Stellar sees institutional inflows as XLM holds near $0.22
Stellar (XLM)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Stellar (XLM) is holding near $0.22 while institutional activity remains a central theme for the asset. Buyers are maintaining control despite subdued price movement, supported by strong momentum from new funds and increased on-chain activity. State Street Galaxy launched its Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund on the network on September 29, while BVNK expanded its stablecoin infrastructure on Stellar.
The network also broke an all-time transaction speed record and rolled out a major smart contract upgrade to mark its 11th anniversary. Trading volumes surged following the completion of the Soroban and Protocol 20 upgrades, highlighting increased demand for blockchain utility. Most settlement continues to occur via stablecoins during this period.
Momentum indicators like MACD and Bull/Bear Power are signaling a buy, with volatility reaching 14.82% in the last week. The RSI is at 58.769, while the Stochastic RSI shows an oversold condition creating a divergence with the active trend. The nearest support levels are identified at $0.2065 and $0.2047, with resistance at $0.2371. Analysts view Stellar’s growth in real-world asset tokenization and network achievements as supportive of a constructive long-term outlook.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for XLM, measured when this story was written up on 2 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
XLM is trading at $0.2191 on Binance spot, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 47.4% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 42.4%. These short-term readings are lower than the 24-hour buy ratio of 47.6%, indicating that buying pressure is fading in the immediate term. The 1-hour volume delta is -$61,859, while the 4-hour delta is -$565,371, showing net selling over these shorter windows. Over the full 24 hours, the volume delta is -$1,025,022, confirming that sellers have dominated the flow recently. The CVD at the 24-hour close is -$942,151, further illustrating the net outflow of buy volume. Spot volume for the period was $20,943,947 across 129,761 trades, with net buying occurring in only 8 of the 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 51.6% sits at the 64th percentile of the last 322 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.
The preceding week saw a 7-day average buy ratio of 49.6%, compared to the current 24-hour ratio of 47.6%, a difference of 2.0 points. This indicates that the latest day has seen slightly less buying relative to the weekly average. Volume for the latest day was 0.57x the average, suggesting a notable drop in trading activity compared to the norm. Net buying occurred on 3 of the 7 days in the preceding week, which is less than half the period. The price changed by +0.6% over the 8-day period, while the total volume delta was -$1,010,685. This context suggests a period of subdued activity and net selling pressure relative to the broader weekly trend.