Shiba Inu (SHIB) briefly joined the weekend market surge, reclaiming the $0.000007 level on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 — but the bounce was short-lived as sellers quickly pushed the price back down. The move came alongside a Bitcoin (BTC) spike to roughly $70,000 on Sunday that has since cooled to about $68,000. By the numbers, CoinGecko shows SHIB posting nearly a 10% gain on the weekly chart, but it remains red across most other timeframes: down about 2.7% over the past 24 hours, 22.2% over the last month, and approaching a 60% decline since February 2025. Context and drivers SHIB’s struggles are not new. After peaking around $0.000032 in December 2024, the token entered a downtrend through 2025. In February 2026 a liquidity crunch contributed to a broader market sell-off that hit SHIB hard. Ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and lingering liquidity concerns have kept many crypto assets — including SHIB — from mounting a sustained recovery. Bitcoin remains the bellwether Shiba Inu’s direction continues to shadow Bitcoin. Analysts argue the wider altcoin market is unlikely to regain meaningful upside until BTC decisively re-enters bull territory. CoinCodex analysts expect Bitcoin could retest $79,000 by the end of February — though they warn the level may not hold. A fresh BTC leg higher could help restore some momentum for SHIB, but it’s no guarantee. Outlook for SHIB CoinCodex’s models project a modest rebound for Shiba Inu but stop short of any dramatic price reshaping: they forecast SHIB trading around $0.0000007992 on Apr. 29, 2026, and do not expect the token to “delete a zero” from its price in the near term. What to watch Key drivers to monitor in the coming days and weeks include Bitcoin’s price action, overall liquidity conditions in crypto markets, and macroeconomic headlines that influence risk appetite. Until those factors improve, SHIB’s path to sustained recovery will likely remain constrained. Read more AI-generated news on: undefined/news

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