$BEAT There’s something here. It surged 2.43% in 15m, with volume reaching 4.68 times normal and a Z-score of 3.45—this is no ordinary fluctuation. The key is that OI rose alongside it: +0.11% in 15m and +0.01% in 1h. The notional change is small, but the anomaly percentile has already hit 97.2%, ranking 7th across the entire pool. Price is up and OI is rising, which structurally looks more like new leveraged longs entering than a short squeeze. The close also held above the highs of the last 20 5m candles; aggressive trade imbalance is 7.2%, and the buy/sell ratio is 1.15, so buyers have the edge. The move has continued across multiple timeframes, and depth confirms it too. At this level, it’s either the final test before a breakout or it’s about to take off outright. 24h trading volume is only 12M, so the pool isn’t very deep—watch out for slippage. Keep an eye on whether it can hold this breakout level; if it can’t, it’s a fakeout.