Anthropic Claude AI Predicts LINK to Blast +300% by 2027
Chainlink (LINK)
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Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that the Anthropic Claude AI predicts Chainlink (LINK) will reach $35 by January 1, 2027. This forecast assumes full bull-market conditions return between now and the end of 2026. With LINK currently trading around $12, the predicted price represents a roughly threefold rise from current levels.
The AI considers $35 a reasonable target because it would place LINK above its 2024 peak while remaining below its all-time high of approximately $52.70. LINK has a history of being highly cyclical, having surged from around $1.77 in early 2020 to its May 2021 peak. Following that peak, the asset fell sharply, closing 2022 at about $5.57.
Historical performance indicates that a $20 to $30 range is common during a robust crypto market. The report highlights the pattern of a bear flag breakout followed by manipulation lower and distribution higher. It suggests the current pull-back will likely end near 50% of the range as LINK trades in the distribution phase.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for LINK, measured when this story was written up on 20 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
LINK is trading at $12.42 with a spot volume of $31,800,558 over the last 24 hours. The 1-hour buy ratio stands at 56.7%, indicating short-term buying pressure, while the 4-hour ratio is 48.0%. Over 24 hours, the buy ratio is 48.9%, suggesting buying is not dominant over the longer term. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$85,757, but the 4-hour delta is negative at -$108,815. The 24-hour volume delta is -$669,640, with a cumulative volume delta of -$1,884,827 at close. This means net selling has outweighed buying over the day, despite a brief burst of buying in the last hour.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.4% sits at the 56th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.8% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for LINK, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 50.7%, compared to a 24-hour ratio of 48.9%. This represents a slight decline of 1.7 points in buying dominance compared to the weekly average. Volume was 1.44 times the average, indicating significantly higher activity than usual. The price changed by +7.9% over eight days, with a total volume delta of +$1,326,519 for the period. While the day shows net selling, the week shows net buying, making this an unusual day of distribution within an otherwise bullish weekly trend.