Aptos jumps 18% as Layer 1 rotation accelerates
Aptos (APT)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Aptos saw a price increase of 18.6% as Layer-1 rotation accelerated, strengthening the recovery profile. The higher-beta altcoins attracted speculative demand during this move. APT’s impulse emerged alongside broader strength across Layer-1 tokens. This occurred instead of an isolated, specific event.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for APT, measured when this story was written up on 19 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Aptos is trading at $0.7320 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 50.4%, indicating balanced sentiment over the full day. However, the 1-hour buy ratio has dropped to 47.9%, suggesting short-term selling pressure is emerging compared to the 4-hour ratio of 50.2%. The 1-hour volume delta is negative at -$54,474, meaning sellers have overwhelmed buyers in the last hour. This contrasts with the positive 24-hour volume delta of +$237,428, showing that buying pressure has faded significantly in the most recent hour.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.3% sits at the 12th percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 49.3% - weaker 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 average buy ratio was 49.8%, making today’s 24-hour ratio of 50.4% slightly higher by 0.6 points. Spot volume today was 5.02 times the weekly average, indicating an unusual level of activity. While the 8-day price change was +22.8%, the 8-day volume delta was -$200,567, showing net selling over that longer period. This is an unusual day for volume, but the recent hourly flow shows a shift from the weekly average.