Surge to 7B DOGE in Dogecoin Futures Open Interest Signifies Risky Bets

Jonathan Stoker Nov 19, 2023, 19:28pm 144 views

Surge to 7B DOGE in Dogecoin Futures Open Interest Signifies Risky Bets

Dogecoin Trading Interest Surges by Over 40% in 24 Hours

Trading interest in DogecoinDogecoin$0.091 -0.42% (DOGE) has seen a significant rise of over 40% within the past 24 hours, reaching a peak not observed since April. This surge in leveraged bets coincided with a 12% surge in DOGE on Thursday. A company had made an announcement of its plans to dispatch a physical Dogecoin token to the moon. Despite this, a spike in DOGE prices might be interpreted as a bearish indicator in general.

Key Metric of Dogecoin Futures Increases

A pivotal metric of Dogecoin futures saw an amplified increase of approximately 40% within a 24-hour frame. This is indicative of riskier behaviors amongst traders, a trend historically observed when local price tops are marked in crypto markets.

Open interest, or an accumulation of unsettled futures bets, had a sharp increase to over 7 billion DOGE tokens by Friday. This rise reaches the same levels as were seen back in April and these positions are estimated to be worth $600 million at the current market prices.

Open Interest Levels in April

Almost half of these bets, amounting to $275 million of futures positions, were placed on BinanceBinance. This was followed by BybitBybit with $134 million and OKXOKX with $85 million. The longs-to-shorts ratio is evenly split at 50% on either side, suggesting a possible hedging of all bets by traders.

Generally, a rise in open interest suggests a bullish bias amongst futures traders. However, if this figure becomes exceedingly high or spikes quickly, it could bear a bearish signal that suggests an imminent shift in market trends. This is as traders may be constructing short positions.

DOGE Open Interest Increase: An Anomaly

The increase in DOGE open interest is rather unusual compared to the overall market. Futures tracking major tokens, such as BitcoinBitcoin$42,260 -0.64% (BTC) and Ether (ETH), witnessed a 5% decline.

DOGE prices saw a jump of over 12% on Thursday, following reports of a planned space payload mission. This mission, planned by Pittsburgh-based firm Astrobotic, aims to transport a physical Dogecoin token to the moon in December.

However, some traders suggest that sudden leaps in meme coins, like DOGE, typically indicate bearish events. These events imply an increased risk-taking behavior, often synonymous with the end of a broader crypto rally.

Edited by Jonathan Stoker

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