Polkadot Price Surges Back Above $1
Polkadot (DOT)
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Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Polkadot price is back above $1 after a strong multi-session recovery, putting DOT at a level that could determine whether the recent rally develops into a larger trend reversal. The move has been accompanied by heavier trading activity and renewed attention toward Polkadot’s network developments. With buyers now pressing into overhead resistance, the $1 reclaim is a key focal point. The outlet asks if a bigger breakout is now taking shape.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for DOT, measured when this story was written up on 8 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Polkadot is trading at $1.06 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 50.3% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 54.7%, indicating that buying pressure is currently building in the short term. This contrasts with the 24-hour buy ratio of 47.6%, showing that the recent surge in buying has not yet sustained over the full day. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$5,135, while the 4-hour delta is strongly positive at +$191,399, suggesting active accumulation. However, the 24-hour volume delta is negative at -$1,333,752, meaning that over the longer timeframe, sellers have dominated the flow. The cumulative volume delta closed at -$376,785, confirming that net selling has outweighed buying over the last 24 hours despite the recent price bump.
The latest daily buy ratio of 47.0% sits at the 23rd percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 48.9% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for DOT, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 49.1%, making the current 24-hour ratio of 47.6% slightly below the weekly norm by 1.5 points. Trading volume has been unusual, sitting at 4.09 times the average, which signals significantly higher activity than usual. While the price has risen 26.5% over eight days, the total volume delta for that period is -$2,221,787, indicating that the price increase has occurred despite net selling pressure. This is an unusual day for the coin, characterized by volume 4.09x the average but a buy ratio that trails the weekly average.