Shiba Inu could experience a valuation expansion if a multi-year descending resistance trendline finally makes way.
Notably, this trendline has long suppressed Shiba Inu ($SHIB), clamping down on every attempt to climb higher. However, a breakout would send the meme coin soaring to much higher valuation levels.
Key Points
- A descending resistance trendline has capped Shiba Inu’s efforts to attain a higher valuation since the December 2024 peak of $19.7 billion.
- As such, its market cap has continued to slide, dropping 82.5% to the current level.
- Shiba Inu could enter a “full send mode” once it breaks out from the multi-year descending resistance.
- The first area to watch is the $3.74 billion valuation mark, which aligns with the tip of the diagonal resistance.
Shiba Inu Market Cap Stuck Below Resistance
Analyst Don shared a chart of $SHIB’s market cap, showing how it has remained suppressed for years. Currently at $3.43 billion, its valuation places it as the 29th-largest cryptocurrency in that metric.
Technically, a downward-sloping resistance trendline has capped efforts to attain a higher valuation since the December 2024 peak of $19.7 billion. As such, its market cap has continued to slide, dropping 82.5% to its current level.
This has also been reflected in its price, which has also declined by the same rate from $0.00003343 in December 2024 to $0.00000582 today, reflecting an almost unchanged circulating supply.
Accumulation Amid Price Weakness
Although the correction mirrors broader market weakness, the analysis suggests there may be more to it than catches the eye. Typically, a prolonged period of consolidation below a resistance allows the underlying asset to build strength for an explosive directional move.
Don agrees with this, stating that Shiba Inu will enter a “full send mode” once it breaks out from the multi-year descending resistance. The analyst didn’t stop there; he highlighted key levels to watch for when $SHIB’s market cap starts to show signs of recovery.
An accompanying chart shows that the first area to watch is the $3.74 billion valuation mark, which aligns with the tip of the diagonal resistance. Attaining this would involve adding $310 million to its current market cap, translating to a price of $0.00000634.
Shiba Inu Market Cap Analysis/Don
Shiba Inu Breakout Targets
Meanwhile, the chart highlights two other market cap targets upon breakout. The first point is the $8.54 billion valuation. With a circulating supply of 589.24 trillion, this culminates in a price of $0.0000145.
The final target is $20 billion, which represents a price of $0.0000339. This places it slightly higher than the December 2024 peak price. Based on its current market standing, $SHIB would need to grow by 483% to reach this price level.
In the meantime, the market tone around Shiba Inu remains cautious, and that needs to change if the uptrend is to happen soon.
Notably, open interest has dropped 3% in the past 24 hours to $49.8 million, suggesting a decline in derivative activities. Exchange spot inflows have also increased, with netflow standing at 15.47 billion in the past 24 hours.
Shiba Inu Exchange Netflow/CryptoQuant
