Chainlink Price Rebounds 6% as LINK Tests the $12 Resistance Zone
Chainlink (LINK)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Chainlink price has returned above $12 after rebounding from the lower end of its recent trading range. BraveNewCoin data places LINK at $12.11, up 6.21% over 24 hours. The token traded between $11.25 and $12.22, while reported volume stood near $538.65 million. LINK now faces short-term resistance at the $12 level.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for LINK, measured when this story was written up on 18 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows LINK trading at $11.39, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 53.9% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 53.6%. These short-term ratios are higher than the 24-hour buy ratio of 51.5%, indicating that buying pressure is building in the immediate term. The volume delta shows net buying of +$71,305 over the last hour and +$470,802 over the last four hours. This positive volume delta means that buy volume has exceeded sell volume, suggesting active accumulation by spot traders.
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 49.9%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 51.5% an unusual day with 1.6 percentage points more buying than average. Spot volume was 0.88x the weekly average, indicating lower-than-normal trading activity. Net buying occurred on 4 of the last 7 days, with a total volume delta of +$541,962. This contrasts with the current day's 24-hour volume delta of +$599,369, showing a shift in intensity despite lower relative volume.