XLM price nears $0.20 as USDT0 launches on Stellar
Stellar (XLM)
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Eugene Serbin
ambcrypto.com reports that XLM is approaching the $0.20 resistance level after gaining 1.45% from an August low of $0.155. The price reached $0.1964 during the session, trading between $0.1854 and that high. This movement follows the September 2 announcement of USDT0, a new stablecoin on the Stellar network.
USDT0 allows users to access Tether's liquidity directly on Stellar for international payments and settlements. It joins other stablecoins like UDSC and PYUSD, expanding the digital dollar options on the platform. The Stellar Development Foundation stated that USDT0 provides a common supply supported by USDT across networks.
Users do not need to hold XLM to send payments, as the token primarily covers transaction fees. Total trades for XLM have reached 87.09 million as buyers push toward the familiar $0.20 barrier. This level previously stopped advances in July and the second half of August.
Buyers must keep XLM above $0.20 to signal room for a rally toward $0.21 or $0.22. A rejection could see the price fall back to the $0.18 support or the $0.16 regions seen in August. Buying interest is picking up, though it remains below the sharp rallies from earlier in the year.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for XLM, measured when this story was written up on 8 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio data shows XLM trading at $0.1937 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 55.9% and a 4-hour ratio of 54.2%. These short-term ratios are slightly higher than the 24-hour buy ratio of 55.6%, indicating sustained but stable buying pressure. The 24-hour volume delta is +$2,829,261, meaning net buying volume significantly outweighs selling volume over the day. This positive delta, combined with 19 hours of net buying in the last 24 hours, confirms consistent buyer dominance. Spot volume reached $25,298,257 across 166,119 trades, showing active market participation.
The latest daily buy ratio of 47.8% sits at the 16th percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 50.7% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for XLM, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The current 24-hour buy ratio of 55.6% is 2.4 percentage points higher than the 7-day average of 53.2%. This indicates that today's buying intensity is noticeably stronger than the weekly norm. Volume is also elevated, trading at 2.15 times the weekly average. The coin has seen net buying for 7 consecutive days, contributing to an 8-day price increase of 9.2%. This consistent weekly flow contrasts with the single-day snapshot, highlighting a broader trend of accumulation.