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Move read

C98USDT rose into Sep 20

+27%

Move window

Move window: 2026-09-16 18:00 to 2026-09-20 01:00 UTC.

79 hours. The automatic start is the last covered hourly candle touching the bottom 5% of the episode range (top 5% for a fall), measured using the eventual extreme. It is a hindsight anchor, not a detected causal onset. Change the start above to inspect a later acceleration. The end marks the hour containing the price extreme, not an exact tick.

Stored analytical feature coverage for C98USDT ends 2026-09-20 00:00 UTC (exclusive). Price candles can continue beyond it; feature availability and tick replay are separate.

The feature manifest spans the lead-up. Individual minutes or inputs can still be unavailable.

116 historical matches for the proposed conditions. This is an exploratory investigation. The combined trendline, compression and microstructure hypothesis still needs validation.

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Explore the move and its lead-up

Price history: lead-up and selected move
feature coverage endsselected startreadings taken here+27%0.012790.014700.01689Sep 15 16:00Sep 16 18:00Sep 20 05:00UTC · log price scale

Hourly candles. The marked lines are the minutes the readings came from: 1 minute, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours and 24 hours before the selected start. These five samples test the lead-up only, not the full move. Use the minute inspector to explore during or after the move.

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These additional reads are separate from the five pre-start samples. Observations during or after the selected move describe what had already happened; they are not advance evidence.

Selected time: 2026-09-16 18:00 UTC. During the selected move: hindsight. Choose Read this minute to request it. Missing minutes remain unavailable.

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Follow positioning and flow through the move

Read 25 sampled minutes from the selected start through one hour after the selected end. The peak hour has extra 15-minute samples. The end marks the peak hour, not the exact peak tick. These are separate snapshots, not a continuous tape or an advance-warning test.

Historical access applies. Reads preserve each source revision; missing values stay unavailable. Contract OI, turnover and direct spot basis are not supplied by this table. Published premium is a different measure from direct basis.

No additional reads have run.

The OI score measures absolute USD-notional change, not signed contract growth. Zero 15-second liquidation intensity can coexist with substantial hourly liquidations. Binance liquidation amounts are observed publications, not complete venue totals.

Pre-start evidence: five separate snapshots

Geometry and microstructure, on the same clock

Read left to right: 24h → 4h → 1h → 15m → 1m before the selected start. These are five snapshots, not a continuous tape. Neutral readings stay visible; unavailable values are never zero.

Descending resistance
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
Time since resistance breakhours · Highlight: 12 to 720 (inclusive)170190193193.8194
Resistance line spandays126126126126126
Resistance touchescount · Highlight: ≥ 355555
Touches before resistance breakcount · Highlight: ≥ 355555
Line ATR contractionmultiple0.68980.67590.67590.67590.6759
Resistance line statelabel · Highlight: State other than none or normalactive_1dactive_1dactive_1dactive_1dactive_1d
Distance to broken resistancemultiple2.433.924.6234.9664.577
Distance to resistancemultiple1.1211.6631.9042.0221.889
Support shapelabel · Highlight: State other than none or normalfallingfallingfallingfallingfalling
Candle compression
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
last 15-minute candle range versus its baselinemultiple0.64861.4120.71791.0091.009
last four-hour candle range versus its baselinemultiple1.4240.68571.931.931.93
last one-hour candle range versus its baselinemultiple1.3271.3020.61940.61940.6194
Order book
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
Order-book imbalanceratio · Highlight: ≤ -0.5 or ≥ 0.50.5671-0.90180.92650.5702-0.5404
normalized spreadratio0.14450.14980.1520.15330.304
order-book imbalance rankpercentile0.61250.86250.88030.55440.5051
Trade flow
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
Informed-trading pressureratio0.38670.34030.38950.38860.3859
Net taker flow over the trailing four hoursratio0.01318-0.2203-0.2138-0.209-0.1879
Net taker flow over the trailing hourratio0.1472-0.093250.03330.22510.1124
large-trade share of recent flowratio00000
taker-buy share of recent flowratio0.84030.51020.95910.61220.6306
VPIN regimelabelnormalnormalnormalnormalnormal
Turnover against its recent hoursratioUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Funding and positioning
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
Funding minus premium indexsigned_fraction0.0005530.000018490.00010.00037280.0001
Minutes until funding settlesminutes360120420375361
Premium index change over 1hsigned_fraction0.001062-0.00015880-0.00027280
Premium index rank over 30dpercentile0.13540.21460.61460.18330.6146
Published premium indexsigned_fraction-0.000453-0.00015880-0.00027280
funding raterate0.0001-0.00014030.00010.00010.0001
global long ratioratio0.75840.74870.74870.7480.7482
hourly change in open contractssigned_fraction0.002588-0.0046270.0044870.001415-0.001039
normalized funding rateratio0.033330.046750.033330.033330.03333
open-interest velocity rankpercentile · Highlight: ≤ 0.1 or ≥ 0.90.37270.30410.50420.2081
top-trader long ratioratio0.73580.71330.71730.71750.7183
top-versus-crowd long skewratio_difference-0.0226-0.0354-0.0314-0.0305-0.0299
Liquidations
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
Cascade clusteringratio · Highlight: ≥ 0.50.50860.50190.50020.50020.5002
Liquidation intensityratio00000
Liquidations in the trailing hourusd0103.2000
Longs liquidated in the trailing hourusd0103.2000
Shorts liquidated in the trailing hourusd00000
Which side the trailing hour of liquidations fell onratioUnavailable-1UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Highlighted cells meet the printed fixed rule. This does not establish rarity, statistical significance or a cause of the move. Book readings describe the best quotes, not full-depth liquidity; liquidation readings describe what the venue reported.

Highlighted readings and exact search conditions

Highlighted readings meet fixed rules, not a statistical-significance test. The observed value and proposed search condition are different: a condition rounds a value or selects an interval for a repeatable search.

  1. -24h2026-09-15 18:00 UTC

    At 24 hours before the move, 16 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Book imbalance · top levels ≥ 0.56Containment · 15m insideEngulfing · 1h bullishUpper wick · 15m ≥ 0.83Cascade clustering ≥ 0.5the descending resistance line active_1dhow many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720the short descending resistance line active_4hhow many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720the support under the short descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the short descending resistance ≥ 3the support under the descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the descending resistance ≥ 3Taker buy share · 15m ≥ 0.84
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Book imbalance · top levels feature.book_imbalance0.5671≥ 0.56
    Containment · 15m feature.candle_containment_15minsideinside
    Engulfing · 1h feature.candle_engulfing_1hbullishbullish
    Upper wick · 15m feature.candle_upper_wick_15m0.8333≥ 0.83
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.5086≥ 0.5
    the descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_activeactive_1dactive_1d
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break17012 to 720
    the short descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_short_activeactive_4hactive_4h
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break17012 to 720
    the support under the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_touches5≥ 3
    the support under the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_touches5≥ 3
    Taker buy share · 15m feature.taker_buy_ratio_15m0.8403≥ 0.84
  2. -4h2026-09-16 14:00 UTC

    At 4 hours before the move, 14 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Book imbalance · top levels ≤ -0.9Sweep + reclaim · 1h bullishUpper wick · 15m ≥ 0.74Cascade clustering ≥ 0.5the descending resistance line active_1dhow many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720the short descending resistance line active_4hhow many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720the support under the short descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the short descending resistance ≥ 3the support under the descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the descending resistance ≥ 3
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Book imbalance · top levels feature.book_imbalance-0.9018≤ -0.9
    Sweep + reclaim · 1h feature.candle_sweep_reclaim_1hbullishbullish
    Upper wick · 15m feature.candle_upper_wick_15m0.75≥ 0.74
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.5019≥ 0.5
    the descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_activeactive_1dactive_1d
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break19012 to 720
    the short descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_short_activeactive_4hactive_4h
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break19012 to 720
    the support under the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_touches4≥ 3
    the support under the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_touches5≥ 3
  3. -1h2026-09-16 17:00 UTC

    At 1 hour before the move, 13 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Book imbalance · top levels ≥ 0.92Cascade clustering ≥ 0.5the descending resistance line active_1dhow many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720the short descending resistance line active_4hhow many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720the support under the short descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the short descending resistance ≥ 3the support under the descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the descending resistance ≥ 3Taker buy share · 15m ≥ 0.95
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Book imbalance · top levels feature.book_imbalance0.9265≥ 0.92
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.5002≥ 0.5
    the descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_activeactive_1dactive_1d
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break19312 to 720
    the short descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_short_activeactive_4hactive_4h
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break19312 to 720
    the support under the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_touches4≥ 3
    the support under the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_touches5≥ 3
    Taker buy share · 15m feature.taker_buy_ratio_15m0.9591≥ 0.95
  4. -15m2026-09-16 17:45 UTC

    At 15 minutes before the move, 13 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Book imbalance · top levels ≥ 0.57Cascade clustering ≥ 0.5the descending resistance line active_1dhow many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720the short descending resistance line active_4hhow many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720the support under the short descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the short descending resistance ≥ 3the support under the descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the descending resistance ≥ 3VWAP distance · day ≤ -0.02
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Book imbalance · top levels feature.book_imbalance0.5702≥ 0.57
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.5002≥ 0.5
    the descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_activeactive_1dactive_1d
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break193.812 to 720
    the short descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_short_activeactive_4hactive_4h
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break193.812 to 720
    the support under the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_touches4≥ 3
    the support under the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_touches5≥ 3
    VWAP distance · day feature.vwap_dist-0.02079≤ -0.02
  5. -1m2026-09-16 17:59 UTC

    At 1 minute before the move, 13 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Book imbalance · top levels ≤ -0.54Cascade clustering ≥ 0.5the descending resistance line active_1dhow many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720the short descending resistance line active_4hhow many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720the support under the short descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the short descending resistance ≥ 3the support under the descending resistance fallinghow many times price has touched the descending resistance ≥ 3OI change magnitude score ≥ 0.99
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Book imbalance · top levels feature.book_imbalance-0.5404≤ -0.54
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.5002≥ 0.5
    the descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_activeactive_1dactive_1d
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break19412 to 720
    the short descending resistance line feature.desc_resistance_short_activeactive_4hactive_4h
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches5≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break19412 to 720
    the support under the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the short descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_short_touches4≥ 3
    the support under the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_supportfallingfalling
    how many times price has touched the descending resistance feature.desc_resistance_touches5≥ 3
    OI change magnitude score feature.oi_velocity_pctrank1≥ 0.99

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Historical comparison

Exact setup countedBook imbalance · top levels ≤ -0.54 and Cascade clustering ≥ 0.5 and OI change magnitude score ≥ 0.99 · Read at 1 minute before the move.These are the printed conditions only. The selected detector family does not change this automatically proposed combination. Edit it before testing the full recipe.

What the record says

The selected move lasts 79 hours. This comparison measures 168 hours after each historical match. Changing it uses the existing result.

Descriptive comparison; an edge has not been established.

OutcomeMatching setupSame-market referenceDifference
Finished at least 2% higher17 / 88 (19.3%)28 unavailable6,875 / 31,481 (21.8%)11720 unavailable-2.5 pp
Finished at least 2% lower51 / 88 (58.0%)28 unavailable19,468 / 31,481 (61.8%)11720 unavailable-3.9 pp
Reached +5% at any point31 / 91 (34.1%)25 unavailable12,955 / 32,454 (39.9%)10747 unavailable-5.9 pp
Reached -5% at any point79 / 91 (86.8%)25 unavailable27,968 / 32,454 (86.2%)10747 unavailable+0.6 pp

Reference: eligible minutes in the same market and scan period, without the proposed conditions. The 30-window reporting floor is not a significance test. Overlapping windows and shared market events can reduce independent evidence. Conditions were selected after seeing this move; confirmation needs unseen data.

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This move ran past the end of the record, so the counts below cover the lead-up and the covered part of the move. Later minutes become available only after successful extraction; check the displayed coverage timestamp.

Evidence and counting
feature.book_imbalance + feature.cascade_clustering_index + feature.oi_velocity_pctrank

Read at 1 minute before the move.

Of the 116 fires, 106 came before the move began and 10 happened while it was already under way. A fire during the move sees it; it does not telegraph it.

About 3.7 a day, on 28 of 31 days: spread through the record rather than one event.

q#7fdadaf1 @ dataset fbafe5a9

This is not a similarity search. Each count matches the exact readings above and nothing else.

Picked in hindsight: the counts include every other time these readings appeared, not just this move.

Fires often arrive as clusters of consecutive minutes, and forward windows overlap. A cluster is one episode, not many independent trials.

If these counts read weaker than the move suggested, that is the tool working: the lead-up of a picked move always looks special until it is counted everywhere else.

Also counted

Book imbalance · top levels ≥ 0.57 and Cascade clustering ≥ 0.5 and the descending resistance line active_1d359 matches, 180 rose, 165 fell
feature.book_imbalance + feature.cascade_clustering_index + feature.desc_resistance_active

Read at 15 minutes before the move.

After 1 hour this setup rose 2% or more in 2 of 340 complete windows (0.6%), against 1.3% with no condition (553 of 41,087): 0.44x.

Best point inside 1 hour reached +5% or more in 0 of 349 complete windows; worst point fell 5% or more in 1 of 349.

Of the 359 fires, 348 came before the move began and 11 happened while it was already under way. A fire during the move sees it; it does not telegraph it.

About 12 a day, on 20 of 31 days: spread through the record rather than one event.

q#4b4cbc60 @ dataset fbafe5a9
Book imbalance · top levels ≥ 0.92 and Cascade clustering ≥ 0.5 and the descending resistance line active_1d238 matches, 134 rose, 91 fell
feature.book_imbalance + feature.cascade_clustering_index + feature.desc_resistance_active

Read at 1 hour before the move.

After 30 minutes this setup fell 2% or more in 0 of 225 complete windows (0.0%), against 0.7% with no condition (268 of 41,104): 0.00x.

Best point inside 30 minutes reached +5% or more in 0 of 231 complete windows; worst point fell 5% or more in 0 of 231.

Of the 238 fires, 232 came before the move began and 6 happened while it was already under way. A fire during the move sees it; it does not telegraph it.

About 7.7 a day, on 20 of 31 days: spread through the record rather than one event.

q#06968871 @ dataset fbafe5a9

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