{"id":72662,"date":"2026-02-17T02:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=72662"},"modified":"2026-02-17T02:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:01:46","slug":"bitcoin-flat-ethereum-xrp-gain-while-dogecoin-slides-analyst-explains-why-most-awful-periods-could-be-best-time-to-accumulate-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=72662","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Flat, Ethereum, XRP Gain, While Dogecoin Slides: Analyst Explains Why &#8216;Most Awful&#8217; Periods Could Be Best Time To Accumulate Crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Leading cryptocurrencies traded flat on Monday amid thin liquidity due to the holiday, while gold and silver declined.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><\/p>\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Cryptocurrency<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>24-Hour Gains +\/-<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Price (Recorded at 8:20 p.m. ET)<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bitcoin <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td>+0.11%<\/td>\n<td>$68,886.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ethereum<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/ETH\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"ETH\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/eth\/usd\">ETH<\/a>)<br \/><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+1.57%<\/td>\n<td>$2,001.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>XRP<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/XRP\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"XRP\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/xrp\/usd\">XRP<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+0.76%<\/td>\n<td>$1.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Solana<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/SOL\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"SOL\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/sol\/usd\">SOL<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+0.76%<\/td>\n<td>$86.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dogecoin<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/DOGE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"DOGE\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/doge\/usd\">DOGE<\/a>)<strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>-1.54%<\/td>\n<td>$0.1007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin Moves Sideways<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin <\/strong>pushed to an intraday high of $70,060 but met strong resistance, sending it back to the $68,000 range. The apex cryptocurrency\u2019s trading volume fell 17% from the previous day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethereum <\/strong>crept up to $2,000 overnight, even though trading volume plunged 40% over the last 24 hours. <strong>XRP <\/strong>and <strong>Solana <\/strong>moved sideways.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin&#8217;s market dominance shrank to 58.3%, while Ethereum&#8217;s share contracted 2.16% to 10.2%.<\/p>\n<p>Over $215 million was liquidated from the market in the last 24 hours, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/LongShortRatio\">according <\/a>to Coinglass, with long liquidations accounting for the majority of the losses.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s open interest fell by a modest 0.08% over the past 24 hours, while money locked in Ethereum&#8217;s derivatives rose by 0.88%.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Extreme Fear&#8221; sentiment prevailed in the market, <a href=\"https:\/\/alternative.me\/crypto\/fear-and-greed-index\/#google_vignette\">according &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/02\/50640336\/bitcoin-flat-ethereum-xrp-gain-while-dogecoin-slides-analyst-explains-why-most-awful-period?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Bitcoin\" flat ethereum xrp gain while dogecoin slides: analyst explains why awful periods could be best time to accumulate crypto>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading cryptocurrencies traded flat on Monday amid thin liquidity due to the holiday, while gold and silver declined. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +\/- Price (Recorded at 8:20 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +0.11% $68,886.53 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +1.57% $2,001.73 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +0.76% $1.48 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +0.76% $86.86 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-72662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72662\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}