In an unprecedented twist of events, amidst the broader downtrend witnessed across the cryptocurrency market, the prices of renowned meme coins Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) noted a substantial plunge today, nabbing significant investor attention. This plunge witnessed by the meme coins comes riding a plethora of on-chain and market dynamics hovering over the crypto horizon. Here’s a closer look into factors that potentially caused DOGE’s & SHIB’s prices to dip today.

Altcoins Mimic BTC’s Notable Slip

Intriguingly, Bitcoin jotted a remarkable price correction today, as its price slipped back to the $66K mark. As of writing, the BTC token traded at $66,639, causing a turbulent sentiment shift across the broader crypto market.

The notable plunge witnessed by BTC birthed primarily from phenomenal liquidation witnessed today, worth $131.92 million, per Coinglass data. Meanwhile, other coins followed this liquidation chronicle, with meme coins like DOGE & SHIB mimicking and registering colossal liquidations.

Dogecoin recorded liquidations worth $14.76 million, with $11.69 million in long positions and $3.07 million in short positions. Whereas, Shiba Inu witnessed liquidations worth $2.32 million, with $2.21 million in long positions and $108.63K in short positions. This substantial closing off of positions for settlements primarily aligns with the dip in DOGE & SHIB prices.

Meanwhile, the crypto market saw 139,561 traders liquidated in the past 24 hours, with the total liquidations evaluated as $428.29 million. The largest single liquidation order took place on OKX – ETH-USD-SWAP worth $7.48 million.

Derivatives Data Analysis

In the interim, derivatives data flagged out by Coinglass showcased a substantial dip in DOGE and SHIB open interest and OI-weighted funding rate, adding up to the price dip observed today.

DOGE’s open interest dipped 11.68% to $1.67 billion, while its OI-weighted funding rate slipped to 0.0179%. SHIB noted an 11.07% drop in its open interest, reaching $85.77 million, while its OI-weighted funding rate slipped to 0.0317%.

This showcased a bearish sentiment among crypto market traders and investors for the meme-based tokens as fewer traders are willing to enter new positions or maintain existing ones, potentially driving the prices down.

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DOGE & SHIB Tumble

As of writing, the Dogecoin token’s price has plummeted 10.62% in the past 24 hours and is currently trading at $0.1829. On the other hand, the Shiba Inu token registered a drop of 8.37% in the past 24 hours and is currently resting at $0.00002635.

Intriguingly, despite the drop in prices, the DOGE and SHIB 24-hour trading volume illustrated notable jumps, underscoring the heightened selling pressure when aligned with liquidations. However, the RSI for both the tokens hinted at a neutral market sentiment, with the asset neither being overbought nor oversold.

This ignited speculations over future price action shifts, as these tokens may witness a shift in momentum anytime ahead. Although broader technicals for Shiba Inu portray a selling sentiment in the market, adding up to SHIB’s fall, DOGE’s technicals painted a buying sentiment within the market, fueling speculations orbiting a buy-the-dip market sentiment.

Meanwhile, a Dogecoin whale accumulated 134.82 million DOGE, followed by a SHIB whale’s 461.63 billion coins accumulation. This, in turn, curated investor curiosity over whales’ confidence in the asset, potentially signaling rising price actions ahead.

461,631,206,896 #SHIB (13,175,185 USD) transferred from #Wintermute to unknown wallethttps://t.co/pFyvok2fOT

— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) April 1, 2024

134,827,084 #DOGE (27,658,034 USD) transferred from #Robinhood to unknown wallethttps://t.co/On8JNSYkTt

— Whale Alert (@whale_alert) April 1, 2024

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Filed under: News - @ January 1, 1970 12:00 am