Practice Dogecoin trading with $500 in demo money.
Dogecoin lost more than half its price in the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, -55.8%. Practice trading it with $500 in demo money in the Staxo app, at real market prices, before you put your own money on it.
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- 1-year change-55.8%$0.1939 to $0.08567
- Volatility67.7%annualized, Bitcoin 44.3%
- Max drawdown-67.7%Oct 2025 to Aug 2026
- Days with a 5%+ move3821 up, 17 down
Kraken XDGUSD daily closes (UTC), Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026. Rebuilt every week from the saved data.
Dogecoin over the last 12 months
For most of the year the trend pointed down. Dogecoin set its highest close, $0.2140, on Oct 13, 2025 and did not reach its lowest, $0.06901, until Aug 6, 2026, 297 days later. That was 37 days after Bitcoin's low of Jun 30, 2026: Dogecoin kept falling while Bitcoin was already off its low. Over the 12 months Dogecoin fell 55.8%, 29.2 percentage points worse than Bitcoin (-26.6%). It closed higher on 158 of the 365 days, and 3 of the 11 full calendar months ended higher. The best month was August 2026 (+19.1%), the worst June 2026 (-28.2%).
It swung harder than Bitcoin: 67.7% annualized volatility against 44.3%, and 38 days with a move above 5%, about one day in 10. Its worst day was Bitcoin's worst day too, Feb 5, 2026: Dogecoin fell 14.7% while Bitcoin fell 13.9%. The biggest one-day rise was +14.9% on Feb 14, 2026, the biggest fall -14.7% on Feb 5, 2026. On a typical day the price moved 1.72% either way (the median daily move).
The slide from Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 6, 2026 took 297 days and cut the price by 67.7%, from $0.2140 to $0.06901. By Oct 10, 2026 it had not won that back: the last close was 60.0% below the peak.
How Dogecoin compared with the other seven
- Its rebound from the low, 45.5%, was the weakest of the coins that had not recovered.
- Of the eight coins, the weekly buying test lost the most on Dogecoin (-15.4%).
- Of the eight coins, only Cardano lost more (-62.0%).
| Close on Oct 10, 2025 | $0.1939 |
|---|---|
| Close on Oct 10, 2026 | $0.08567 |
| 1-year change | -55.8% |
| Highest close | $0.2140 on Oct 13, 2025 |
| Lowest close | $0.06901 on Aug 6, 2026 |
| Annualized volatility | 67.7% (Bitcoin 44.3%) |
| Median daily move | 1.72% |
| Days that closed higher | 158 of 365 |
| Days with a move over 5% | 38 (21 up, 17 down) |
| Best day | +14.9% on Feb 14, 2026 |
| Worst day | -14.7% on Feb 5, 2026 |
| Maximum drawdown | -67.7%, Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 6, 2026 |
| Months that ended higher | 3 of 11 full months |
| Best and worst month | August 2026 +19.1%, June 2026 -28.2% |
| Correlation with Bitcoin | 0.80 (same direction on 82% of days) |
Dogecoin DCA vs one buy, with $500 of demo money
Buying weekly cut the loss but did not remove it. $500 spread over 52 weekly buys was worth $423.01 on Oct 10, 2026 (-15.4%); a single buy on Oct 10, 2025 would have left $220.92 (-55.8%).
The weekly buys paid an average of $0.1013 per DOGE, 47.8% less than the $0.1939 of the single buy, because 50 of the 52 buys came after the price had dropped below its starting level.
Only 13 of the 52 buys were below the final price of $0.08567; the rest were still under water at the end.
One buy on Oct 10, 2025
$220.92
-55.8%
$500 bought 2,579 DOGE at $0.1939.
52 weekly buys of $9.62
$423.01
-15.4%
4,937 DOGE at an average of $0.1013.
How the test was calculated
- Prices: Kraken XDGUSD daily closes (UTC), Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026.
- One buy: $500 at the Oct 10, 2025 close of $0.1939, valued at the Oct 10, 2026 close of $0.08567.
- Weekly buys: $500 / 52 = $9.62 at the close of every seventh day from Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026, 4,937 DOGE in total, valued at the same last close.
- No fees, no spread, fractional coins allowed. Run other amounts and schedules in the DCA calculator.
What is Dogecoin?
Dogecoin started in 2013 as a joke by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, named after the Shiba Inu "Doge" meme. It is mined with proof of work and has no supply cap: about 5 billion new DOGE are created every year. It is the largest meme coin by market value, and its price has often jumped on social media posts.
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How to practice Dogecoin trading in Staxo
- Step 1
Download Staxo and get $500
Staxo is free on iPhone and Android. Create your account in the app and your demo wallet starts with $500, plus a daily bonus when you come back.
- Step 2
Find Dogecoin in the Market tab
Dogecoin (DOGE) is one of the 10 coins on the free plan, so you can buy and sell it with market orders, up to 10 trades a day. At the Oct 10, 2026 close of $0.08567, $500 bought about 5,836 DOGE.
- Step 3
Size the trade before you buy
On a typical day in this window Dogecoin moved 1.72%, about $1.72 on a $100 position. Its worst day, Feb 5, 2026, would have cost that position $14.74. Decide how much of the $500 you are willing to lose on one trade, then use the position size calculator to turn it into a trade size.
- Step 4
Test weekly buys against one buy
In this window weekly buying lost less than one buy but still lost. Split $200 of your demo money: $100 in DOGE at once, $100 in ten weekly buys of $10, and see which half is ahead after ten weeks.
- Step 5
Add shorts and leverage with Pro
Staxo Pro adds short selling and leverage (1x, 2x and 5x). A short gains when the price falls, and Dogecoin closed lower on 207 of the 365 days here. Leverage multiplies every move: at 5x, the -14.7% of its worst day would have meant a 73.7% loss on the position.
Free plan: 10 coins including Dogecoin, market orders, up to 10 trades a day, 6 courses. Pro: $1.99 for the first month, then $8.99 a month or $59.99 a year, for all top 100 coins, all 42 courses, short selling and leverage.
Dogecoin practice questions
Can I practice Dogecoin trading for free?
Yes. Dogecoin (DOGE) is on Staxo's free plan: you start with $500 in demo money and can trade it with market orders, up to 10 trades a day, on iPhone or Android. At the Oct 10, 2026 close, $500 bought about 5,836 DOGE. Pro adds short selling and leverage.
How volatile was Dogecoin over the last year?
From Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026, Dogecoin's annualized volatility was 67.7% (Bitcoin: 44.3%). It moved more than 5% in a day 38 times. The biggest daily rise was +14.9% on Feb 14, 2026 and the biggest fall -14.7% on Feb 5, 2026.
What would $500 in Dogecoin a year ago be worth now?
$500 of Dogecoin bought at the Oct 10, 2025 close of $0.1939 was worth $220.92 on Oct 10, 2026 (-55.8%). Spread over 52 weekly buys of $9.62, the same $500 was worth $423.01 (-15.4%). No fees are included.
What was Dogecoin's biggest drop in the last year?
Dogecoin fell 67.7% from $0.2140 on Oct 13, 2025 to $0.06901 on Aug 6, 2026, over 297 days. By Oct 10, 2026 it had not returned to that peak: the last close, $0.08567, was 60.0% below it.
Does Dogecoin move with Bitcoin?
Over the 365 days to Oct 10, 2026, Dogecoin moved closely with Bitcoin: both closed in the same direction on 82% of days, and the correlation of their daily returns was 0.80 (1 means they always move together).
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Coins that moved like Dogecoin
Over the same 365 days, Dogecoin's daily moves matched Cardano most closely (correlation 0.88), then XRP (0.84).
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Educational content, not investment advice. The figures describe Dogecoin's price from Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026 and say nothing about where it goes next. Staxo is a simulator: you practice with demo money, never real money.