Thursday, April 23, 2026

Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Pepe Up 20% In A Month, But Analysts Say It’s A Dead Cat Bounce

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Meme cash have rallied practically 20% up to now month, however analysts warn the features are concentrated in a couple of tokens and the sector stays down 75% from its December 2024 peak.

The Concentrated Rally Downside

Illia Otychenko, lead analyst at CEX.IO, told DL Information the rally might “overstate the sector’s well being” as a lot of the expansion got here from a couple of fast-rising property that distort the true image.

“The rise within the meme coin sector seems pushed by a mixture of enhancing danger sentiment, rising on-chain hypothesis, and sharp features in a handful of outsized tokens,” Otychenko mentioned.

In the meantime, Charles Chong, vice chairman of technique at BlockSpaceForce, mentioned the spike displays a drained sample somewhat than recent conviction. 

“What you’re seeing isn’t bullish group vitality. It’s a lifeless market filled with sidelined gamblers determined for the following sport of musical chairs,” he mentioned.

Dogecoin Nonetheless Down 87% From 2021 Peak

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), the highest meme coin by market worth, is down 87% from its 2021 excessive. Most tokens categorized as memecoins by CoinMarketCap are down over the previous week.

The slight restoration stays removed from the memecoin bonanza that erupted after Donald Trump’s presidential victory. After a string of scandals in early 2025, the memecoin market misplaced momentum.

Canary Capital filed with the SEC for a Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE) meme coin ETF in April.