Contract Order Book Daily | 8/19 Longs Pay for Positioning; Sell Orders Pile Up Above
At 11:31 noon, mark price 64326.2 was tagged by $BTC , up 0.39%; active buy orders exceeded by 1.04, with buyers holding only a slight edge. But longs account for 59%, and the funding rate has risen to 0.26%, indicating that chasing long positions is now bearing higher costs. Only if the long ratio falls back near 50% and the funding rate cools in tandem will the crowding signal truly be considered invalid.
Open interest remains at $6.798 billion, with no change. Yet the price is rising without any fresh leverage confirmation. Meanwhile, around 65,000 there are approximately $62 million worth of sell orders; the short-term distance is less than $700. Only if price breaks above 65,000 and open interest increases at the same time will this sell-order pressure signal be invalidated.
$SOL is even more extreme: while it’s up 2.15%, its funding rate reaches 0.87%, the highest among the four major contracts. This is not trend confirmation, but rather a rapid buildup of long costs. If the funding rate drops noticeably and price fails to break above the area near 76.97, the overheating risk would ease.
News-wise, it leans supportive but can’t replace order-book confirmation: MicroStrategy, this week, has not sold any Bitcoin and has added $150 million in cash reserves. In the U.S., the securities regulator proposes a token “safe harbor” and financing exemptions, but prospects for the Digital Assets Market Structure Act remain divisive. The Fear & Greed Index is only 46, meaning sentiment hasn’t caught up with the long positions. The current boundary is still whether 65,000 can be truly broken through via real additional buying.
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Contracts that issued high-level distribution warnings today
High-level distribution warning. RED, KAITO, and LA prices may still be rising, but the structure is already loosening—don’t only look at the green percentage increase numbers. What to fear isn’t that it won’t go up, but that as it keeps rising, the buy-side support/holding gets thinner; then watch whether the subsequent pullback unfolds and whether the support continues to weaken.
RED current price: 0.092, up 5.99%, open interest increased 133.7% over the past 24 hours. The rate of position inflow is clearly faster than price advance; after the structure loosens, chasing higher can be tortured by both a rebound and a pullback at the same time. Chips/capital are scattered. The counter-evidence is that the funding rate is -0.2122%, with short fees paid for 5 consecutive periods; there could still be liquidation/short-squeeze disturbances.
KAITO current price: 0.3374, up 3.18%, but the contract premium rate is -0.254%. Price is still rising, but the contract remains at a discount—its rise isn’t synchronizing with strengthening in the structure. Chips/capital are scattered. The counter-evidence is that the Super Trend is still trending upward; the current pullback structure has not been fully confirmed yet.
LA current price: 0.05667, up 14.14%, open interest increased 13.4% over the past 24 hours. As the gains widen, positions continue to flow in—chasing after the move increases risk as the structure loosens. Chips/capital are scattered. The counter-evidence is the aggressive buy/sell ratio of 1.11; the aggressive bid side has not clearly ebbed yet. If the support continues to thin, the line represented by the pullback is already being drawn; if it regains volume and holds steady, then this judgment needs to be reconsidered.
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Bullish. For this order book, I’m looking at three things: the 24-hour prices of all three are trending upward, and the SuperTrend is moving up in sync. In addition, the open interest for EDEN and ACE has increased noticeably, with EDEN’s active buy orders clearly leading. Next, keep an eye on whether price strength, open interest, and active buying can continue to be confirmed.
EDEN current price 0.0511, up 7.56% in the last 24 hours. Open interest is $4.5943 million and has increased 26.7% over the last 24 hours. Active buy/sell ratio: 1.26. Funding rate is -0.0971%, with short funding paid for 6 consecutive periods. This means positions have been continuously flowing in during the upswing, and there may be a squeeze structure. Chips are tightening (accumulating). The counterpoint: the premium rate is still -0.397%, and the relative strength indicator at 48.5 is neutral. Short-term volatility is high—verify by the public order book.
ALLO current price 0.30184, up 2.51% in the last 24 hours. SuperTrend is rising, and the active buy/sell ratio is 1.02. Retail long/short ratio is 0.54; only 35% are long. This suggests that when price moves slightly with the trend, the long side has not become crowded. Chips are tightening (accumulating). The counterpoint: open interest is $12.4583 million, but it has decreased 2.5% over the last 24 hours and 0.5% over the last 1 hour—position follow-through is temporarily insufficient. Short-term volatility is high—verify by the public order book.
ACE current price 0.22668, up 46.37% in the last 24 hours. Trading volume is $565 million, and open interest is $18.4685 million, up 73.4% over the last 24 hours. Funding rate is -0.2058%, with short funding paid for 8 consecutive periods. This indicates that price and open interest are expanding together, and there may be a squeeze structure. Chips are tightening (accumulating). The counterpoint: the active buy/sell ratio is only 0.98, meaning active buy orders have not yet gained the upper hand. Short-term volatility is high—verify by the public order book.
If price continues moving with the trend, with open interest following through and active buying remaining supported, this path should keep running. If price turns weak, open interest contracts, or active buying continues to lag below sell orders, then this direction needs to be reassessed.
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Contract Order Book Daily Report|8/19 Sentiment is relatively cold; buyers add leverage
In the morning, the anomaly was mainly concentrated in $BTC : mark price at $64,599.90, up 0.52%. Contract open interest rose to $6.882 billion, an increase of 0.4%. The ratio of aggressive buy orders to aggressive sell orders rose to 1.15, and the long-side share reached 58%. This suggests that while the rebound is happening, new leverage is also being added—not just pure short covering. The Fear & Greed Index is still at 41, and spot sentiment has not warmed up in sync. Such divergence can amplify short-term volatility.
$$SOL rose 1.62%, and the funding rate increased to 0.01%, clearly higher than $$BTC ’s 0.0012% and Ethereum’s 0.002%. On-chain monitoring also shows that an address dormant for more than two years has bought approximately $3.6 million worth of $SOL again. Price, funding, and large purchases are moving in the same direction; but once the funding rate continues to rise, long positions’ cost basis will accumulate faster as well.
On the policy front, there are two key support expectations: US securities regulators have proposed a token-financing safe harbor and exemption framework, and the US accounting standards-setting body is considering treating eligible stablecoins as cash equivalents. However, progress on the “Clear Act” is still disputed. Some industry insiders believe the probability of passing it before the mid-term elections is only 10%. For now, policy expectations cannot be directly taken as a realized outcome.
Risk boundaries are clearer: HOME’s funding rate is as low as -0.477%, with shorts crowded; this makes a reverse squeeze more likely. FWDI’s funding rate is as high as +0.701%, and long costs are already at an extreme. For mainstream perpetual contracts, focus on whether open interest in $BTC can continue to rise and whether aggressive buy orders can stay above 1. If price weakens while open interest keeps increasing, the 58% long share—currently support—could turn into liquidation pressure.
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Today’s hot tokens—just watch these few. Clearly, funds are pooling tightly into high-volatility picks. The top three all saw their holdings sharply increase. Market interest at the order book level isn’t just pushed up by price.
$ACE is up 42.1%. Trading volume hit $556 million, and open interest surged 70.8%—volume and price both expanded at the same time. Funding rate is as low as -0.276%. Shorts are still paying hefty fees to hold on; the longer this structure drags, the more likely a squeeze will show up. Current price is 0.22719, not far from the 24h high of 0.23978. Continuation is the key thing worth monitoring.
$CLO is up 22.3%. Open interest increased by 49.0%. Buy-side demand is slightly in the lead—unlike a no-volume short-lived spike. But the funding rate has already risen to 0.123%. Once the heat is on, the long side is starting to carry higher costs too.
$TRIA is up 19.8%. Open interest increased by 32.7%, and the price is already close to the 24h high of 0.009986. Long accounts look crowded, but buy/sell order flow isn’t clearly skewed bullish. What matters more is how it’s absorbed after the push higher.
Ranks 4 through 10 are: ALPINE up 17.6%, SOXS up 16.6%, PRL up 15.7%, BTW up 15.4%, LA up 13.2%, CYS up 12.3%, and 1000RATS up 12.0%. On the other side: SKYAI is down 26.6%, JCT down 25.6%, and KORU down 25.6%. All three saw synchronized declines in open interest—clearer signs that capital is pulling out.
Overall, a small group of strong coins concentrated the capital intake. Focus on whether ACE can maintain the strength in both成交量 and open interest. ACE’s shorts are already bearing extremely harsh costs—right now, this is the clearest squeeze candidate.
Today’s hot tokens—just watch these few. The top three by gain are all up more than 22%, but the conflicts between funding rate, open interest, and active buy/sell orders are pretty significant.
$ALPINE +26.0%, current price 0.3954, 24h trading volume $42.97M. Funding rate is -0.038%—shorts are still paying—but open interest has surged by 213.3%, while active buy orders have a slight edge. This isn’t a low-volume pulse. Shorts are being held down hard while funding rapidly pours in, making the squeeze structure the most obvious.
$ACE +23.4%, current price 0.216, 24h trading volume $507M—the strongest volume among the top three. Funding rate is as low as -0.123%, open interest up 49.2%, and active buy/sell orders are nearly balanced. The costs the shorts are absorbing are already extremely harsh—this kind of structure, the longer it drags, the more likely it is to trigger a move.
$CLO +22.9%, current price 0.14257, 24h trading volume $58.71M. Open interest up 39.7%, but active sell orders are stronger, and funding rate has risen to 0.074%. Long-biased accounts are leaning long, yet sell pressure hasn’t disappeared—this contradiction is worth monitoring to see if volume can keep expanding.
Ranks 4 to 10 are, in order: SOXS up 20.4%, LA up 17.7%, PRL up 17.5%, CYS up 16.9%, 1000RATS up 13.6%, OPN up 13.4%, GPS up 12.4%. On the other side: KORU down 25.1%, ON down 21.9%, MVLL down 20.2%—it’s not a broad-based rally; it’s concentrated breakout/explosion in high-volatility coins. Right now, the main thing to watch is the follow-through for ALPINE; as for ACE, it depends on when the extreme negative funding rate is resolved. #合约市场 #Market Watch
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Contract Order Book Daily|8/18 Rebound on Reduced Positions; Sell-side Pressure Has Not Eased
At 23:00, $BTC mark price was $64,717.2, up 1.32%, but open interest declined 0.4% to $6.879 billion. Even though the price is moving up, there has not been fresh leverage chasing it. The verifiable signal at present is still that the rebound is driven by position reductions. The ratio of aggressive buy to sell orders is only 0.88, indicating more aggressive selling than buying. Longs account for 61% and the funding rate is +0.0048%, so long positions are not light. If open interest turns into growth and the aggressive buy/sell ratio returns above 1, then this “reduced positions rebound” signal can be considered invalid.
For edge contracts, the anomaly is that the funding rates are clearly polarized. $RED has funding rate as low as -0.587%, meaning the short side bears the heaviest funding pressure; $BNC is as high as +0.447%, with the highest crowding on the long side. Both ends are prone to being squeezed by price moving in the opposite direction; only when the funding rate keeps falling toward zero can the risk be regarded as downgraded.
On the events side, only three items remain. Trump may discuss a market-structure bill with representatives from the crypto industry on August 19, but there is currently no confirmed official schedule. From August 19 to 20, we also need to wait for the Fed meeting minutes and the CFTC’s discussion items on crypto. Citi is preparing a custody offering for Bitcoin—this is a medium-term incremental development—but its launch timing still differs across accounts. Before there is an official schedule, formal documents, or product launch, these can only be treated as volatility expectations, not as ground-level signals.
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A recap of the morning bearish, high-level distribution warning about 14 hours ago: out of 3, 1 realized profits while 2 rebounded; for now, an overall one-way downward move has not formed.
First-publish observation recap: chips are dispersing.
GPS: the rebound is underway, and the morning bearish move has not yet fully played out. After the first release, the price rebounded 9.22%, moving opposite to the warning. The aggressive buy-sell ratio rose to 1.09, indicating that active buying has not backed off, and the rebound still has support.
EUL: the rebound as well, which further weakens the morning bearish judgment. After the first release, the price rebounded 4.79%, and the expected sustained weakness has not appeared yet. Position volume increased by 3.92%, suggesting there hasn’t been a clear withdrawal of positioning and that support has not noticeably thinned.
BMT: realized profits—this morning bearish setup did play out. After the first release, the price continued to weaken by 6.77%, validating the downward direction. Position volume decreased in parallel by 9.67%, indicating this pullback is more like a downswing driven by position exits rather than the shorts adding further size.
Next, watch whether the rebounds in GPS and EUL weaken, and whether the aggressive buying sentiment cools off. For BMT, observe whether the price can continue to weaken after the position contraction. If the first two maintain their rebounds while positions keep expanding, it becomes a contradiction to the morning bearish logic and requires a re-check; if all three see prices turn weaker and support thins, then this pullback will be further confirmed. #合约复盘 #Risk watch
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About 13 hours ago: that set of morning “Pull-Down Observation · Bullish” — the 2nd recap. In the morning, there were 3 that looked bullish; 1 broke out, 2 didn’t catch.
Opening Observation Recap: the chips are tightening.
EDEN: realized gains — this bullish move broke out, and the price continued to rise in line with the morning direction. Up 12.19% after the first entry shows the rally didn’t stop at the initial point. Open interest increased by 50.32% at the same time, indicating that as price moved upward, positioning clearly followed—there’s still continuation and support.
TUT: fizzled — the morning bullish setup didn’t break out; the price has already turned and started to fall. Down 7.49% after the first entry suggests the earlier rally didn’t have follow-through. Open interest decreased by 7.76%. Even though the aggressive buying bounced somewhat, it didn’t overturn the structure of falling price alongside reducing positions.
ALLO: tug-of-war — the morning bullish thesis hadn’t formed one-way confirmation yet. Down 0.94% after the first entry indicates the direction didn’t extend further upward. Open interest decreased by 2.26%; the strength of aggressive buying was also weaker than at the first entry—right now it’s still lagging.
Next, we jointly watch whether price can rise again, whether open interest can recover in sync, and whether aggressive buying regains dominance. If price keeps falling and open interest keeps shrinking, then this bullish line is contradicted—we’ll need to reassess.
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Top 3 on the 24-hour gainers list this morning—let’s reconcile now: after 8 hours, 2 have been realized, 1 is stalled.
GPS: Realized. After launch, the price continued to rise by 3.19%, and open interest increased by 2.02% to 28.8197 million. However, the aggressive buy-sell ratio fell from 1.23 to 1.13, and the funding rate dropped to -0.0119%, causing a divergence between price and order-book strength.
STAR: Stalled. After launch, the price fell by 9.50%, and open interest decreased by 17.88% to 5.4096 million. The aggressive buy-sell ratio dropped from 1.07 to 0.93, while the funding rate remained at 0.0553%—watch for the risk of pullback at higher levels.
TUT: Realized. After launch, the price continued to rise by 5.36%, and open interest increased by 7.48% to 14.8110 million. The aggressive buy-sell ratio decreased from 1.00 to 0.96, and the funding rate stayed at 0.005%. The increase in positions and the slight dominance of aggressive selling create a tug-of-war.
For the evening, focus on whether open interest and the aggressive buy-sell ratio can move in the same direction again. GPS and TUT still have funding follow-through, but buying strength has eased; STAR needs to be monitored to see whether the open-interest contraction continues. $GPS $STAR $TUT # Contract tracking
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Bearish morning outlook from about 6 hours ago, a high-distribution warning review: 3 BMT executions, GPS rebound, EUL tug-of-war—currently 1 is clearly weakening, and 2 haven’t yet broken into a one-way downside move. Initial watch recap: chips are dispersing.
GPS: Rebound; the bearish move from the morning hasn’t been carried out yet. After the initial release, price rebounded 3.72%, going opposite to the warning. The active buy-sell order ratio hasn’t changed much; support hasn’t noticeably thinned, and we still need to wait for a price-weakening confirmation.
EUL: Tug-of-war; price hasn’t yet provided one-way downside confirmation. Price is 1.32% higher than the initial release, but the active buy-sell order ratio has already dropped to 0.62—active buying has clearly retreated. Buy-side weakening hasn’t driven price lower, indicating the order book is still in tug-of-war; for now, it can’t be counted as execution.
BMT: Executed—this bearish morning call has already played out. After the initial release, price continued to weaken by 8.46%, with open interest falling in sync by 15.54%. Downward movement came along with position withdrawal; support is thinning out, and active buyers haven’t bought back.
Next, keep watching whether GPS and EUL can produce a combination where price turns weaker and the active buy volume stays consistently below the equilibrium—this is what will confirm the pullback further. If both keep raising the price and active buying regains an advantage, the bearish view from the morning needs to be rechecked; for BMT, observe whether support can be repaired after the weakness.
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A morning pull-up observation recap from about 6 hours ago: among the three bullish setups, one broke out and moved, while the other two didn’t get followed through; among them, EDEN delivered, TUT fizzled out, and ALLO was tugged around.
Initial setup review: the chips are consolidating.
EDEN: It delivered—this early bullish move broke out. After the initial setup, the price continued to rise by 6.59%, showing the direction followed expectations and continued. Open interest also increased by 15.69%; the additional positioning suggests follow-through, but the ratio of active buy/sell orders fell to 0.85, meaning active buys don’t have an advantage for now.
TUT: It fizzled out—early bullishness didn’t break through. After the initial setup, the price pulled back by 9.26%, which weakened the original bullish direction. At the same time, open interest decreased by 7.75%; the active buy/sell ratio was only 0.96, and neither price nor positions were able to hold.
ALLO: It was tugged around—early bullishness didn’t form a one-sided continuation yet. After the initial setup, the price rose only 0.07%, and open interest increased by just 0.96%; both lacked clear expansion. The active buy/sell ratio declined by 0.08 from the initial setup, indicating the buy-side advantage is narrowing.
Next, we should jointly watch whether price and open interest can continue moving in the same direction, and whether active buying can strengthen again—this is the key confirmation for whether this bullish continuation is still in play. If the price weakens while open interest falls, or if active buying continues to shrink, that forms counterevidence and would require re-examining the morning direction.
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Contract Order Book Daily | 8/18 Rebound With Deleveraging; Funding Rates Run Hot
At 11:30 midday, the marked price for $BTC returned to around $64,064, up 1.16%, but the contract open interest fell to $6.803 billion, down 3.1%.
This rebound looks more like a bounce after exiting existing leveraged positions, rather than fresh, concentrated buying chasing higher prices.
Longs still account for 60%. The funding rate is about +0.41%, indicating positions are clearly tilted toward longs—and that the long holders’ cost basis is already relatively high.
The active buy/sell ratio is 1.03, with buyers only slightly ahead, which is not enough to support a sustained squeeze in the near term.
The Fear & Greed index is still at 41, meaning sentiment hasn’t strengthened in tandem; there’s a mismatch between price movement and positioning sentiment.
Jane Street disclosed a bitcoin exposure close to $1 billion, which adds a layer of support to spot expectations, but disclosure of existing inventory is not the same as new buy-side inflows.
Market forecasts put the probability of the Fed not adjusting rates in September at 74%. Policy expectations are暂时稳定, but direct incremental impact on the derivatives/futures side appears limited.
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has conditions to approve trust-license applications for crypto projects associated with Trump. The theme could heat up, but it hasn’t changed the structure of $BTC ’s price rising while open interest declines.
Extreme funding rates are also expanding the risk of localized liquidations.
$BICO has a funding rate as low as -0.503%. Shorts are crowded; if price suddenly spikes up, shorts may be forced to cover, creating a feedback loop.
$ZHONGJI ’s funding rate reaches +0.205%. Longs’ costs are high; during pullbacks, chain-reduction of positions is more likely.
Next, the key is whether the open interest near $6.803 billion can grow again.
If price keeps rising while open interest keeps falling, and the funding rate remains elevated, the risk boundary of this rebound is still that longs are crowded—not that a sustainable trend has been confirmed.
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On today’s Binance contracts 24-hour gainers top 3 are, in order, GPS, STAR, and TUT—here’s a quick rundown of the public order book for anyone watching closely.
GPS: Up 41.31% in 24 hours, with trading volume of about $708 million. Current momentum is the highest. Open interest is about $28.2486 million, up 206.5% over 24 hours; both the price increase and open interest have expanded in tandem. Funding rate is -0.0088%, with short funding paid for 5 consecutive rounds; the aggressive buy/sell ratio is 1.23.
STAR: Up 39.87% in 24 hours, with trading volume of about $53.4857 million. Open interest is about $6.5875 million, up 110.3% over 24 hours, and continues to rise by 2.4% in the last hour. Funding rate is 0.0548%, with long funding paid for 8 consecutive rounds; the long/short ratio among top accounts is 1.28.
TUT: Up 20.43% in 24 hours, with trading volume of about $416 million. Open interest is about $13.7807 million, up 18.6% over 24 hours, but down 19.5% in the last hour—near-term open interest contraction is明显. Aggressive buy/sell ratio is 1.00, with the long/short ratio at 1.41. Price strength moving up and open interest pulling back should be watched together.
All three show an overall uptrend, but contracts on the gainers list generally come with amplified volatility. In the morning, focus on whether open interest and aggressive buy/sell activity can continue—especially watch for pullbacks at higher levels and the risks of chasing gains. #合约盘口 #24-hour gainers list
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Contracts that may see a slightly downward drift and sell-off today
A warning from distribution at high levels: this is only a risk assessment based on the currently visible order book. It is not a short-selling recommendation. Don’t just look at the green percentage figures—both the GPS and BMT prices are still rising, but the structure has already started to loosen, and the risk of chasing highs is increasing. It’s not that you’re afraid of it not going up; it’s that as it keeps rising, the buy-side support gets thinner. Next, keep watching whether the pullback will confirm.
GPS current price 0.016578, up 52.16%, but open interest has increased to $26.6297 million, spiking 235.6% in 24 hours—position size is clearly flooding in. The retail long/short ratio is only 0.6, with only 37% going long; liquidity is scattered among retail participants. Chasing long can end up being tormented by both a short-term snap-back and a pullback at the same time. The counterpoint: the super trend is still upward, and the strong structure hasn’t fully turned around yet.
EUL current price 1.1243, down 1.07%. The contract premium rate is -0.0974%, and the super trend has already turned downward. Open interest is $5.2738 million; in the past hour it is still increasing by 1.3%. Liquidity is scattered, and when price weakens, new positions are still entering. The counterpoint: the buy/sell ratio is 1.05, and the active buy orders have not clearly retreated yet.
BMT current price 0.01655, still up 11.52%, but the funding rate is low at -0.4538%. With 8 consecutive periods of shorts paying funding, the contract premium rate is -2.266%. Open interest increased by 28.4% over 24 hours, but decreased by 3.9% over 1 hour. Liquidity is scattered, and short-term support has already started to loosen. The counterpoint: the super trend is still upward, and there may be a potential short squeeze. Next, watch whether the strong structure will turn around. If support continues to thin out, the pullback line is already playing out; if it re-accumulates volume and holds, then this assessment needs to be re-evaluated.
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Contracts that could potentially surge significantly today
Leaning toward an upside breakout.
For these three contracts, their prices have been strengthening across the past 24 hours, with open interest increasing in tandem, and the Supertrend indicators remain in an upward direction.
On this market setup, what I’m watching is the consolidation of positions (capital is being accumulated). Next, we need to see whether price and open interest can continue to confirm synchronously.
EDEN is currently at 0.04751, up 7.46% over the past 24 hours. Open interest is $3.6927 million, up 3.8% in 24 hours, and the Supertrend remains upward.
When price strengthens, open interest follows—this suggests the current uptrend structure still has additional incremental positioning working alongside it.
The counterpoint is that the ratio of aggressive buy vs. sell orders is only 0.96, meaning the aggressive buy side has not yet taken clear advantage.
TUT is currently at 0.04631, up 35.13% over the past 24 hours. Trading volume is $392 million, and open interest increased 33.8% over 24 hours.
A volume-expansion rally combined with a clear influx of positioning is the most standout strength in this set of charts.
The counterpoint is that the aggressive buy vs. sell order ratio is 0.94—short-term chasing-buy momentum still needs further confirmation.
ALLO is currently at 0.29469, up 11.91% over the past 24 hours. Open interest increased 10.2% over 24 hours, and the aggressive buy vs. sell order ratio reached 1.14.
Price, open interest, and aggressive buys are aligned in the same direction, and the order book currently looks relatively strong.
The counterpoint is that open interest has fallen 2.5% in the past hour—whether the short-term position continuation holds will need to be observed.
$EDEN $TUT $ALLO # Contract order book If the up move remains strong, with open interest following and the aggressive buy orders improving continuing to hold, then this line should keep running. If a combination appears where price turns weak or open interest keeps dropping, then this direction needs to be reassessed.
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Contract Order Book Daily | 8/18 Price up, open interest down; longs pay for it
07:00 The most obvious anomaly in $BTC : the mark price is $64,263.74, up 2.19%, while open interest falls 1.8% to $6.855 billion. This looks like a rebound in price happening at the same time as a leverage unwind—more like position reduction driving the move, not new money consistently chasing. Longs still make up 61%, but the ratio of aggressive buy to aggressive sell is only 0.85. While positioning leans long, on the trading side aggressive selling still dominates.
Capital costs are also raising the barrier for longs. The $BTC funding rate is +0.34%, while ETH and BNB are +0.46% and +0.49% respectively—meaning that chasing-long positions are still paying shorts. The Fear & Greed reading is only 31. Spot sentiment remains in the fear zone, yet the derivatives market has already tilted toward longs; the overall structure doesn’t feel comfortable.
The squeeze risk on both sides is also prominent. The BMT funding rate is as low as -0.394%: shorts are paying too much, making it easier for short-term pullback rallies to squeeze them. The FWDI funding rate reaches +0.272%; once price weakens, the high-cost long positions will first bear deleveraging.
Jian Street disclosed that it holds nearly $1 billion in exposure via bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds. This strengthens the institutional allocation narrative, but the disclosure of existing holdings is not the same as incremental buying in the morning. The prediction market gives a 74% probability that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in September, and near-term easing expectations have not continued to heat up. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has conditional approval to consider the application for a World Freedom Financial Trust license associated with the Trump family, bringing event attention to $TRUMP . However, its long/short ratio has risen to 1.84–2.72, with roughly $34 million in open positions clearly skewed toward longs. When favorable moves come, it’s important to watch for crowded unwind pullbacks.
Next, only confirmation matters: if $BTC continues rising, while open interest stops falling and the ratio of aggressive buys to aggressive sells returns above 1, then it counts as a relay from newly added capital. If the funding rate stays elevated and open interest keeps shrinking, this rally is still a combination of high-cost long exposure and a deleveraging/position-reduction trend.
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Beijing time 06:00. Today, these are the only contract-market names worth keeping an eye on.
Funding is clearly clustered in high-volatility coins; the top three are all up more than 40%.
$GPS +66.3%. The price is near the 24-hour high. Trading volume reached $621 million—not a low-volume pulse. Open interest surged by 253%. Accounts are clearly skewed bearish; the shorts are still paying to hold hard, making the short-squeeze structure the most pronounced.
$STAR +46.5%. Open interest increased by 108%, and the aggressive buy side looks stronger—capital is flowing in quickly. $TUT +40.4%. Trading volume hit $384 million. Open interest rose 45.6%, but the price has clearly pulled back from the peak of 0.0606—divergence is widening.
From ranks 4 to 10, they are AXTI up 17.8%, ACE up 17.6%, SNXX up 14.9%, CBRS up 13.5%, VVV up 12.8%, MVLL up 12.0%, and PIVERVERSE up 11.0%.
There’s a clear gap in gains toward the back of the list; in the morning, attention is mainly concentrated on the top three.
Overall, it’s a coordinated “grouping” move marked by high percentage gains plus rapidly expanding open interest. The key is whether GPS can maintain trading volume and whether the short-squeeze continuation can persist.
$GPS $STAR $TUT #Contract Hotspots
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At 2:00 a.m., funds continue to cluster around high-volatility coins, and the top three all saw a sharp surge in positions.
$GPS rose 61.0%, with trading volume of $551 million. Open interest skyrocketed by 236.0%. The funding rate is -0.016%. Shorts are still paying to hold hard, while buy-side orders have a slight edge again—this kind of conflict is most likely to keep squeezing.
$TUT rose 41.4%, with trading volume of $324 million, and open interest increased by 73.2%. Buy orders are slightly stronger, but the price has already rebounded from 0.0606 down to 0.04572. Incremental capital is still coming in—whether the support between strength and weakness remains solid is worth monitoring.
$STAR rose 32.0%, and open interest increased by 75.3%, though active sell orders are slightly dominant. The funding rate climbed to 0.112%, and there are more long participants too. The heat is high, but divergence has already appeared.
Ranks 4 to 10 are ACE up 28.4%, HEMI up 26.1%, AXTl up 20.1%, CBRS up 14.5%, SNXX up 14.4%, EDEN up 13.5%, and MVLL up 13.2%. On the other side, VELVET fell 42.7%, CYS fell 38.0%, and BEAT fell 25.3%—the split between strong and weak is very clear. Overall sentiment is still funds chasing a small number of strong coins. Focus on whether the squeeze structure of GPS can continue.
Contract Order Book Daily|8/17 Buying Pressure Rebounds, While Open Interest Retreats
The most obvious anomaly this evening is in $BTC : the price is up 1.2% to $63,843, the aggressive buy ratio rises to 1.08, but the open interest drops 2.4% to $6.88 billion. This looks more like short covering and leverage unwinding, not new funds continuously chasing the rally. Only if open interest turns back up—while the aggressive buy ratio stabilizes and stays above 1—does this assessment no longer hold.
The Fear & Greed Index remains at 31, but the long share has already reached 65%, and the funding rate is also positive at 0.0089%. Sentiment shows fear while positioning is net long at the same time, meaning when the market falls, long positions under pressure are likely to be more concentrated. If the long share falls but the price still holds around $63,843, then the crowding risk can be considered eased.
This week, Trump will meet with executives from crypto and prediction market companies; policy contact may again stimulate $TRUMP . However, its current trend is still weak: the aggressive buy ratio is only 0.8993, and the funding rate is negative at -0.025589%, so sell-side liquidity is still dominant for now. As long as the aggressive buy ratio cannot return above 1, this catalyst only counts as a news-driven pulse.
Bitmine further increased its holdings by 9,926 $ETH , with its total now approaching 4.8% of the available supply. $ETH is up 1.3% in sync to $1,906.69, and the funding rate is only slightly positive at 0.0058%, with no clear signs of chasing that has overheated the market yet. If price stalls while the funding rate keeps rising, the safety buffer provided by the “accumulation” narrative will narrow.
# Derivatives Order Book
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