DOGE Surges 14% as Open Interest, Treasury Bets Power Breakout Above 22 Cents

Dogecoin climbed from $0.21 to $0.24 during a volatile 24-hour session ending July 18 at 06:00 UTC, posting a 14.02% gain with a $0.04 range reflecting 17.6% volatility.

The move was led by intensified whale buying, institutional inflows, and aggressive memecoin sector expansion.

Market Summary

• DOGE rallied 14.02% from $0.21 to $0.24 between July 17 07:00 and July 18 06:00 UTC, posting a $0.04 range with 17.6% volatility

• Whale accumulation surpassed 1.2 billion DOGE in 48 hours, triggering breakout above $0.22 resistance at 21:00 UTC

• Trading volumes peaked at 752.69 million during breakout phase, exceeding the 24-hour average of 698.42 million

• Open interest rose 12.36% to $4.04 billion, with funding rates stable and long bias intensifying

• Bit Origin secured $500 million in equity and debt to build DOGE-focused treasury operations

Price Action Overview

The rally accelerated after DOGE broke through $0.22 resistance at 21:00 UTC on July 17, triggering a wave of long interest and algorithmic inflows. Volumes spiked 7.8% above the session average as price surged from $0.22 to $0.24. That breakout created new high-volume support at $0.22–$0.225.

In the final 60 minutes (July 18 05:36–06:35 UTC), DOGE whipsawed between $0.236 and $0.24 in a 1.67% trading range. Price briefly fell under selling pressure before recovering sharply to session highs — a classic profit-taking trap followed by institutional dip-buying.

Technical Indicators

• Open interest: $4.04 billion (+12.36%) across major exchanges, suggesting strong directional positioning

• Whale inflows: 1.2B DOGE accumulated since July 16, per on-chain data from WhaleTrace

• Support zones: $0.22–$0.225 (post-breakout high-volume consolidation)

• Resistance zones: $0.245–$0.248 (previous multi-session highs)

• Final hour volatility: 1.67% intraday swing with rapid reversals between $0.236–$0.24

Sector Momentum

DOGE’s rally helped lift the total memecoin market cap to $72 billion, up $17 billion in July. With Bit Origin’s treasury plans and elevated open interest, analysts say DOGE could test the $0.26–$0.28 band next.

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