Shiba Inu Volatility Crashes as Whale Transfers 7 Trillion, Hits New Low Versus Dogecoin

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has fallen to its lowest level against Dogecoin (DOGE) since November 2021, with the SHIB-DOGE pair dropping to 0.0000472. This decline continues a downtrend that began following March 2024 highs.

In USD terms, SHIB’s volatility has declined sharply. TradingView data shows its 90-day realized volatility at an annualized 64%, the lowest since December 2023. Realized volatility measures historical price swings, providing insight into past market turbulence.

Since May, SHIB has traded within a narrowing range, with converging trendlines connecting lower highs and higher lows. Analysts note that the direction of the eventual breakout may define the next significant price move.

In the last 24 hours, SHIB’s dollar price rose over 2%, reaching an intraday high of $0.000013584 at 22:00 on 17 September, driven by trading volumes of 2.08 trillion tokens. Resistance formed at this peak, while support held near $0.000012882, establishing a trading corridor of roughly 5% ($0.000007020).

Whale activity has intensified, with more than 7 trillion SHIB moved on-chain on Saturday, including 512 billion tokens transferred from Kraken to undisclosed addresses.

Technical Overview:

• Price Range: $0.000012882 (support) – $0.000013584 (resistance), a 5% corridor.
• Volume: Surge of 2.08 trillion tokens vs 24-hour average of 533.5 billion.
• Consolidation: Tight trading between $0.000013323 and $0.000013373, signaling potential accumulation.
• Volume Trends: Peaks of 7.55 billion tokens during resistance tests, tapering to 187 million in final minutes.

Outlook:
The SHIB-DOGE pair has broken down from a sideways pattern, continuing the long-term downtrend. While this trend persists, SHIB’s performance relative to DOGE remains bearish.

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