Litecoin rises 5.4% on SwissBorg listing and technical strength
Litecoin (LTC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Tradersunion.com reports that Litecoin rose 5.4% after SwissBorg added the asset to its platform. This listing expands user access by enabling swaps against 12 fiat currencies and over 400 digital assets. The price action occurred after LTC traded above its key moving averages, confirming bullish momentum.
SwissBorg’s addition follows regulatory pressure from the U.S. Clarity Act's failure in the Senate. Grayscale is currently pursuing the conversion of its Litecoin Trust into an ETF under the ticker LTCN. Approval for this ETF conversion has not yet been granted.
LTC/USD is currently trading above its 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages. This positioning highlights a broad bullish structure across short, medium, and long-term trends. The near-term ceiling is identified at $58.19, with immediate support at $55.27.
The Ichimoku Kijun at $53.44 acts as additional support against a longer-term bearish alignment between the MA-50 and MA-200. Momentum indicators remain constructive, with MACD at 1.24 showing a Strong Buy forecast. The Average Directional Index stands at 32.38, signaling trend strength.
Relative Strength Index is at 59.03 and Stochastic RSI at 41.97, both leaning bullish without oversold warnings. Commodity Channel Index is at 35.39 and the Awesome Oscillator is neutral. Bull/Bear Power is positive at 1.46, confirming buyer dominance but flashing an Overbought forecast.
LTC/USD is up $2.85, opening with an upside gap of 1.15. The asset is trading near the top of today's $53.9 to $55.22 range. Intraday volatility stands at 2.45%.
Analysts note broad-based positive momentum supported by increased institutional activity. Traders are monitoring a potential breakout above $58.19 as an actionable level for bullish continuation.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for LTC, measured when this story was written up on 18 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio data shows LTC trading at $53.95 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 51.7%, indicating net buying pressure over the full day. In contrast, the 1-hour buy ratio is 43.7% and the 4-hour ratio is 45.5%, suggesting that buying interest has weakened in the most recent sessions. The 24-hour volume delta is positive at $472,430, while the 1-hour delta is negative at -$148,846 and the 4-hour delta is negative at -$550,052. This divergence implies that while cumulative buying has exceeded selling over the day, recent short-term flow has been dominated by sellers. The Cumulative Volume Delta closed at +$579,854, confirming that aggressive buyers have been active over the longer timeframe. Spot volume reached $13,863,840 with 121,181 trades executed in the last 24 hours. Net buying occurred in 11 of the 24 hours, showing sustained but intermittent demand.
The latest daily buy ratio of 56.7% sits at the 99th percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 49.4% - among the strongest 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, the average buy ratio was 47.6%, making today’s 24-hour ratio of 51.7% an unusual day with 4.1 points more buying activity than the weekly average. However, spot volume was only 0.92x the weekly average, indicating lower-than-normal trading activity. The coin experienced a price change of +3.5% over the eight-day period. Total volume delta for the week was -$4,558,973, contrasting with today’s positive daily delta. Only one day in the week recorded net buying, highlighting that this recent positive flow is an outlier in a generally mixed weekly trend.