Dogecoin is making headlines again, but the charts appear unprepared to respond to the momentum. SpaceX has confirmed its acceptance of DOGE as payment for the DOGE-1 lunar mission, reviving the Elon Musk narrative that has historically caused huge price movements. However, the current price action in the range of $0.080 to $0.085 shows clear hesitation on the part of retail investors.
On Sunday, Geographic Energy Corporation announced the mission fully funded by DOGE, while SpaceX confirmed the currency as the full payment mechanism for the satellite launch.
Musk had previously tweeted: “SpaceX will launch the Doge-1 satellite to the moon next year – the mission is funded by Doge – the first Crypto in space, the first meme in space.”
SpaceX will launch the Doge-1 satellite to the Moon next year
– Mission paid in Doge
– 1st crypto in space
– 1st meme in space
To the moooonnn!! https://t.co/xXfjGZVeUW— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2021
For his part, Tom Oceanero, vice president of commercial sales at SpaceX, described the mission as laying “the foundations of interplanetary commerce,” according to the company press release, without the financial value of the contract having been disclosed.
It is worth noting that the DOGE coin had already lost more than a third of its value after Musk described it as a “hustle” during an appearance on Saturday Night Live. As talk of SpaceX’s IPO becomes a market-defining event, emotions surrounding all things Musk remain strong but extremely volatile.
Will Dogecoin price rebound from $0.078 or is a deeper decline awaiting us?
Historical data places DOGE in a tight corridor between $0.080 and $0.085, as selling pressure emerged following Musk’s coin payment confirmations. This range (5-6%) represents a dividing line that has repeatedly defined the short-term trend, and neither level appears to be holding firmly at the moment.
In previous Elon Musk-led surges, Dogecoin posted immediate 2% gains, but these moves quickly reversed once the first wave of retail buying was exhausted, as momentum indicators from these cycles indicated traditional behavior of a rapid rise followed by a fade.
There are now three possible scenarios: The first is the consolidation of DOGE at the $0.078 support level, where speculation around the SpaceX IPO and new comments from Musk could push the price towards the $0.10 level or above, with the DOGE-1 launch schedule remaining a recurring catalyst.
The second scenario is that Dogecoin price could fluctuate in the $0.080 to $0.085 range for several sessions, moving sideways while broader crypto market conditions dictate price direction more than the news.
As for the third scenario, breaking through the $0.078 level on the downside could open the door for a sharp decline, just as the collapse following the SNL episode showed that DOGE can lose more than 33% in a single session when sentiment changes. This confirms that Musk’s influence on cryptocurrency price movements is a double-edged sword, forcing traders betting on DOGE to rise to actually bet on one man’s account on the X platform.
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