Hedera HBAR surges 22% on ETF watchlist addition
Hedera (HBAR)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Hedera (HBAR) price rose 21.67% to $0.1153 following its inclusion in institutional ETF watchlists. This surge coincided with trading volumes exceeding 500% of the 30-day average, driven by capital inflows from altcoin rotation. The Canary HBAR ETF launched on Nasdaq in October 2025, securing US spot ETF status and expanding institutional access.
Enterprise adoption is further supported by the Cross-Ledger Protocol joining the Linux Foundation’s Decentralized Trust Labs. The network is overseen by a council including Google, IBM, FedEx, and NVIDIA. Technical indicators show HBAR trading above its 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages.
Specific levels include the 20-day average at $0.0831, the 50-day at $0.0774, and the 200-day at $0.0815. Momentum signals from MACD and ADX confirm bullish trends, while the RSI sits at 65.175. The nearest support is identified at $0.1087 and resistance at $0.1219.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for HBAR, measured when this story was written up on 28 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows HBAR trading at $0.09586 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 51.4% and a 4-hour ratio of 47.8%. These short-term readings contrast with the 24-hour buy ratio of 48.5%, indicating that immediate buying pressure is slightly stronger than the daily average but fading over the longer intraday window. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$291,739, suggesting net buying in the last hour, whereas the 4-hour delta is negative at -$3,200,765. This negative 4-hour delta implies that sellers have dominated volume over the past four hours, outweighing recent buyer activity. The 24-hour volume delta stands at -$328,302, confirming that net selling has persisted over the full day. A negative Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) of -$3,300,238 indicates that market orders have predominantly been sell orders throughout the session.
The latest daily buy ratio of 52.0% sits at the 84th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 49.2% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for HBAR, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 50.3%, compared to the latest day's 48.5%, showing a slight decline in buying dominance. Volume on this day was 0.50x the weekly average, indicating significantly lower trading activity than usual. This represents an ordinary to quiet day for the coin, as volume is half the typical level. The price change over eight days was +10.8%, with a total volume delta of +$836,448 for the period. This weekly delta contrasts with the current 24-hour negative delta, highlighting a shift from net buying over the week to net selling today.