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Journalist Posted: February 22, 2026 Shiba Inu [SHIB] has the potential to hunt the imbalances left behind during its price move downward, reported AMBCrypto two weeks ago. This medium-term outlook remained unchanged. The recent SHIB pullback from the local high to a local low measured 15.59% in under five days. While this appeared to signal that further losses were likely, it could be a positive, healthy short-term development. The on-chain metrics reflected accumulation, and the threat from profit-taking has not been significant. The metrics pointed toward possible short-term gains, in agreement with the imbalances from earlier this month. Source: SHIB/USDT on TradingView The imbalances highlighted on the daily timeframe lined up well with the $0.00000758 and $0.00000817 retracement levels (white). The final upward target was $0.00009, before the longer-term downtrend resumes. Traders should remember the longer-term bias but can also expect short-term gains, despite the past weeks’ losses. Why the recent pullback was healthy for SHIB Source: SHIB/USDT on TradingView A bullish structure shift (green) occurred on Saturday, the 14th of February. The local high and the subsequent pullback were already covered, but the H4 context made for better reading. The internal bullish structure on the 4-hour timeframe remained intact. Additionally, the strong bullish reaction from the $0.0000062 area in recent days confirmed short-term bullishness. It was likely that Shiba Inu prices could rally as far north as $0.00000818, the 61.8% extension level on H4 and a higher timeframe supply zone, by next week. The OBV was steadily rising. A breakout past the $0.0000066 supply zone from the 16th of February would be an encouraging sight for buyers. Source: CoinGlass The 1-month liquidation heatmap showed that there was a dense cluster of short liquidations just below $0.000008. This lined up well with the H4 extension targets and the 1-day imbalance…

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