Dogecoin [DOGE] memecoin bounced by 3.80% in the past 24 hours as it continued to lead the sector in terms of market capitalization. For DOGE, it recorded 2.35% gains during this period.
Despite this performance, institutional demand for Dogecoin is fading, even as whales continue to position themselves. However, this contrast does not appear to have affected the price action, which is shifting bullish in the short term.
Weak U.S. Spot Dogecoin ETFs demand
As per SoSoValue, US Spot DOGE ETFs have recorded less than $1 million in capital inflows in March 2026. Only two days have seen inflows of $779K and 193.4K, which have totaled to $972K.
The Total Net Assets stand at $9.32 million, while the cumulative net inflow is at $7.64 million. By now, Dogecoin ETFs have absorbed about 0.07% of the circulating supply of the memecoin.
Specifically, Grayscale’s GDOG and 21Shares’ TDOG lead with cumulative net inflows of $8.58 million and $439K, respectively. On the other hand, Bitwise’s BWOW has seen outflows of $1.38 million.
The data made it clear that there was little demand for Dogecoin ETFs. In fact, they have been among the worst-performing ETFs in terms of capital pull.
Are whales positioning?
While institutions continue to see capital leave Dogecoin ETFs, whales are buying the memecoin in the Spot and Futures markets.
As per CryptoQuant, the Spot Average Order Size indicator was green, indicating big whale orders. Moreover, the Futures market was showing similar sentiment.
These activities resulted in a buyer-dominated Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD). Over the past five days, bulls have been buying the token, even though it remained confined in a bigger sideways market.
Such activities suggested that whales were positioning, maybe to capitalize on the short-term price movements. Can these whales power the price of the memecoin even with institutions stepping back?
DOGE signals trend reversal
On the 4-hour timeframe charts, the memecoin has been bouncing between $0.088 and $0.104 since mid-February. DOGE is bouncing off the support level of the range for the sixth time.
However, this time it’s different. DOGE has broken above the neckline of an inverted head-and-shoulders pattern. Additionally, the price action has flipped above the SuperTrend indicator.
The short-term trend shift toward the $0.104 zone is in alignment with Bitcoin [BTC]. DOGE’s correlation coefficient with BTC is at 0.94, explaining why the memecoin is following in its footsteps.
Respecting the pattern breakout while pushing price past $0.104 could set the precedent for a move toward $0.12. Conversely, failure to break out of the range would extend the consolidation.
Final Summary
- US spot Dogecoin ETFs’ demand is declining as they record less than $1 million in inflows.
- Dogecoin price action eyes a range breakout as whales continue to position.
