Why Are Shiba Inu Holders Selling Their Coins?

The meme coin mania of the past few weeks pushed Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) price to an eight-month high of $0.000030 on November 12. Due to this hike, a significant portion of SHIB’s supply is now profitable.

However, as market sentiment shifts, many Shiba Inu holders are now opting to secure their gains by selling their SHIB coins.

Shiba Inu Holders Sell For Profit

According to IntoTheBlock’s Global In/Out of the Money indicator, 829 trillion SHIB coins held by 851,000 addresses, which comprise 62% of all the meme coins holders, are “in the money.”

An address is considered “in the money” when the current market price of the asset it holds is higher than the average acquisition cost of the tokens in that address. This indicates that the holder would realize a profit by selling their holdings at the prevailing market price.

On the other hand, 82.39 trillion SHIB coins held by 398,000 addresses are “out of the money.” These are addresses that currently hold their coins at a loss. 

With 62% of all its holders now in profit, there has been a resurgence in profit-taking activity. This is reflected in SHIB’s declining Chaikin Money Flow (CMF). As of this writing, this indicator is at 0.08, trending downward toward the center zero line.

The CMF measures the market’s buying and selling pressure. When it falls toward the zero line, it signals weakening buying momentum, indicating that market participants are losing conviction in the uptrend.

Additionally, the setup of SHIB’s moving average convergence divergence (MACD) indicator confirms this bearish outlook. At press time, the coin’s MACD line (blue) rests below its signal line (orange).

This indicator measures an asset’s price trends and momentum and identifies its potential buy or sell signals. When the MACD line falls below the signal line, it indicates a bearish trend and confirms the reversal of an uptrend. It suggests that selling pressure is increasing, and the asset’s price could decline further.

SHIB Price Prediction: A Decline To $0.000020?

SHIB is trading at $0.000025, marking a 4% decline in the last 24 hours. It remains above key support at $0.000022. If SHIB falls below this support, its price could drop further to $0.000020.

On the other hand, if profit-taking activity relaxes and the meme coin witnesses a resurgence in new demand, it will break above resistance at $0.000026 to reclaim its eight-month peak of $0.000030.