Aptos launches Confidential APT as price tests resistance
Aptos (APT)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Aptos (APT) is trading at $0.713 following a 7.22% increase over the previous 24 hours. The network has launched Confidential APT on its mainnet, enabling encrypted transaction balances and amounts via zero-knowledge proofs. This feature initially targets payroll and treasury operations to meet enterprise privacy requirements.
Aptos is currently the only asset supported by this new privacy functionality. A post-quantum security upgrade has also been developed and approved for future governance activation. On the h1 chart, APT trades below the MA-20 at $0.713 but remains above the MA-50.
The Ichimoku Kijun at $0.722 acts as near-term resistance while the longer-term MA-200 remains above price. Technical indicators show a split between underlying momentum and weakening intraday buying pressure. The RSI sits at 52, while the Stoch RSI is oversold and the CCI is neutral.
Analysts suggest APT will likely trade between $0.6631 and $0.7629 over the next 2 to 3 trading days. A push above $0.722 could trigger further gains, while failure to hold $0.6631 risks a decline.
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.
APT is currently trading at $0.7320, showing a slight price increase from the source's reported level. The 1-hour buy ratio is 49.4%, while the 4-hour ratio is lower at 47.3%, suggesting short-term buying pressure is fading relative to the 24-hour period. The 24-hour buy ratio stands at 50.4%, indicating a near-even split between buyers and sellers over the full day. Volume Delta for the 1-hour and 4-hour windows is negative, at -$16,265 and -$450,371 respectively, meaning more volume is being sold than bought in those shorter timeframes. However, the 24-hour Volume Delta is positive at +$237,428, showing that cumulative buying has outweighed selling over the last day. This positive 24-hour delta, combined with a CVD of +$101,777, indicates that net buying pressure has built up over the longer timeframe despite recent intraday selling.
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 is 5.02 times the weekly average, indicating an unusually high level of trading activity. While the 24-hour volume delta is positive, the 8-day total volume delta is negative at -$200,567, showing that net selling has dominated the broader weekly trend. Price has risen 22.8% over the last 8 days, contrasting with the more modest daily move. This suggests that despite today's elevated volume and slight net buying, the coin has experienced a period of net outflows over the longer term.