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Move read

MTLUSDT rose into Sep 14

+58%

Move window

Move window: 2026-09-14 00:00 to 2026-09-14 02:00 UTC.

2 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 MTLUSDT 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.

7 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
selected startreadings taken here+58%0.262290.341400.44438Sep 12 23:00Sep 14 00:00Sep 14 06:00UTC · 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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Past readings use stored inputs where available. Recent minutes may use the live buffer and are labelled unpinned. Missing minutes remain visible.

Read the available analytical inputs at one minute, including measurements over the preceding windows. Compare with an hour earlier, then take a reading into Research to test it. Dates are UTC.

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: 2026-09-14 00:00 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 7 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)169189192192.8193
Resistance line spandaysUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Resistance touchescountUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Touches before resistance breakcount · Highlight: ≥ 344444
Line ATR contractionmultipleUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Resistance line statelabelnonenonenonenonenone
Distance to broken resistancemultiple-5.389-3.326-2.956-3.221-3.03
Distance to resistancemultipleUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Support shapelabelUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Candle compression
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
last 15-minute candle range versus its baselinemultiple1.0871.5171.1051.7981.798
last four-hour candle range versus its baselinemultiple · Highlight: ≤ 0.5 or ≥ 21.8080.28270.28270.28270.2827
last one-hour candle range versus its baselinemultiple1.3420.4740.8640.8640.864
Order book
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
Order-book imbalanceratio0.8003-0.7650.40510.2196-0.1067
normalized spreadratio0.13160.072060.07330.14480.07303
order-book imbalance rankpercentile0.89960.11650.30410.15350.104
Trade flow
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
Informed-trading pressureratio0.38640.12670.14770.14640.1464
Net taker flow over the trailing four hoursratio-0.02162-0.154-0.1931-0.1706-0.1921
Net taker flow over the trailing hourratio-0.04488-0.1175-0.21730.03524-0.08585
large-trade share of recent flowratio00000
taker-buy share of recent flowratio0.46660.4710.59520.54870.4318
VPIN regimelabelnormalnormalnormalnormalnormal
Turnover against its recent hoursratioUnavailable0.39981.2770.81960.7718
Funding and positioning
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
Funding minus premium indexsigned_fraction0.020810.00055780.0022480.00047820.003004
Minutes until funding settlesminutes · Highlight: ≤ 30024060151
Premium index change over 1hsigned_fraction-0.0086520.0003473-0.00024770.0009018-0.002108
Premium index rank over 30dpercentile0.0020830.12430.056250.14440.04722
Published premium indexsigned_fraction-0.0294-0.001158-0.002592-0.0008215-0.003347
funding raterate-0.008586-0.0005998-0.0003433-0.0003433-0.0003433
global long ratioratio0.66580.61140.57880.5720.5771
hourly change in open contractssigned_fraction0.1226-0.009253-0.03234-0.008437-0.003605
normalized funding rateratio10.19990.11440.11440.1144
open-interest velocity rankpercentile0.93130.5150.33980.27840.2606
top-trader long ratioratio0.49040.52580.52390.52380.5213
top-versus-crowd long skewratio_difference-0.1754-0.0856-0.0549-0.0482-0.0558
Liquidations
Reading-24h-4h-1h-15m-1m
Cascade clusteringratio · Highlight: ≥ 0.50.53550.74040.74310.74310.7431
Liquidation intensityratio00000
Liquidations in the trailing hourusd7710096.5100
Longs liquidated in the trailing hourusd2845096.5100
Shorts liquidated in the trailing hourusd48660000
Which side the trailing hour of liquidations fell onratio0.2621Unavailable-1UnavailableUnavailable

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. -24h2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

    At 24 hours before the move, 10 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Book imbalance · top levels ≥ 0.8Cascade clustering ≥ 0.53how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720Minutes to funding ≤ 1OI change magnitude score ≥ 0.93Return · 1h ≥ 0.021VWAP distance · day ≥ 0.036
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Book imbalance · top levels feature.book_imbalance0.8003≥ 0.8
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.5355≥ 0.53
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches4≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break16912 to 720
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches3≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break8712 to 720
    Minutes to funding feature.mins_to_funding0≤ 1
    OI change magnitude score feature.oi_velocity_pctrank0.9313≥ 0.93
    Return · 1h feature.ret_1h0.02115≥ 0.021
    VWAP distance · day feature.vwap_dist0.03609≥ 0.036
  2. -4h2026-09-13 20:00 UTC

    At 4 hours before the move, 10 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Book imbalance · top levels ≤ -0.76Compression · 1h ≤ 0.48Compression · 4h ≤ 0.29Lower wick · 15m ≥ 0.67Cascade clustering ≥ 0.74how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720VWAP distance · day ≤ -0.087
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Book imbalance · top levels feature.book_imbalance-0.765≤ -0.76
    Compression · 1h feature.candle_compression_1h0.474≤ 0.48
    Compression · 4h feature.candle_compression_4h0.2827≤ 0.29
    Lower wick · 15m feature.candle_lower_wick_15m0.6765≥ 0.67
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.7404≥ 0.74
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches4≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break18912 to 720
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches3≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break10712 to 720
    VWAP distance · day feature.vwap_dist-0.08787≤ -0.087
  3. -1h2026-09-13 23:00 UTC

    At 1 hour before the move, 8 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Compression · 4h ≤ 0.29Sweep + reclaim · 1h bullishCascade clustering ≥ 0.74how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720VWAP distance · day ≤ -0.1
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Compression · 4h feature.candle_compression_4h0.2827≤ 0.29
    Sweep + reclaim · 1h feature.candle_sweep_reclaim_1hbullishbullish
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.7431≥ 0.74
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches4≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break19212 to 720
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches3≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break11012 to 720
    VWAP distance · day feature.vwap_dist-0.101≤ -0.1
  4. -15m2026-09-13 23:45 UTC

    At 15 minutes before the move, 11 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Compression · 4h ≤ 0.29Containment · 15m outsideEngulfing · 15m bullishSweep + reclaim · 1h bullishCascade clustering ≥ 0.74how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720Minutes to funding ≤ 15VWAP distance · day ≤ -0.089
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Compression · 4h feature.candle_compression_4h0.2827≤ 0.29
    Containment · 15m feature.candle_containment_15moutsideoutside
    Engulfing · 15m feature.candle_engulfing_15mbullishbullish
    Sweep + reclaim · 1h feature.candle_sweep_reclaim_1hbullishbullish
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.7431≥ 0.74
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches4≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break192.812 to 720
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches3≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break110.812 to 720
    Minutes to funding feature.mins_to_funding15≤ 15
    VWAP distance · day feature.vwap_dist-0.08958≤ -0.089
  5. -1m2026-09-13 23:59 UTC

    At 1 minute before the move, 11 of the 65 readings met a highlight rule.

    Compression · 4h ≤ 0.29Containment · 15m outsideEngulfing · 15m bullishSweep + reclaim · 1h bullishCascade clustering ≥ 0.74how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the descending resistance broke 12 to 720how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested ≥ 3how long ago the short descending resistance broke 12 to 720Minutes to funding ≤ 1VWAP distance · day ≤ -0.097
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    READINGBEFORE THE MOVESEARCHES FOR
    Compression · 4h feature.candle_compression_4h0.2827≤ 0.29
    Containment · 15m feature.candle_containment_15moutsideoutside
    Engulfing · 15m feature.candle_engulfing_15mbullishbullish
    Sweep + reclaim · 1h feature.candle_sweep_reclaim_1hbullishbullish
    Cascade clustering feature.cascade_clustering_index0.7431≥ 0.74
    how many times the broken descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_broken_touches4≥ 3
    how long ago the descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_hours_since_break19312 to 720
    how many times the broken short descending resistance had been tested feature.desc_resistance_short_broken_touches3≥ 3
    how long ago the short descending resistance broke feature.desc_resistance_short_hours_since_break11112 to 720
    Minutes to funding feature.mins_to_funding1≤ 1
    VWAP distance · day feature.vwap_dist-0.09732≤ -0.097

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Historical comparison

Exact setup countedBook imbalance · top levels ≤ -0.76 and Compression · 1h ≤ 0.48 and Compression · 4h ≤ 0.29 · Read at 4 hours 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 2 hours. This comparison measures 4 hours after each historical match. Changing it uses the existing result.

Too few completed windows for a directional generalization.

OutcomeMatching setupSame-market referenceDifference
Finished at least 2% higher2 / 6 (33.3%)1 unavailable4,328 / 40,481 (10.7%)2720 unavailableNot reported
Finished at least 2% lower2 / 6 (33.3%)1 unavailable3,743 / 40,481 (9.2%)2720 unavailableNot reported
Reached +5% at any point2 / 6 (33.3%)1 unavailable3,030 / 41,667 (7.3%)1534 unavailableNot reported
Reached -5% at any point0 / 6 (0.0%)1 unavailable2,044 / 41,667 (4.9%)1534 unavailableNot reported

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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Evidence and counting
feature.book_imbalance + feature.candle_compression_1h + feature.candle_compression_4h

Read at 4 hours before the move.

Of the 7 fires, 4 came before the move began; none were during it.

About 0.2 a day over 31 days, but 2026-09-13 alone holds 43% of them: this is close to a single episode.

q#e9cedd05 @ 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

Compression · 4h ≤ 0.29 and Containment · 15m outside and Engulfing · 15m bullish1 match, 1 rose, 0 fell
feature.candle_compression_4h + feature.candle_containment_15m + feature.candle_engulfing_15m

Read at 1 minute before the move.

1 rose and 0 fell over 1 complete 30m windows. Too few completed windows for a directional generalization. No horizon cleared the floor of 30 complete windows on both the setup and the reference, so no lift is claimed.

Its one fire came before the move began.

About 0 a day over 31 days, but 2026-09-13 alone holds 100% of them: this is close to a single episode.

q#1700dc15 @ dataset fbafe5a9
Compression · 4h ≤ 0.29 and Sweep + reclaim · 1h bullish and Cascade clustering ≥ 0.741 match, 1 rose, 0 fell
feature.candle_compression_4h + feature.candle_sweep_reclaim_1h + feature.cascade_clustering_index

Read at 1 hour before the move.

1 rose and 0 fell over 1 complete 30m windows. Too few completed windows for a directional generalization. No horizon cleared the floor of 30 complete windows on both the setup and the reference, so no lift is claimed.

Its one fire came before the move began.

About 0 a day over 31 days, but 2026-09-13 alone holds 100% of them: this is close to a single episode.

q#4c69beb6 @ dataset fbafe5a9

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