Stellar hits record throughput as institutional funds boost momentum
Stellar (XLM)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Tradersunion.com reports that Stellar (XLM) is trading at $0.2344, up 7.92% intraday and holding above key moving averages. The network achieved a record throughput of 217.4 transactions per second, driven by increased activity from institutional real-world asset funds. This higher throughput demonstrates scalability and supports broader institutional integrations.
BVNK and U.S. Bank are currently utilizing Stellar for global payments and stablecoin settlements. Additionally, Mastercard-backed stablecoin payment integrations are active via BVNK, and XLM futures are planned for launch on CME. Technically, XLM trades above the MA-20, MA-50, and MA-200 on hourly and daily charts.
The nearest support is at the Ichimoku Kijun level of $0.2186. For the next 2–3 trading days, XLM is expected to fluctuate between $0.2248 and $0.241. The probability of further gains remains very high, with a baseline scenario of sideways movement within this volatility band.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for XLM, measured when this story was written up on 28 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows XLM trading at $0.2158, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 50.0% and a 4-hour ratio of 47.8%. These short-term figures are slightly higher than the 24-hour buy ratio of 48.7%, suggesting that buying pressure is stabilizing rather than fading. The 1-hour volume delta is -$236, while the 4-hour delta is -$921,187, indicating that sellers are currently outweighing buyers in recent short timeframes. Volume delta measures the net difference between buy and sell volume, so negative values mean more money is flowing out via sells than in via buys. Despite this, the 24-hour CVD closed at +$240,183, showing that over the full day, buyers have maintained a net advantage. The market processed $16,351,085 in volume across 70,680 trades in the last 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.1% sits at the 31st percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 50.7% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for XLM, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 50.7%, compared to the latest day's 48.7%, a difference of 2.0 points. Volume was 0.50x the average, indicating that trading activity was half of what is typical for this coin. While the price rose 9.4% over eight days, the volume delta for that period was +$2,790,811, contrasting with the recent negative intraday deltas. This week saw net buying on only 4 of 7 days, suggesting that the recent price gain was not supported by consistent daily buying pressure. The current data points to a day that is less active than usual, with volume significantly below the weekly norm.