Polkadot rises 7% as privacy and upgrade news boosts momentum
Polkadot (DOT)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Polkadot (DOT) is trading at $1.265, up 7.11% for the day and holding near its session high. The asset has moved above its key short- and medium-term moving averages, indicating positive momentum in the current session. Coinfomania notes that a new privacy initiative allows users to verify their identity without revealing personal information, which enhances appeal among privacy-conscious participants.
This development addresses regulatory scrutiny over data protection and supports increased engagement with the protocol. Additionally, Coingabbar reports that ongoing implementation of forkless network upgrades via on-chain governance and Wasm code ensures the platform can evolve without disruptive hard forks. Technically, DOT/USD sits above the MA-20 and MA-50 on the 1-hour chart, as well as the MA-200 on the daily timeframe.
Immediate support is marked by the Ichimoku Kijun at $1.208, while resistance is identified near $1.302. Momentum indicators show a divergence, with MACD signaling a strong buy and ADX in buy territory, contrasting with a sell reading from Stoch RSI. Both RSI and CCI lean modestly bullish, and Bull/Bear Power points to persistent buyer dominance in the intraday period.
Over the next 2 to 3 trading days, DOT is expected to stay within a volatility band of $1.207 to $1.302. Analysts noted that Polkadot was experiencing robust technical momentum supported by growing user engagement and heightened trading activity. Traders are advised to monitor the $1.302 resistance as a potential inflection point for the near-term trend.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for DOT, measured when this story was written up on 26 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Polkadot is currently trading at $1.21, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 50.3% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 52.2%. These short-term figures are slightly higher than the 24-hour buy ratio of 51.5%, suggesting that buying pressure is building in the immediate term. The volume delta reflects this activity, showing positive inflows of +$10,155 over the last hour and +$163,606 over the last four hours. Over the past 24 hours, the volume delta stands at +$414,628, with a cumulative CVD of +$793,250 at the close. This indicates that buyers have been dominant for 13 out of the last 24 hours. Spot volume reached $13,539,404 with 82,322 trades executed in the same period.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.7% sits at the 62nd percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 48.9% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for DOT, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The 24-hour buy ratio of 51.5% represents a 3.3 point increase compared to the 7-day average of 48.2%. However, the spot volume of $13,539,404 is only 0.93 times the weekly average, indicating lower-than-average trading activity. While the buy ratio is elevated, this is an unusual day for volume, as only 1 of the past 7 days saw net buying. The price change over the preceding 8 days is +7.0%, but the total volume delta for that period was -$3,258,882. This contrast highlights that while price has risen, the broader weekly flow has been net negative.