With another memecoin frenzy on the horizon, large investors, popularly referred to as whales, are scooping large amounts of Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens. Notably, $SHIB has struggled since November 12, following a major breakout from the descending trendline. This trend and whale actions now raise questions on the implications for SHIBâs price trajectory.
Massive Shiba Inu Accumulation
The on-chain analytical platform IntoTheBlock reported a spike in the number of whales holding Shiba Inu. Large investors holding SHIB tokens worth $1 million to $10 million increased their positions by 425% in the past 30 days.
CNF reported that whales acquired 1.67 trillion $SHIB from exchanges in just 24 hours last week. The recent whale actions indicate strong institutional interest during the ongoing consolidation phase. This means whales and institutions are getting ready for a possible breakout. It also suggests potential opportunities to accumulate more tokens and an upward rebound in the days ahead.
Mixed Sentiments From Traders
Despite the bullish technical analysis and analystsâ forecasts, $SHIB âs on-chain indicators show mixed sentiment among traders. Shiba Inuâs Open Interest (OI) is down by 10.25% in the past 24 hours, per CoinGlass data. The decline in OI suggests that traders are liquidating their positions as the price consolidates.
Major liquidation levels where traders are over-leveraged are currently at $0.00002546 on the lower side. At this level, traders have built long positions worth $1.8 million. On the other hand, $0.00002861 is on the upper side, where traders have built $3.6 million worth of short positions.
Traders need clarification when combining these on-chain metrics with the technical analysis. However, they may also be waiting for the breakout from the consolidation to start aggressive buying.
