Stellar XLM Rally Proves Stronger Than XRP’s at Key 50-Week Barrier
Stellar (XLM)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Stellar (XLM) has demonstrated a stronger rally than XRP at a key 50-week barrier. This price divergence in the payments-focused altcoin market highlights how XLM and XRP are reacting differently to current activity. The two tokens share technological roots and co-founder Jed McCaleb. Fresh data by TradingView shows that XLM’s performance is distinct from its historical peer.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for XLM, measured when this story was written up on 22 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data for XLM shows a price of $0.2155 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 52.9% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 53.7%. These short-term ratios exceed the 24-hour buy ratio of 48.5%, indicating that buying pressure is currently building relative to the longer timeframe. The 1-hour volume delta is +$79,229 and the 4-hour delta is +$774,442, while the 24-hour delta is -$1,357,097. A positive volume delta means buyers are absorbing more liquidity than sellers are providing, whereas a negative delta indicates sellers are dominating. The 24-hour CVD closed at +$541,532, showing net accumulation over the full day despite the negative delta.
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 7-day average buy ratio was 49.5%, with the latest day showing a -1.0 point difference from that average. Volume was 1.78x the average, while days of net buying occurred on only 3 of 7 days. The price increased by 12.5% over 8 days, but the total volume delta for that period was -$3,129,273. This volume level was 1.78x the average, marking an unusual spike in activity compared to typical trading days. The recent 24-hour volume of $46,165,103 across 209,724 trades reflects this heightened engagement.