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After failing to establish a sustainable reversal during its August rally, Dogecoin has returned to a crucial technical zone. Arguably its most significant moving-average level since May, DOGE is currently trading at $0.0808, falling below the 100-day EMA near $0.0816. The prior interaction with this indicator is what gives it its significance.
Deceleration is increasing
Its eventual loss, which preceded the June decline toward $0.08 and eventually the summer bottom around $0.069, helped validate the deterioration of the larger structure. At first, August seemed able to alter that arrangement. In a few days, DOGE shot up from about $0.07 to above $0.094, momentarily testing the 200-day EMA at $0.0944.
Buyers were unable to recover the long-term average, though. Following the rejection, DOGE experienced a series of lower highs that brought it straight back to the 100-day EMA. DOGE loses vital support.
Thus, one of the strongest elements of the August recovery has been prematurely invalidated by the most recent move below $0.0816. Additionally, DOGE is located close to its shorter-term moving average at $0.0805, forming a particularly compressed support area between $0.080 and $0.082.
The likelihood of another move toward the 50-day EMA, which is currently close to $0.0752, would be greatly increased by a clear daily close below this cluster. The main downside target below that is the former consolidation zone, which is roughly between $0.069 and $0.072. Also, momentum has significantly declined.
Possibilities of further retrace
Following a brief push into extremely overbought territory during the August breakout, the RSI has declined toward 51. This indicates that the bullish momentum created by the initial surge has mostly vanished rather than signaling oversold conditions.
Reclaiming the 100-day EMA is an urgent requirement for DOGE to undo the harm. The structure would stabilize if it moved back above $0.082, and the next resistance area would continue to be between $0.085 and $0.090.
Until then, the recovery thesis is undermined by the unsuccessful 100-day EMA hold. Although DOGE has not yet fully returned to its summer bearish structure, losing $0.08 would significantly increase the likelihood of that happening.
U.Today Editorial Team
Dan Burgin
