Zcash hits 10-year peak as Whalio tracks buying pressure
Zcash (ZEC)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reported that Zcash (ZEC) soared to a fresh 10-year peak, briefly touching $1,400 before retracing to $1,330. The privacy coin posted double-digit gains in the past 24 hours, emerging once again as a top performer. One analyst suggested that if the rally runs for $2k, it could go straight to 6.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ZEC, measured when this story was written up on 17 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Zcash is currently trading at $1,337.89, with a 24-hour buy ratio of 56.4% indicating that buyers have controlled the majority of volume over the day. However, this bullish sentiment has cooled in the short term, as the 1-hour buy ratio dropped to 55.0% and the 4-hour ratio fell further to 48.4%. The volume delta reflects this shift, showing a net inflow of +$2,774,809 in the last hour compared to a net outflow of -$3,881,319 over the past four hours. A positive volume delta means more money is flowing into buys than sells, while a negative delta indicates selling pressure is dominating. Despite the recent hourly dip, the cumulative CVD for the day remains strongly positive at +$27,807,312.
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 net buying on 5 of 7 days, with a 7-day average buy ratio of 50.6%. Today's 24-hour buy ratio of 56.4% is 5.8 percentage points higher than that weekly average, signaling a day of unusual buying intensity. Spot volume for the day reached $558,652,729, which is 1.82 times the average daily volume. This elevated activity contributed to an 8-day price change of +7.5% and a total volume delta of +$91,140,867 for the week.