Uniswap rallies 7% as CME futures launch nears
Uniswap (UNI)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Uniswap (UNI) is trading at $9.739, up 7.13% on the session, holding above key short- and long-term moving averages. CME Group’s September 22, 2026 decision to introduce UNI futures for an October 19 launch marks a key step in expanding regulated institutional access to the asset. Network metrics from August show Uniswap processed 140 million transactions, exceeding volumes on both Cboe BZX and NYSE American.
The protocol captured over 99% of Robinhood Chain stock token deposits, according to Chaincatcher. Data from Kucoin highlights Uniswap's leading role on Robinhood Chain, generating $2.1 million in fees on August 31. The platform also amassed $1.5 billion in monthly DEX volume, reinforcing its position as a dominant decentralized exchange.
UNI/USD trades above the MA-20 at $9.6101 and the MA-50 at $9.348 on the hourly chart. On the daily chart, the price sits well above the MA-200 at $3.9416, with the Ichimoku Kijun providing immediate support at $9.4835. Technical indicators show the MACD remains in Strong Buy territory, while the RSI is at 58.19 and the CCI is in buy zones.
The Stoch RSI and Awesome Oscillator register Neutral, while Bull/Bear Power analysis favors buyers for the session. Analysts note that renewed bullish momentum is supported by persistent whale accumulation and increased exchange reserves. The most likely scenario involves price consolidating within a range of $9.149 to $10.2882 over the next two to three sessions.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for UNI, measured when this story was written up on 26 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
UNI is currently trading at $9.63 on Binance spot, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 52.0% indicating immediate buying dominance. However, the 4-hour buy ratio drops to 46.9%, suggesting that buying pressure is fading over a slightly longer timeframe compared to the daily average of 51.0%. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$41,455, showing net buying in the short term, while the 4-hour delta is negative at -$1,029,984, indicating net selling over the medium term. Over 24 hours, the volume delta is +$1,910,627, and the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) at close is +$696,723, confirming net buying over the full day. The buy ratio represents the percentage of trades executed by buyers versus sellers, while the volume delta measures the net difference between buy and sell volume. Spot volume for the 24-hour period reached $98,946,730 across 493,542 trades.
The latest daily buy ratio of 45.7% sits at the 13th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for UNI, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 51.3%, with the latest day showing a slight decrease of 0.3 points. Volume for the day was 0.69x the weekly average, indicating lower-than-average trading activity. The coin experienced net buying on 6 of the 7 days in the preceding week. Price increased by 8.7% over the 8-day period, with a total volume delta of +$29,546,930. This represents an ordinary day for the coin, as the current buy ratio is nearly identical to the weekly average, though volume is notably lower.