Whales Control 94% of SHIB Supply, What Comes Next for Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Shiba Inu has reached a crucial point after weeks of tight price movement, with the token trading near $0.00000525. Large wallets control roughly 94% of the token supply, a concentration that can amplify price moves when major holders buy or sell. SHIB has spent several weeks moving inside an increasingly narrow range, recently trading between $0.000005115 and $0.000005271. This price compression near the apex of the current pattern suggests traders are watching closely for signs of an approaching breakout.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for SHIB, measured when this story was written up on 19 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows SHIB trading at $0.000005460, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 54.1% contrasting against a 4-hour ratio of 36.8%. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$7,438, indicating immediate buying pressure, while the 4-hour delta is negative at -$239,936, showing that larger timeframe selling has outweighed buying recently. The 24-hour buy ratio sits at 49.9%, nearly balanced, with a cumulative volume delta of -$7,491. Over the last 24 hours, there were 11 hours of net buying out of 24, resulting in a total spot volume of $6,937,739 across 39,494 trades.
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, the average buy ratio was 47.4%, with the latest day showing a 2.5 point increase over that average. Volume was 1.79 times the average, indicating significantly higher activity than usual for this period. However, the 8-day volume delta total was -$1,076,213, and there were only 2 days of net buying out of 7. Despite the volume spike, the price change over 8 days was +5.6%, suggesting that the increased activity did not result in sustained net buying over the full week.