Veteran trader Peter Brandt has brought fresh attention to DOGE by identifying striking similarities between the current Dogecoin price action and the Bitcoin price movements from 2015-2016. Brandt highlighted these patterns in a recent post on social media platform X, suggesting that Dogecoin could be following in Bitcoin's early footsteps.
Peter Brandt's Observations On Dogecoin Price Chart Patterns
Recent interest in Dogecoin in the past 30 days has brought its price action to the forefront of the trading analysts. The majority of these analysts have highlighted many technical indicators and trading patterns that point to a continued Dogecoin price surge in the coming months. However, veteran trader Peter Brandt has offered a unique perspective that sets his analysis apart. Rather than focusing solely on indicators, Brandt compares Dogecoin's price action to the early days of Bitcoin, particularly to Bitcoin's cycle from 2015 to 2016, when the leading cryptocurrency was still priced below $1,000.
In his postBrandt pointed to specific price behaviors on Dogecoin's chart that echo Bitcoin's structure from several years ago. According to Brandt, Dogecoin's price has undergone phases of price bottoms and corrections that resemble Bitcoin's patterns before its first major rally in 2017. “Does anyone see the similarities of $DOGE to the $BTC chart in 2015-2016?” Brandt said.
According to him, the Dogecoin price action in the past year has been characterized by a blow off top, a correction via a falling wedge, a double bottom, and a complex correction following completion of the double bottom, all of which were present on the Bitcoin price chart in 2016. Notably, Brandt highlighted that Dogecoin is currently in the same position as Bitcoin was in May 2016.
Why Is This Good For Bitcoin?
If anything, the way Bitcoin turned out is a good indicator of what's in play for Dogecoin's future. Each of the patterns highlighted by Peter Brandt was instrumental in marking Bitcoin's bottom and its subsequent climb toward new heights in 2017. If the Dogecoin price continues to mirror Bitcoin, we could see the same coin going on a strong surge in 2025, much like the Bitcoin price rally in 2017.
At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at $0.38, and its value has essentially doubled in the past seven days. According to the on-chain analytics platform Santiment, this Dogecoin price rally has been largely driven by retail traders. Notably, addresses holding less than 100,000 DOGE tokens have increased by 74,885 in the past four weeks, while sharks and whale addresses have reduced by 350 addresses in the same timeframe.
Although Dogecoin has corrected since it reached $0.4346 in the past 24 hours, the meme coin is starting to trend on social media again. This is due to the US president-elect Donald Trump appointing Dogefather Elon Musk and billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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