Crypto analyst Matt Hughes, publishing as “The Great Mattsby,” called the $0.11-$0.12 zone “incredible” risk/reward for Dogecoin in a Dec. 30 X post, sharing a weekly DOGE/USDT chart to argue that support is clearly defined. Another trader responded, saying that traders could “better pick a good chart,” sparking a quick dispute over whether DOGE is a high-quality setup or just a cheap one.
The best risk/reward zone for Dogecoin
The Hughes chart frames the area between $0.11 and $0.12 as a multi-year “line in the sand” on a weekly time frame. On the right axis, DOGE is marked around $0.1236, just above an orange horizontal band drawn slightly above $0.10. That horizontal is the zone Hughes is referring to, and it is positioned where price has repeatedly grounded before, most notably during the 2022-2023 long low, making it an obvious level for traders wanting a nearby invalidation point.
It also overlays a linear scale Gann Square with several ascending diagonal guides. The most relevant is an upward-sloping green support line that runs below the price from early chart history to 2026; The current pullback is compressing towards that ascending support around the same time it reaches the horizontal of $0.11 to $0.12. In practical terms, the setup Hughes is advertising is confluence: a zone of horizontal demand that meets a long-term uptrend line, which can offer a relatively tight “risk” baseline if the level fails.
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“The risk/reward in the 0.11-0.12 area for $DOGE is incredible here,” Hughes wrote. “You can visualize the support perfectly with this linear Gann Square scale below.”
Above the point, the next clearly marked band is a light blue horizontal line around $0.23, which lines up with a region that DOGE has agitated during previous rebounds. Higher up, the Hughes chart marks additional overall levels around $0.35 (green) and around $0.46 (teal), with a thick line near the upper end of the range between $0.58 and $0.60.
If the $0.11 to $0.12 zone holds, the chart implies that the market has room to return to those upper shelves; If not, the next milestones visible on the chart are lower upward diagonals in the $0.05 to $0.07 region, which would represent a materially deeper reset of the same multi-year structure.
In the macro context, Hughes is clear: “Crypto in 2026: The bull run that will crush Fiat’s dreams! As governments print money like confetti and banks hoard their wealth, #Bitcoin reaches $500,000, #Ethereum transforms entire industries, Solana owns speed, $XRP liquidates global finance overnight and $DOGE rises higher than ever because memes became money. Skeptics? You are the same ones who called it a scam in 2021 because you bought the top.
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Renowned trader Cheds Trading (@BigCheds) questioned the trading premise bluntly: “It’s probably better to pick a good chart than spend money on a bad one.” Hughes did not reject the criticism; He acknowledged that momentum may be easier elsewhere, but reaffirmed his preference for a defined downside at the levels he highlighted: “Yes, you can take better advantage of momentum that way, but I like the risk/reward in this zone for DOGE.”
Hughes’ post also came alongside broader conversations about the rotation. He quoted @MerlijnTrader approvingly in a separate message, echoing a thesis based on the sentiment that altcoin turns often begin when positioning is defensive and conviction is low. “Look at the Wall Street cheat sheet, man. We’re in a slump, right? Trot maps, excitement to price and it’s screaming maximum opportunity right now,” Merlijn said in a short video. “I just have to choose the right coins.”
Merlijn tied any rotation to bitcoin’s upcoming resolution and emphasized how awkward those early spins tend to feel. “Once Bitcoin is resolved now, the bottom, Bitcoin is weak, right? So they bought them into Bitcoin and stablecoins and everyone has emotionally given up on everything else,” he said. “This is how rotations are born very quietly and awkwardly before conviction returns.”
For Dogecoin, Hughes’ chart boils that broader debate down to a single question: Does the $0.11-$0.12 confluence area hold on a weekly basis, or is the market forcing traders to reassess risk further down the structure?
At press time, DOGE was trading at $0.1232.
Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
