Today's crypto routine: $T 1-hour contract open interest increased by 11.53%; the price rose 5.78% over the same period.
Open interest moved, but my position is still zero—I’m just watching from the sidelines.
A quick, serious explainer: open interest is not the same as capital inflows. An increase in open interest only means there are more open positions in the contracts market; it doesn’t tell you where the money came from or which direction it’s headed.
Don’t disrupt your original plan based on a single number, and definitely don’t gamble with borrowed money based on one reading.

Just chatting—don’t take this as investment advice.