# NVIDIA Perpetual Contract Falls Below Short-Term Averages as Taker Sells Outpace Buys at 5 a.m. ET (09:00 UTC)

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-12T11:58:40.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-12T11:58:40.000Z
Section: Investing

> NVDAUSDT traded between $229.56 and $231.96, while accounts were net long at 5 a.m. ET (09:00 UTC) despite the taker-flow imbalance.

NVIDIA’s NVDAUSDT equity perpetual contract fell 0.42% to $229.90 during the Oct. 12 observation window, slipping below three short-term averages as taker selling exceeded buying at 5 a.m. ET (09:00 UTC).

The contract traded between $229.56 and $231.96, with 24-hour notional volume of $45.2 million. It stood below the seven-period simple moving average at $233.01, the 20-period simple moving average at $231.02 and the 12-period exponential moving average at $231.94.

NVDAUSDT remained above its 50-period simple moving average at $225.27 and its 200-period simple moving average at $210.53. Resistance was identified at $231.39 and $232.87, with support at $228.99 and $228.07.

At 5 a.m. ET (09:00 UTC), takers sold 21,253 contracts and bought 17,095. The sell-side difference was 4,158 contracts, producing a buy-to-sell ratio of 0.8043.

Open interest stood at 834,077 contracts, equal to $191.6 million in notional value, down 0.20% over 24 hours. The eight-hour funding rate was positive 0.0200%.

Accounts were 61.8% long and 38.2% short at 5 a.m. ET (09:00 UTC). Top-trader positioning was 64.1% long and 35.9% short, keeping overall positioning net long despite the taker sell imbalance.

Momentum indicators offered mixed signals. The relative strength index was 50.72, while the Stochastic oscillator showed %K at 15.93 and %D at 12.74. The MACD histogram was 0.0000.

NVDAUSDT is an equity perpetual contract tracking NVIDIA common stock listed on Nasdaq. The contract launched March 26 at 10:40 a.m. ET (14:40 UTC), supports up to 10x leverage, settles in USDT and trades around the clock.

The figures describe trading in the perpetual contract rather than ownership or confirmed broader positioning in NVIDIA shares.