$INJ is showing some strength on the 15m chart. Price is up 1.09%, volume has surged to 2.72x, the taker buy/sell ratio is 1.26, and the taker volume delta is 11.5%—buyers are putting real money behind the move.

The key is that OI is up 0.57% too, with a notional change of 372K. Structurally, this looks more like new leveraged longs entering than a passive rally driven by shorts closing. The OI anomaly percentile is 97.6%, ranking #10 across the entire pool, and it has continued for several consecutive periods. This is a fairly strong signal.

Price has already broken above the range of the last 20 5m candles, and the funding rate is also at a recent high percentile. Keep in mind that an elevated funding rate means longs are getting a bit crowded, so be cautious about chasing the move. But for now, volume and price are still moving in sync—let’s see if it can hold this level.