Shiba Inu Bulls Defend Critical Level—Is a 450% SHIB Rally Next?

• Shiba Inu (SHIB) is reported to have been trading above its breakout level in 2022 and early 2023, hinting at a potential surge to $0.000081.
• The asset is said to have shown a “textbook bull signal” on its chart while its potential breakout is confirmed by the slow pace of growth for the past three years. 

Shiba Inu (SHIB) shows resilience as it strongly holds above a critical support level of $0.000013 to stage a marginal rebound to $0.00001451 at press time. Within the same period, Bitcoin (BTC) slumped to $82k while Ethereum (ETH) fell to $2.2k before bouncing back to $86k and $2.3k, respectively.

Shiba Inu Price Analysis

While Shiba Inu “prints a 1.9% gain on its daily price chart, investors who created positions in other notable trading periods are still in loss as the asset declined by 6% in the last seven days, 24% in the last 30 days, 44% in the last 90 days, and 32% from year to date. According to our market data, traders’ engagement remains down as trading volume falls by 36%, with $273 million changing hands in the past 24 hours.

Regardless of the overall struggle, an analyst identified as Javon Marks believes that SHIB is poised for a breakout. According to him, the asset is currently trading above its breakout level in 2022 and early 2023. Per his assessment, a successful hold of the current position could lead to a 450% surge to $0.000081.

As mentioned in our previous news brief, Marks believes that the asset’s on-chain activities are showing a “textbook bull signal.” Meanwhile, the slow pace of growth from 2022 is said to be a confirmation of the upcoming explosive run.

Technically, the pace sustains the longevity of the potential run with an increasing likelihood of breaking above the upper boundary.

This slower action can be aiding the longevity and scale of this run, meaning that this target level, through this sideways action, is looking more and more likely to be broken above.

Whale Activities Decline

Shiba Inu’s on-chain data also show a plummeting whale activity as transactions involving at least $1 million fall by 79%. Similarly, the average transaction size of the asset has declined by 88% from $39,000 on February 3 to $4,707.

As noted in our earlier post, while this could signal a reduction in investors’ confidence, it could also be a sign of a redistribution phase. Meanwhile, these declines mostly precede sharp recoveries.

In a recent update, we also disclosed that 61% of Shiba Inu’s supply is controlled by only 10 holders, raising more volatility concerns. However, Santiment’s comment highlights that this could equally signal confidence.

If these large holders keep holding or accumulating, it generally signals confidence in the project and can actually reward traders who collectively hold less power and rely more heavily on the behaviour of a few large key stakeholders. Regardless, it’s important to remember this level of concentration can make a coin more volatile, as a few players have the power to influence price movements.