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$MOVR Today it has surged sharply. At the time of analysis on Binance, the price was around 1.82 USDT, with growth of approximately +77% over the past day. On the daily chart, the maximum of the current move is marked at 2.077 USDT, whereas not long ago the price was in the range of 0.6–0.9 USDT.
The main event now is not only about the chart. On September 30, the period of migrating MOVR to the Base network comes to an end. The initial migration deadline was set for July 31, and after that, users who missed the main deadline had an additional window. Valid applications submitted before September 30 will be processed.
Moonriver was created as an EVM-compatible network of the Moonbeam ecosystem and was used as a canary network for testing technologies. MOVR was its native token and was used to pay for gas, staking, and other operations within the network.
In July, the team announced the transfer of MOVR to Base on a 1:1 basis. Each MOVR after migration turns into one Base ERC-20 MOVR. For users who stored tokens themselves, migration was required, while centralized exchanges carried it out on their side.
After August 1, Moonriver went into maintenance mode: transactions on the network were disabled, and the network itself continued producing blocks as part of the final shutdown period. Thus, the old Moonriver infrastructure is gradually being taken out of service.
Today’s rise coincided in time with the completion of the migration period. Binance News reported today that the migration has been completed and recorded a rise in MOVR of more than 50%, with the previous high at around 1.489 USDT. On the chart, Binance price later moved significantly above that level.
There is also another important factor.
On August 11, Binance added MOVR to the Monitoring Tag. Binance indicates that such tokens have higher volatility and risk compared with other listings and undergo regular checks. When assessing, the project’s development, team activity, trading volume and liquidity, network and smart contract stability, public communications, and other parameters are taken into account. Binance also warns about the possibility of subsequent delisting if the asset stops meeting listing requirements.
Thus, right now two notable events are happening at the same time with $MOVR: the token migration to Base is completed, while the asset itself remains under the Monitoring Tag Binance.
What is MOVR
Originally, MOVR was Moonriver’s native token. It was used to pay for gas, staking, and to interact with the network’s infrastructure.
Now MOVR is being moved to Base as an ERC-20 1:1, and the old Moonriver network is in the final stage of winding down. At the same time, the new role of MOVR in the Base ecosystem is not described as thoroughly as its previous function within Moonriver.
What the chart shows
On 1D, the price is about 1.824 USDT, up +78.22%. The price is above Supertrend 1.0004 and AVL 1.6886. The nearest clearly marked high is at 2.077 USDT.
On the 4H timeframe, the price is about 1.82 USDT. Supertrend is at 1.4204, AVL at 1.8504. The nearest support levels are around 1.5321 and 1.2070 USDT, while 1.8573 and the 2.0770 USDT high stand out at the top.
On the 15M timeframe, after a move toward 2,077 USDT, there was a pullback, after which the price entered consolidation around 1.82 USDT. Supertrend is at 1.6671, AVL at 1.8074, and SAR has risen to 1.9491. Locally, zones 1.67–1.69 are identified at the bottom and 1.90–1.95 at the top.
Volumes jumped sharply together with the impulse. On the daily chart, volume is about 368 million USDT versus MA(5) of about 53.2 million USDT. On the 15-minute chart, after the peak, volume is decreasing: the current figure is about 5.26 million USDT, below MA(10) of about 7.54 million.
Open interest over the past few hours first rose to about 8.9 million MOVR, then fell to 8.35 million and recovered to about 8.5 million. After the peak move, some open positions were closed.
By accounts, the long/short ratio is below 1, meaning there are more shorts. By position volume, the ratio is around 1.20, meaning the total long volume is higher. In the overall long/short ratio as well, shorts remain dominant.
Funding right now is -0.04319%. Negative funding means that short-sellers pay long-holders. The basis is also negative, meaning the futures price is below the index. Purchase and sell volumes for takers on the last intervals remain close.
On the hourly chart, it’s clearly visible how strong the current impulse for $MOVR has been. Historically, the price was above 34 USDT, and then it dropped to about 0.61 USDT. The current 1.82 USDT is still significantly below those levels.
Right now, the most noticeable levels on the chart are 1.67–1.69, 1.90–1.95, and 2.077 USDT. The rise coincided with the completion of the migration period, while the token remains under the Monitoring Tag Binance. This is the main fundamental and market context for the current move $MOVR .