STX Surges 125% as Higher-Beta Bitcoin Asset Draws Interest
Stacks (STX)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Stacks’ native token STX rose by more than 125% over seven days in late August, climbing from around $0.12 to above $0.26. The asset is often viewed as a higher-beta Bitcoin trade, with STX trading near $0.27 and ranking first at the time of the snapshot. This movement highlights institutional interest and Bitcoin yield dynamics driving the price action.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for STX, measured when this story was written up on 1 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
STX is currently trading at $0.2513, with the 24-hour buy ratio at 46.5%, indicating a near-even split between buyers and sellers. However, shorter-term pressure shows weakness, as the 1-hour buy ratio dropped to 30.9% and the 4-hour ratio sits at 39.5%, both significantly below the daily average. This suggests that buying pressure is fading in the immediate term compared to the broader 24-hour trend. The volume delta reflects this shift, showing negative values of -$7,722 for the hour and -$65,584 for the four-hour period, meaning more volume was sold than bought in these shorter windows. Over the full 24 hours, the cumulative volume delta closed at -$262,009, confirming that sellers dominated the day's net flow despite the balanced buy ratio.
The latest daily buy ratio of 57.9% sits at the 94th percentile of the last 281 days, against a median of 50.6% - among the strongest buying days it has had.
Twenty-four hours later
What STX did over the 22 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for STX, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
In contrast to the recent 24-hour selling pressure, the preceding week saw a 7-day average buy ratio of 51.0%, indicating a slight tilt toward buyers over that longer period. The latest day’s buy ratio was 4.5 percentage points below this weekly average, marking a deviation from the recent norm. Volume during this period was only 0.37 times the average, suggesting significantly reduced participation compared to typical weeks. Over the eight-day window, the volume delta was positive at +$419,424, with net buying occurring on 5 of the 7 days. This contrasts with the current 24-hour net selling, highlighting a shift from the prior week's accumulation phase to current distribution.