# Monero Wallet Books $3.44 Million Before XMR's 12% Rise By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/38186 Published: 2026-10-22T18:21:21.000Z Updated: 2026-10-22T18:21:21.000Z Section: Investing > The wallet had held its long position since Aug. 9 and exited 36,000 XMR on Oct. 20, two days before the token reached a three-month high. A wallet exited a 36,000-XMR long position on Oct. 20 for a $3.441 million gain, two days before Monero (XMR) rose 12% to a three-month high. The later advance left an estimated $4.77 million in potential profit unrealized on the closed position. The wallet had held the long since Aug. 9. Monero futures open interest, measured in XMR, increased about 22% in the five days through Oct. 20. A separate dollar valuation put open interest at $198 million at the Oct. 20 close. The [five-day increase in XMR-denominated futures open interest]() accompanied a 9% price gain, though the rise in open interest alone does not show a net directional view. Open interest measures futures contracts that remain active. Each contract has a long side and a short side, so a higher total shows more outstanding exposure but does not establish a net directional view. ## Links in this article - [five-day increase in XMR-denominated futures open interest](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/37004)