Dogecoin Futures Show Pattern Before Market Peaks Appear

• Retail trader spikes in DOGE futures often appear right before short-term market tops, signaling possible momentum exhaustion.
• Open Interest decline amid high volume suggests position rotations or hesitation in Dogecoin’s current futures market behavior.

The Dogecoin (DOGE) token is once again intriguing because the futures data shows a striking pattern. From the analysis of Burakkesmeci, an on-chain analyst who diligently observes DOGE movements, an interesting signal emerged: when too many retail traders enter at the same time, the DOGE price is often at its peak.

Reading the Bubbles: What Retail FOMO Might Be Telling You

Imagine a red bubble appearing on the chart when retail traders flock to the futures market. According to Burakkesmeci, these bubbles appear repeatedly before the DOGE price reaches its highest point. You could say that this moment is a kind of “danger sign” that indicates that the market is heating up. And when it gets too hot? Yes, sometimes what happens is a reversal.

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But don’t panic too quickly. There is still a calmer market phase, marked by green or pink bubbles. What does it mean? Retail participation is not too dense, and usually the market moves more stably. This situation is often an opportunity for market players who are more patient or careful.

Is Dogecoin’s Momentum Real or Just Retail Hype?

On the other hand, the latest report from CNF also strengthens the narrative that DOGE is experiencing a surge in interest. Over the past week, the Dogecoin network has seen a 990% increase in active addresses—from around 61 thousand to over 674 thousand. This kind of surge is certainly not trivial, and shows how much enthusiasm is growing.

However, the surge is not always in line with solid market strength. According to CoinGlass data, DOGE trading volume has indeed increased quite drastically by 23.49% in the past 24 hours, breaking through $6.35 billion.

However, interestingly, Open Interest has actually fallen by 5.39% to $2.69 billion. This situation is like seeing a crowd coming to a night market, but some stalls have started to close. This means that some market players may be starting to take profits or are even hesitant to continue.

Source: CoinGlass

Furthermore, in the DOGE options market, conditions look quieter. Trading volume has plummeted by almost 86%, and open positions in options have also fallen by more than 95%. This shows that this type of derivative instrument is currently not being looked at, perhaps because market players have not seen a clear enough direction to be used as a speculation material.

Meanwhile, the Long/Short Ratio indicator on Binance shows a fairly striking figure, namely 3.0209. That means the number of accounts holding long DOGE positions is more than three times that of short. Although on the one hand this shows high optimism, if everyone is too sure in one direction, it often becomes a trap. A market that is too one-sided can be at risk of sudden correction.

Meanwhile, as of the writing time, DOGE is swapped hands at about $0.01995, up 1.31% over the last 24 hours and 28.05% over the last 7 days.