$XMR This move is pretty interesting. It surged 1.01% in 15m, with volume reaching 4.43 times the norm, a buy/sell ratio of 1.82, and an aggressive trade imbalance of 29.2%—clearly driven by aggressive buying.
More importantly, OI rose along with it: +0.03% over 15m and +0.26% over 1h. The notional change is modest, but its anomaly percentile has already hit 96%, ranking
#3 across the pool. Price up and open interest up—that’s a classic sign of new leveraged longs entering, not a short-covering bounce.
The closing price has just broken above the upper end of the last 20 5m candles, suggesting it has held above the recent range boundary. 24h trading volume is 58.73M, market depth has also been confirmed, and volume is above normal.
The move has persisted across multiple timeframes, and the notional change also ranks near the top across the pool (#14)—this isn’t a one-candle spike; funds are steadily building positions. However, OI has climbed into an extreme range, so keep an eye out for a reversal squeeze if leverage gets too crowded. If you’re chasing the move, don’t go too heavy.