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ZEC $1,365 Why is Cardano price rising as open interest jumps 25%?
ADA traded near $0.279 as Santiment data showed open interest rising 25% to $304 million, pushing back on a short-squeeze explanation.
Key takeaways
- Open interest rose. Santiment data shows open interest climbing 25% to $304 million between Oct. 3 and Oct. 5.
- Leverage cuts both ways. Perpetual open interest is $1.47 billion against a $10.41 billion market cap, the report notes.
- Resistance sits close. ADA faces a level at $0.2956 where it has failed twice this year.
What happened
Cardano traded around $0.279 on Oct. 6 as ADA approached the $0.28 resistance area. The token gained almost 9% over the week. CoinGecko data put ADA up roughly 2.7% over 24 hours and close to 9% over seven days, with a market value above $10 billion.
The session extends a recovery that took ADA from around $0.244 on Oct. 3 to above $0.27 by Oct. 5. CoinGlass placed ADA near $0.279, with futures open interest around $696 million at the latest reading.
Why it matters
Santiment said open interest climbed 25% during the rally, which weakens claims that the move was mainly a short squeeze. Measured in ADA rather than dollars, open interest still increased around 13%. Funding had reached its most negative reading in a month on Oct. 2 before later turning positive.
Leverage is now part of the picture. Perpetual open interest alone is $1.47 billion against a $10.41 billion market cap. A ChatGPT prediction covered by Coinspeaker sees ADA pushing toward $0.30 but facing a harder test there, because the leverage driving the move cuts in both directions.
What the data shows
- ADA trades at $0.2772, up 1.9% over 24 hours and 11.1% over seven days.
- Market cap sits at $10.41 billion with $836.6 million in volume.
- The weekly Bollinger Bands place the upper band near $0.2738, with ADA trading slightly above it.
- RSI stands near 56.47, above both the neutral 50 level and its moving average around 44.07.
- Transactions above $100,000 reached 413 on October 5, roughly 2.2 times the weekday average.
Background
- RealFi launched on Cardano mainnet October 1, bringing RWA-backed USDrf and sUSDrf to the network.
- Cardano attends TOKEN2049 Singapore on October 7 and 8 after its Summit funding proposal failed.
What is still unclear
- The current weekly candle has not closed, leaving open the possibility that ADA falls back below the breakout area.
- Short covering likely played some role, from Santiment's view.
- Social chatter barely moved during the rally, even as larger transactions picked up.
Questions readers ask
Why is the Cardano price rising?
ADA traded near $0.279 on Oct. 6 and gained almost 9% weekly. Santiment data showed open interest climbing 25% during the rally.
Is the Cardano rally a short squeeze?
Santiment pushed back on that idea. It said open interest rose approximately 25% to $304 million between Oct. 3 and Oct. 5, and still increased around 13% when measured in ADA.
What Cardano levels are traders watching?
A ChatGPT prediction sees ADA pushing toward $0.30. One analysis points to $0.2956, a level ADA has failed at twice this year, while the 200-day EMA sits at $0.2409.
What Cardano news is driving activity?
RealFi launched on Cardano mainnet October 1 with USDrf and sUSDrf, and Cardano attends TOKEN2049 Singapore on October 7 and 8.
