Over the weekend, Dogecoin (DOGE) soared 11% after the general market performance. The price surge led the dog-themed token to retest key resistance levels, which fueled a bullish prediction by crypto analysts. Investors also shared a positive sentiment following Elon Musk’s recent comments regarding cryptocurrencies and the largest memecoin by market capitalization.

Dogecoin Attempts To Break Above Key Level

During the past week, market watchers have revealed their bullish predictions for the largest memecoin by market cap. Daan Crypto Trades revealed that DOGE was “showing some strength” after trading above the daily 200 MA/EMA last week and testing a multi-month diagonal trendline.

DOGE attempted to break out of the downtrend line again after trading above the $0.134 resistance level in the early hours of Monday. To Daan, Dogecoin’s price could see “higher over the next couple of weeks” if it holds on to the $0.13 area.

Similarly, analyst Crypto Poseidon pointed out that DOGE’s “daily ema50-200 started to squeeze into each other again.” Per the analyst, this will lead to an expansion above the previous yearly high of $0.22. Poseidon added, “$0.3 on the horizon, dog lovers.”

Amid the market recovery, renowned crypto analyst Ali Martinez revealed on Thursday that Dogecoin was playing the same pattern it has displayed before. According to this pattern, DOGE consolidates in a descending triangle.

During the consolidation, the memecoin historically sees a 140%-230% rally before retracing around 60%. Per the analyst, DOGE investors should “just wait” as the memecoin enters the bull run after the retrace.

As of this writing, Dogecoin is hovering between the $0.129 and $0.130 price range, a 0.5% drop in the last 24 hours. However, this performance represents a 7.6% and 5.3% price surge in the biweekly and monthly timeframes.

Elon Musk Won’t Promote Crypto But Has ‘Soft Spot’ For DOGE

On Sunday, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk joined The X Takeover event hosted by the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley club. Musk made a special virtual guest appearance to discuss his insights on technology, space exploration, sustainability, and cryptocurrencies.

During his appearance, the CEO clarified he would not promote crypto, but might address them jokingly in the future. He also stated he doesn’t have a negative opinion about cryptocurrencies despite his refusal to endorse them.

Musk explained that certain crypto assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), have merit in his eyes, but investors won’t see him pumping them. However, the billionaire added that he got a fondness for Dogecoin due to his liking of dogs and memes.

I’m not going to be promoting crypto—at most, in a joking way. If you see me pumping crypto, it’s not me. I do think there’s merit in Bitcoin and maybe some other cryptos, and I’ve sort of got a soft spot for Dogecoin because I like dogs and memes.

The DOGE community had a mixed reaction to Musk’s remarks. Some investors consider the comments bad news for Dogecoin and its holders as it meant he no longer supported the memecoin’s adoption. “I guess putting Doge on the Moon is not a real thing he’s considering anymore,” one reply read.

Others believe his crypto stance clarification was necessary as some would “think he said he’s against crypto which is not true.” Additionally, many investors considered that his liking for DOGE was bullish for the memecoin.

Following the news, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap saw an 8% price increase, going from the $0.1204 to the $0.1355 range overnight.