Litecoin Replaces Gram in Virtune Altcoin Index
Litecoin (LTC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptoticker.io reports that Virtune completed the monthly rebalancing of its Crypto Altcoin Index ETP on October 5, 2026. The primary change involves Gram exiting the basket while Litecoin enters as the new tenth position. Prior to this adjustment, Gram held the lowest weight at 8.68 percent due to underperformance relative to the equal-weighting rule.
Litecoin replaces it at a standard 10.00 percent share, matching the other nine assets in the index. The index tracks ten leading alternative assets excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum, weighting each equally at 10.00 percent. This structure systematically trims winners and builds up losers during monthly resets.
The ETP trades on Deutsche Börse Xetra under ticker VRTA and ISIN SE0023260716. The composition change applies as of September 30, 2026, though the announcement was dated October 5. Investors hold a debt security rather than a segregated fund, introducing issuer risk alongside price exposure. Trading hours on Xetra differ from the continuous crypto market, creating potential gaps in price reflection.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for LTC, measured when this story was written up on 6 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Litecoin is trading at $70.10 on Binance spot with a 1-hour buy ratio of 51.8 percent, indicating immediate short-term buying pressure. This contrasts with the 4-hour buy ratio of 49.2 percent and the 24-hour ratio of 45.4 percent, suggesting that recent buying is stronger than the broader daily trend. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at $31,664, while the 4-hour and 24-hour deltas are negative at -$30,899 and -$2,056,035 respectively. A positive volume delta means buy volume exceeds sell volume in that period, whereas negative values indicate dominant selling pressure. The 24-hour cumulative volume delta (CVD) stands at -$2,126,683, confirming that net selling has outweighed buying over the full day. Despite the short-term uptick, the overall 24-hour flow remains net negative.
The latest daily buy ratio of 44.9% sits at the 4th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 49.3% - among the weakest buying days it has had.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for LTC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, Litecoin averaged a 48.2 percent buy ratio, which is higher than the current 24-hour average of 45.4 percent. The latest day's buy ratio is 2.8 percentage points below this weekly average, indicating a relative weakening of buying interest compared to the recent trend. Spot volume for the day was $22,542,041, representing 0.69 times the weekly average volume, showing significantly reduced trading activity. Net buying occurred on only 2 of the past 7 days, highlighting a predominantly bearish or neutral weekly structure. The price changed by +1.2 percent over 8 days, while the total volume delta for that period was -$12,989,456. This suggests that despite a slight price increase, selling pressure has been the dominant force over the longer timeframe.