# Algorand Falls 2.94% as Open Interest Rises Amid Mixed Signals

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-10T11:05:11.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-10T11:05:11.000Z
Section: Investing

> ALGO traded at $0.12 as futures open interest rose 4.55%, while neutral RSI and flat MACD readings contrasted with an oversold Stochastic oscillator.

ALGO lost 2.94% in the 24 hours through Oct. 10, trading near $0.12 on Binance as futures exposure grew and technical indicators presented a mixed, moderately bearish picture.

ALGO traded at $0.12 at 5:05 a.m. ET (9:05 a.m. UTC), with a 24-hour range of $0.11 to $0.12. Binance futures open interest stood at about 104.9 million contracts, valued at roughly $12.44 million, at 5 a.m. ET (9 a.m. UTC), up 4.55% as the token declined.

Higher open interest during a price drop can be consistent with additional short positioning, but the measure does not show whether new long or short positions drove the increase.

Selling exceeded buying in the latest one-hour taker-flow reading. Buy volume was $2.35 million, compared with $3.34 million in sell volume, producing a 0.7049 buy-to-sell ratio.

Daily momentum indicators were less conclusive. The 14-period relative strength index was 50.57, a neutral reading, while the MACD and signal line were both 0.0046. The MACD histogram was 0.0000, indicating flat momentum.

The Stochastic oscillator was weaker, with %K at 17.21 and %D at 13.77. Both readings were below 20, a threshold commonly used to identify oversold conditions.

Global account positioning was 47.6% long and 52.4% short, while the top-trader group was 55.5% long and 44.5% short. The eight-hour funding rate was -0.0032%.

Support levels were $0.11 and $0.10, with resistance at $0.12 and $0.13. The upper Bollinger Band stood at $0.14.

A sustained hold above $0.11 was identified as a condition for a possible move toward $0.13, but the available data do not establish a probability or confirm a direction. The latest move followed a 10.95% one-hour rise on Oct. 8, when ALGO climbed to $0.1388.