NEAR Protocol Surges 80% as Bitcoin Hits $86,000
NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that NEAR Protocol’s native token gained nearly 80% over seven days to trade at around $4.29, outperforming the broader market’s 6% rise. The token broke a multiyear descending trendline and reclaimed the $3.50 resistance level, with a 24-hour gain of around 22%. Bitcoin crossing $86,000 helped lift sentiment, while Ethereum climbed above $2,760 and XRP moved to around $1.50. Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows and forced short liquidations added to upward pressure as the total crypto market cap reached approximately $2.93 trillion.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for NEAR, measured when this story was written up on 22 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio’s Binance spot data for NEAR shows a price of $4.27 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 51.9%, indicating a slight edge for buyers over the full day. However, the 1-hour buy ratio stands at 55.3% while the 4-hour ratio drops to 48.2%, suggesting that immediate buying pressure is stronger than the recent four-hour trend. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$1,479,092, whereas the 4-hour delta is negative at -$1,595,890, showing that recent short-term inflows are reversing longer-term outflows. A positive volume delta means more money is flowing into spot buys than sells, while the buy ratio measures the percentage of trades executed as buys versus sells.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.8% sits at the 68th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 49.7% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for NEAR, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 49.9%, with the latest day showing a 2.0 point increase above that average. Spot volume was 1.56 times the average, indicating significantly higher activity than usual. The coin experienced net buying on 5 of 7 days, with a total volume delta of +$15,731,491 over eight days. This volume spike contrasts with the 24-hour spot volume of $278,466,744, highlighting an unusual surge in trading activity compared to typical daily levels.