Dogecoin whales are reportedly adding to their holdings. A post on X says large holders have accumulated nearly 600 million DOGE since October 12, buying near a key support level even as broa
Dogecoin whales are reportedly adding to their holdings. A post on X says large holders have accumulated nearly 600 million DOGE since October 12, buying near a key support level even as broader market sentiment stays fearful.
Price is trading at $0.080294, down 2% today, right at that support zone. Separately, a social media chart is asking whether DOGE could reach $10, based on historical accumulation cycles.
Based on today's chart alone, $10 sits far outside anything currently projected. This Dogecoin price prediction looks at both claims against the chart's own levels.
Market data checked on October 17, 2026, 02:45 UTC-3.
The dogecoin price today is down 2% to $0.080294 in 24 hours, underperforming a slightly weaker Bitcoin and primarily driven by significant capital outflows from the coin. It shows a moderate correlation with the broader market's macro-driven dip, but the move was amplified by coin-specific selling pressure.
Primary reason: Sustained capital outflows, with Dogecoin posting a net outflow of $29.69 million in 24-hour fund flows, indicating direct selling pressure.
Secondary reasons: Oversold technical conditions and sharply reduced trading volume (-44.81%), which thinned liquidity and exacerbated the drop.
A post from TOP DOGE, a commentary account on X, reports that large Dogecoin holders have accumulated nearly 600 million DOGE since October 12, buying near a key support level even as fear dominates broader market sentiment.
The post frames this as a possible sign that larger holders are positioning for Dogecoin's next move.
This is a commentary account's read of onchain activity, and CoinGabbar could not independently verify the accumulation figure or the holders' intent.
Separately, a post asking "$DOGE $10+ DOGECOIN?!" points to a monthly chart highlighting what it calls the best historical periods to accumulate based on previous cycles.
Source: Data From X
At today's price of $0.080294, reaching $10 would require roughly a 125x move, a scale with no support from the current daily chart's levels.
This is a speculative framing based on historical cycle comparisons, not a technical forecast.
Window
Total Liquidated
Long
Short
12h
$378.50K
$120.14K
$258.36K
24h
$2.75M
$2.33M
$412.17K
Source: Data From CoinGlass
The 12h window skews toward shorts, roughly 68% of that total, while the 24h window flipped sharply toward longs taking the bigger share, around 85%.
That shift suggests longs who bought earlier in the day got caught by today's pullback toward support.
DOGE is trading at $0.080294, down 2% on a candle that opened at $0.080846 and ranged between $0.079886 and $0.080846, sitting right at the $0.080000 support level.
The 200-period EMA is well above the price at $0.092272.
The chart shows a possible further dip toward $0.070031 before any recovery attempt, with a separate longer-term path back up through $0.100005, $0.120276, and $0.150083 if price reverses.
These are two different scenarios on the same chart, not one confirmed direction.
Bull case: A daily close back above $0.080846 would ease near-term pressure and open a path toward $0.092272, the 200 EMA.
Base case: $DOGE holds near $0.080000 while the market weighs the whale accumulation report against broader fear-driven sentiment.
Bear case: A daily close below $0.079886 would extend the slide toward $0.070031, with no further chart level marked below it.
$0.080000 is the immediate support $DOGE is testing now; $0.070031 is the deeper level below it.
$0.092272, the 200 EMA, is the nearest resistance, followed by $0.100005, $0.120276, and $0.150083.
Scenario
Trigger
Likely Outcome
Invalidation
Support holds
Close above $0.080846
Push toward $0.092272
Close below $0.079886
Range holds
Consolidate between $0.070031 and $0.080846
Base forms
Break below $0.070031
Support breaks
Close below $0.079886
Slide toward $0.070031
Reclaim $0.080000
Not based on anything visible on this chart. The furthest level currently marked is $0.150083, itself a multi-stage target requiring $DOGE to clear $0.092272, $0.100005, and $0.120276 first.
Reaching $10 would need a move roughly 65 times larger than that already-ambitious target.
The whale accumulation report adds a near-term story worth watching, but it comes with no figures CoinGabbar could verify, and the $10 claim is best treated as speculation tied to historical cycle comparisons rather than a forecast.
According to CoinGabbar analysts, $DOGE is testing its $0.080000 support directly today, with the reported whale accumulation adding a layer of interest to that level.
$0.079886 is the level that would need to hold for this to look like a defended support rather than the start of a deeper slide toward $0.070031. This read is based on the daily chart levels above.
This article is for informational purposes only and isn't financial advice. Crypto markets are volatile. Always do your own research before making any trading decisions involving DOGE.
