Just because the price isn't rising doesn't mean no one is buying DOGE coin. How many different exchanges are there out there that you can purchase DOGE from? If I purchase $1,000 of DOGE on Bittrex, how would that have any affect on the price of DOGE on Poloniex? You more than likely wouldn't ever even have a clue I purchased that $1,000 in DOGE. There are people purchasing DOGE and holding it right now, trust me on that.
Of course, $1,000 dollars is like a drop in the sea. Daily volume of Doge (according to Coinmarketcap) is $ 69 460 738 now!!! This is a huge amount, so ofcourse that $1k is invisible.
I was referring to, that in my opinion the mood here on Bitcointalk show in some way what the whole community thinks. So if we have only positive moods (according to that thread only), why is this not visible on the charts?