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With SHIB exchange netflows turning negative for the first time in seven days, Shiba Inu has more tokens exiting exchanges than entering them, which traders frequently interpret as a decrease in the pressure to sell right away.
Shiba Inu reserves flow out
The most recent exchange flow data shows that SHIB's total exchange netflow fell to about -42.4 billion tokens. The directional shift is significant because it disrupts a week-long period characterized by positive inflows and elevated exchange reserves, even though the scale itself is not particularly extreme when compared to prior cycle peaks.
Sustained positive inflows into cryptocurrency markets typically signify that traders are transferring assets onto exchanges in order to either actively trade or sell them. Negative netflows typically indicate the opposite: investors are moving tokens into longer-term storage or private wallets, which lowers the amount of liquidity available for short-term sales.
Due to SHIB's technical advancements, the timing is particularly crucial. After recovering from its February lows, the chart indicates that the meme asset is still constructing a neat ascending structure. The price has been rising steadily toward the 100-day EMA, which has capped bullish momentum for months, and has recently broken above short-term resistance. With higher lows continuously forming since March, SHIB is currently trading close to the $0.0000064 area.
Additionally, momentum indicators are still favorable. If overall market conditions stay steady, buyers may still be able to push prices higher, as the RSI continues to trend above neutral territory without reaching overheated conditions.
Shiba Inu still dives
Since SHIB is still trading below the 200-day EMA, the longer-term trend has not yet completely reversed. Additionally, meme assets are still heavily influenced by speculative sentiment and the general trajectory of Bitcoin. Despite improving on-chain metrics, SHIB could rapidly lose momentum if the macroeconomic environment worsens or the broader cryptocurrency market declines.
Nevertheless, the combination of declining exchange netflows and improving technical structure makes the environment better than it has been for weeks for SHIB. The aggressive exchange inflow pressure that once affected price action is no longer evident in the market. In the upcoming sessions, traders might start to see the current recovery as something more significant than a brief relief bounce if SHIB is able to break and hold above the 100-day EMA.
Dan Burgin
U.Today Editorial Team
