Aptos breaks above key moving averages as analysts eye $0.8607 resistance
Aptos (APT)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Aptos (APT) is trading at $0.8301 after a 7.65% gain over the past 24 hours. The asset remains notably above its key moving averages, indicating strong intraday bullish momentum. On the hourly chart, APT is trading above the MA-20 at $0.7859 and the MA-50 at $0.7853.
On the daily timeframe, the price remains above the long-term MA-200 at $0.759. The Ichimoku Kijun level at $0.7983 currently provides immediate technical support. Among momentum indicators, MACD gives a buy signal, while the ADX is neutral.
The RSI stands at 66.8, indicating strong bullish momentum and nearing overbought territory. The CCI confirms overbought conditions, while Stoch RSI remains neutral. Bull/Bear Power suggests buyers dominate intraday activity, and the Awesome Oscillator is supportive of the prevailing uptrend.
In the short term, APT/USD is likely to consolidate within the $0.7995 to $0.8607 range. Should the price break above $0.8607, further upside could unfold. Conversely, a move below $0.7995 would signal the potential for a deeper pullback. Earlier, analysts noted that Aptos was building momentum following network upgrades and increased on-chain activity.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for APT, measured when this story was written up on 2 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio’s Binance spot data shows APT trading at $0.7762 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 48.1% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 47.6%. These short-term figures are slightly lower than the 24-hour buy ratio of 49.6%, suggesting buying pressure is fading rather than building. The volume delta is negative across all timeframes, with -$12,876 in the last hour, -$143,550 over four hours, and -$64,150 over 24 hours. A negative volume delta means that sell volume has exceeded buy volume during these periods. This indicates that despite the price being above moving averages, sellers are currently dominating the flow on Binance. Only 11 out of 24 hours have seen net buying, highlighting a mixed but currently bearish intraday flow.
The latest daily buy ratio of 51.2% sits at the 79th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.3% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for APT, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 47.7%, making today’s 24-hour ratio of 49.6% an increase of 1.9 points. However, spot volume was only 0.73x the average, indicating significantly lower participation than usual. Volume delta for the 8-day period totaled -$4,077,949, showing sustained selling pressure over the longer term. Only 2 of the last 7 days experienced net buying, contrasting with today’s 11 hours of net buying. This suggests that while today shows slightly better buying interest than the weekly average, it remains an unusual day with lower volume and mixed directional flow.