Dogwifhat (WIF), the fourth-largest memecoin by market capitalization, is on the brink of erasing the recovery it achieved after the Aug. 5 crypto market crash. WIF has dropped approximately 30% from its Aug. 9 local top of around $1.95, bringing its price down to $1.36 as of Aug. 17.
WIF crashes alongside other memecoins
WIF’s price declines accompany similar downside moves across other top memecoins, namely Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe
. For instance, DOGE, the largest memecoin by market capitalization, has dipped by approximately 10% in the last nine days.
Among the leading memecoins, WIF has experienced more significant losses over weekly and monthly timeframes. For instance, WIF’s 30-day returns are around -42%, far exceeding DOGE (-15%) and SHIB (-23.5%).
WIF had an exceptional year-to-date performance, with returns reaching approximately 708%, second only to Popcat (POPCAT), another Solana-based token that surged by around 4,570%. Such substantial gains likely attracted profit-taking from early investors, leading to increased selling pressure.
Long liquidations outnumber shorts
Dogwifhat's 30% correction from its Aug. 9 local top coincides with a higher number of long liquidations in the WIF futures market relative to short liquidations.
Over the past nine days, there have been cumulative long liquidations of $6.932 million versus $3.16 million in short liquidations, according to Coinglass data.
