. Volume delta measures the net volume of buys versus sells, where a positive number means buying volume exceeded selling volume.
The latest daily buy ratio of 37.6% sits at the 0th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.9% - among the weakest buying days it has had.
Twenty-four hours later
What DOGE did over the 24 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for DOGE, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 51.2%, with the latest day showing a 1.0 point increase over that average. Daily volume over the last 8 days averaged 0.41x the typical level, indicating significantly lower trading activity than usual. Despite the lower volume, the coin saw a 16.9% price increase over the 8-day period. Total volume delta for the 8-day window reached +$24,231,150, with net buying recorded on all 7 days. This represents an unusual day for volume relative to the average, yet the consistent net buying over the week supports the recent price appreciation.