The state of XAU on the perpetual market:

💰 Price: $4,646 (â–Č0.12% over 24h)
📊 24h volume: $2.33B
💾 Funding: 0.0000% (no meaningful carry, every 4h)
🔓 Open interest: $436.1M (â–Č25.24% over 24h)
đŸ‘„ Long/short accounts: 0.73

Price sits in the lower half of its daily range. Funding is close to neutral, with no clear crowding on either side. Contract count is rising alongside price - new positions opening, not just existing ones worth more.

$2.33B traded in 24 hours. Does that back the â–Č0.12% move?

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