Shiba Inu posts 13.5% September gain as Uptober hopes rise
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
digitaltoday.co.kr reports that Shiba Inu rose 13.5 percent in September, marking its highest monthly return of the year. The token started the month at approximately $0.00000507 and reached an intramonth high of about $0.00000625. This performance breaks from earlier market expectations that September would be a weak period for the asset.
Shiba Inu has now posted positive returns for three consecutive months, following a 12 percent increase in July. After suffering steep declines in the first half of the year, the asset is showing a clear recovery trend. Blockchain outlet U.Today noted on October 1 that the rebound has lasted for weeks, drawing investor attention despite brief recent weakness.
Analysts believe this bullish momentum could lift demand further as the market enters 'Uptober'. While prices slipped slightly on the report date, the focus remains on whether the recovery since July can sustain into October. The market is watching to see if the uptrend continues rather than focusing on short-term pullbacks.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for SHIB, measured when this story was written up on 2 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Shiba Inu is currently trading at $0.000005790 on Binance spot markets. Short-term sentiment shows divergence, with a 23.3% buy ratio in the last hour compared to a balanced 49.4% over four hours. Over the full day, the buy ratio sits at 52.2%, indicating that buyers have slightly outpaced sellers over the longer timeframe. The 24-hour volume delta is positive at $161,987, meaning net buying pressure has exceeded selling pressure in total value. However, the one-hour volume delta is negative at -$149,202, suggesting that immediate selling pressure has outweighed buying in the most recent hour. This indicates that while the daily trend is net positive, short-term traders are currently net sellers.
The latest daily buy ratio of 45.6% sits at the 11th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.8% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for SHIB, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, Shiba Inu experienced a 0.3 percent price increase with a total volume delta of $376,643. The seven-day average buy ratio was 50.3%, which is slightly lower than the current 24-hour ratio of 52.2%. Trading volume over the last day was 0.71 times the weekly average, indicating lighter activity than usual. Net buying occurred on four out of the last seven days, showing intermittent rather than consistent accumulation. This suggests the current day is an ordinary trading day with slightly below-average volume but a marginally higher buy ratio than the weekly norm.