Zcash climbs 6% as majors slide ahead of Fed rate decision
Zcash (ZEC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
BitcoinEthereumNews.com reported that Zcash rose nearly 6% to just above $1,200 during European morning hours on Wednesday. This move made it the only major asset in the green as other cryptocurrencies declined ahead of the Fed rate decision. XRP led the decliners, dropping more than 7% to $1.29. Ether and Solana each fell about 3%, while Bitcoin, BNB, and Tron were all down about 1%.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ZEC, measured when this story was written up on 16 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Zcash is currently trading at $1,110.43 on Binance spot markets. The 1-hour buy ratio stands at 58.7%, and the 4-hour ratio is 55.9%, both significantly higher than the 24-hour ratio of 49.9%. This indicates that buying pressure is building in the short term relative to the daily average. Volume delta shows strong recent inflows, with +$2,495,450 in the last hour and +$10,871,880 over four hours, contrasting with a negative 24-hour delta of -$228,752. The Cumulative Volume Delta for the 24-hour close is +$40,482,363, suggesting that aggressive buying has outweighed selling over the full day despite the negative delta figure.
The latest daily buy ratio of 52.9% sits at the 82nd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 50.2% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ZEC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, Zcash experienced a price change of -5.7% and saw volume at 0.67x the average. The 7-day average buy ratio was 50.6%, meaning the current 24-hour ratio of 49.9% is slightly below the weekly norm by 0.7 points. Volume was also lower than average at 0.67x. Net buying occurred on 6 of the last 7 days, with a total volume delta of +$21,852,069 over eight days. This suggests that while the immediate short-term buying is intensifying, the broader weekly trend remains subdued compared to the recent hourly surge.