Microsoft Copilot AI Predicts Chainlink Price Target
Chainlink (LINK)
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Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Microsoft Copilot AI forecasts Chainlink could reach $35 by January 1, 2027, assuming a full bull market returns by the end of 2026. The prediction implies a threefold increase from the current trading range of $11–$12. This target would place LINK above its 2024 peak but remain below its all-time high of approximately $52.70.
The source notes that LINK has a history of high cyclicality, having surged from $1.77 in early 2020 to its May 2021 peak. It subsequently endured a bear-market drawdown, closing 2022 around $5.57. Historical performance suggests that a $20–$30 range is not unusual during strong market conditions.
The key question remains what will happen if the market transitions from its current weak environment into a genuine altcoin bull market. The report highlights that reaching $35 would be a compelling target given these historical precedents. It emphasizes that the coin has already demonstrated the capacity to reach such levels during previous bull cycles. The analysis relies on the assumption that broader market conditions improve significantly over the next year.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for LINK, measured when this story was written up on 16 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
LINK is currently trading at $10.89 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 50.3% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 55.1%. These short-term figures indicate a slight edge for buyers compared to the 24-hour buy ratio of 48.0%. Volume delta shows positive inflows of +$6,901 in the last hour and +$611,848 over four hours, contrasting with a negative 24-hour delta of -$1,036,402. This suggests that recent buying pressure is building, even though the daily trend has been net selling. The cumulative volume delta closed at +$446,923, indicating that buying pressure has outweighed selling pressure over the final hours of the day. Spot volume reached $25,745,038 with 342,722 trades recorded in the last 24 hours.
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 average buy ratio was 49.7%, with the latest day showing a 1.7-point decrease from that average. Volume remained steady at 1.00x the weekly average, despite the price dropping 13.0% over eight days. The total volume delta for the week was -$2,844,158, with net buying occurring on only 3 of the 7 days. This indicates that the recent short-term buying surge is an unusual deviation from the prevailing weekly downtrend. The current daily activity contrasts with the consistent net outflow observed over the longer weekly period.