{"id":631392,"date":"2026-09-09T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=631392"},"modified":"2026-09-09T04:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:11:01","slug":"atom-rallies-12-as-whale-activity-grows-can-bulls-push-toward-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/atom-rallies-12-as-whale-activity-grows-can-bulls-push-toward-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ATOM rallies 12% as whale activity grows: Can bulls push toward $2?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos [ATOM] rallied 12.81% as trading activity heightened across both Spot and derivatives markets, amid broader altcoin rotation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The token pushed toward the $1.80 price level while Spot trading volume increased 110.48% to $74.46 million during the 24-hour period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The derivatives players also increased their activity, with Futures volume climbing 108.82% to $154.46 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The broader market conditions added another reason for the price expansion. Specifically, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/charts\/altcoin-season-index\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Altcoin Season Index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> surged 53.12% over the past week, highlighting\u00a0 a stronger capital rotation toward the altcoin sector. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Rising leverage adds conviction behind the rally\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the price rally, ATOM\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/currencies\/ATOM\/futures\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Interest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0increased 14.25% to $137.99 million. This implies that traders expanded the outstanding derivatives positions instead of reducing exposure during the rally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The increase aligned with the 108.82% volume surge in derivatives, reinforcing the evidence of substantial speculative activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The alignment of these metrics supported the rally since renewed leveraged positions were entered as the market activity accelerated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the expanding leverage could accelerate price volatility in case <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/cosmos-soars-11-as-shorts-suffer-more-atom-gains-ahead-if\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ATOM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> encounters stronger selling pressure around the nearby resistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the Spot market activity provided a different signal, as exchange flows turned negative.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_631395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631395\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-09-100616.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-631395\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-09-100616.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1014\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-09-100616.png 1014w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-09-100616-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-09-100616-768x177.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-631395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CoinGlass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Big whale orders join the negative Spot flows<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of at the time of reporting, ATOM had recorded an approximate of -$98.66K <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/currencies\/ATOM\/spot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spot Netflow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, implying outflows exceeded inflows during the latest reading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the recent broader exchange flows outlook remained mixed, rather than establishing sustained outflow dominance. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, the most recent negative reading limited the immediate exchange-side supply pressure as ATOM attracted stronger trading activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More notably, the Spot Average Order Size indicator registered a \u201cBig Whale Orders\u201d signal, according to CryptoQuant. The indicator shows that larger executed orders accompanied ATOM\u2019s sharp price recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This whale participation added another signal of demand-related activity, although the indicator alone did not confirm accumulation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But combined with the negative netflows, larger orders strengthened the accumulation outlook around the Spot market. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The token\u2019s price action then placed the improving market conditions against a significant technical barrier.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_631393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631393\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-scaled.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-631393\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-160x90.png 160w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cosmos-Spot-Average-Order-Size-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-631393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CryptoQuant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Can ATOM extend its breakout toward $2?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the daily timeframe charts, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/predictions\/cosmos-price-prediction\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ATOM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cleared the $1.615 change-of-character level before extending sharply toward the $1.869 resistance zone.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, buyers were unable to secure this resistance zone during the recent price advance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, the rejection left ATOM around $1.848, keeping the price above the newly reclaimed structural support level at $1.615.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of analysis, the RSI stood at 75.15, exposing the token to overbought conditions after its sharp price expansion. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This suggests a possible short-term overheating could support a consolidation phase before another breakout attempt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, holding above the $1.615 support level would preserve the improved structure despite any cooling from the current price levels. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A successful break above the $1.869 resistance could likely expose the psychological $2 price level next.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_631394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631394\" style=\"width: 1195px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ATOMUSDT_2026-09-09_08-27-07.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-631394\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ATOMUSDT_2026-09-09_08-27-07.png\" alt=\"ATOM price action\" width=\"1195\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ATOMUSDT_2026-09-09_08-27-07.png 1195w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ATOMUSDT_2026-09-09_08-27-07-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ATOMUSDT_2026-09-09_08-27-07-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ATOMUSDT_2026-09-09_08-27-07-768x485.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1195px) 100vw, 1195px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-631394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Final Summary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ATOM\u2019s rising volume and Open Interest showed stronger participation behind its 12% price rally.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whale-sized orders support the demand narrative, but $1.869 remains crucial before a $2 move.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATOM rallied 12% as trading activity, leveraged participation, and whale-sized orders strengthened around its 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