Crypto volume spikes today: 21 October 2026
So far today (21 October 2026, UTC) the scanner has recorded 4,590 volume spikes: 1,934 buy-side, 1,886 sell-side and 770 mixed, with Binance the busiest exchange (2,348). The biggest was LUNC spot on Binance at 2419.7× its normal minute volume ($305K traded in one minute, 27% buys) at 02:53 UTC; price moved -0.32% over the next 15 minutes and +0.06% within the hour. So far, on average buy-side spikes moved -0.02% (47% went up, 1,773 measured) and sell-side spikes moved -0.01% (48% went down, 1,828 measured) in the 15 minutes after.
Biggest volume spikes so far today
Top 50 by size vs normal volume| # | Coin | Market | Time | Side | × normal | $ in 1m | Buy % | Move | +5m | +15m | +1h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUNC | BIN spot | 02:53 UTC | SELL | 2419.7× | $305K | 27% | -0.64% | -0.09% | -0.32% | +0.06% |
| 2 | BAN | BIN perp | 02:03 UTC | MIX | 1779.0× | $500K | 57% | +0.14% | +0.39% | -0.21% | -0.63% |
| 3 | PARTI | BIN spot | 02:33 UTC | MIX | 1572.2× | $154K | 56% | +4.98% | +6.65% | +9.49% | +8.86% |
| 4 | DOGE | BYB spot | 05:43 UTC | BUY | 1498.7× | $85K | 100% | -0.33% | +0.21% | -0.01% | +0.18% |
| 5 | JPY | HL perptrade.xyz | 07:33 UTC | SELL | 1306.1× | $696K | 15% | -0.13% | — | — | — |
| 6 | IREN | HL perptrade.xyz | 06:35 UTC | BUY | 1076.8× | $1.76M | 66% | +0.66% | -0.02% | -0.51% | — |
| 7 | CRCLX | BYB spot | 05:48 UTC | MIX | 1053.4× | $75K | 59% | -0.14% | -0.02% | -0.17% | +0.08% |
| 8 | COTI | BIN spot | 06:41 UTC | MIX | 1015.6× | $148K | 49% | +1.76% | 0.00% | -0.52% | — |
| 9 | MUUB | BIN spot | 01:27 UTC | BUY | 1002.0× | $76K | 100% | 0.00% | +0.22% | +0.22% | -0.07% |
| 10 | AVGO | HL perptrade.xyz | 00:53 UTC | BUY | 973.0× | $387K | 100% | +0.02% | -0.11% | -0.31% | +0.09% |
| 11 | MEW | BIN perp | 00:01 UTC | MIX | 939.8× | $456K | 52% | +2.41% | +9.18% | +5.47% | +2.44% |
| 12 | WIF | BIN spot | 04:55 UTC | MIX | 898.0× | $151K | 50% | +0.29% | +0.29% | +0.34% | +0.19% |
| 13 | ADA | BYB spot | 05:45 UTC | BUY | 873.4× | $48K | 99% | +0.09% | +0.05% | -0.09% | +0.41% |
| 14 | ARM | HL perptrade.xyz | 00:58 UTC | BUY | 872.8× | $488K | 97% | 0.00% | -0.31% | -1.13% | -0.42% |
| 15 | 币安人生 | BIN spot | 03:16 UTC | BUY | 848.5× | $181K | 100% | +0.91% | -0.20% | -0.28% | +0.10% |
| 16 | THE | BIN spot | 05:09 UTC | SELL | 843.8× | $52K | 38% | +0.71% | -0.53% | -1.06% | -2.30% |
| 17 | MANTRA | BIN spot | 02:37 UTC | SELL | 804.8× | $44K | 7% | -0.75% | +0.25% | +0.25% | +0.51% |
| 18 | AMZNX | BYB spot | 01:11 UTC | BUY | 743.5× | $63K | 100% | -0.20% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +0.20% |
| 19 | AAPLB | BIN spot | 02:54 UTC | BUY | 736.4× | $88K | 77% | -0.12% | +0.08% | +0.08% | +0.26% |
| 20 | BABA | HL perptrade.xyz | 01:34 UTC | BUY | 733.6× | $267K | 79% | -0.19% | +0.31% | +0.46% | -0.81% |
| 21 | TSM | HL perptrade.xyz | 02:56 UTC | SELL | 728.4× | $661K | 15% | -0.10% | -0.01% | -0.02% | +0.15% |
| 22 | NFLXB | BIN spot | 03:12 UTC | SELL | 674.0× | $63K | 1% | 0.00% | -0.23% | -0.03% | -0.08% |
| 23 | BABA | HL perptrade.xyz | 02:05 UTC | BUY | 645.7× | $343K | 82% | -0.16% | -0.06% | +0.03% | -0.91% |
| 24 | XDC | BYB spot | 05:00 UTC | BUY | 615.0× | $69K | 91% | +0.59% | -0.15% | +0.64% | +0.58% |
| 25 | BTR | BIN perp | 04:50 UTC | SELL | 610.6× | $177K | 36% | -1.74% | -0.09% | +0.29% | -0.05% |
| 26 | BE | HL perptrade.xyz | 00:48 UTC | SELL | 605.8× | $574K | 20% | -0.20% | +0.03% | -0.31% | -0.03% |
| 27 | AAPLB | BIN spot | 02:27 UTC | BUY | 579.8× | $54K | 99% | +0.06% | -0.07% | -0.06% | +0.03% |
| 28 | SQQQB | BIN spot | 06:40 UTC | BUY | 570.1× | $32K | 100% | +0.19% | -0.05% | +0.08% | — |
| 29 | SPYB | BIN spot | 00:57 UTC | MIX | 569.4× | $35K | 50% | -0.04% | -0.03% | -0.07% | +0.02% |
| 30 | BNB | BYB spot | 00:07 UTC | SELL | 565.3× | $213K | 3% | -0.07% | -0.03% | +0.03% | -0.09% |
| 31 | LUNC | BIN perp | 02:53 UTC | SELL | 553.3× | $338K | 39% | -0.70% | -0.02% | -0.21% | +0.15% |
| 32 | PARTI | BIN perp | 02:33 UTC | BUY | 546.6× | $608K | 62% | +5.26% | +6.58% | +9.28% | +8.55% |
| 33 | SOLV | BIN spot | 04:34 UTC | MIX | 536.6× | $109K | 51% | +3.28% | -2.12% | -1.06% | -8.05% |
| 34 | SPK | BIN spot | 07:22 UTC | BUY | 534.4× | $47K | 97% | +0.02% | -0.06% | — | — |
| 35 | INTWB | BIN spot | 06:49 UTC | BUY | 533.9× | $70K | 74% | -0.21% | -0.63% | -0.84% | — |
| 36 | BTTC | BIN spot | 05:24 UTC | BUY | 532.7× | $38K | 86% | +2.63% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 37 | MEW | BIN perp | 00:07 UTC | MIX | 524.8× | $254K | 55% | -1.14% | -2.74% | -1.67% | -4.28% |
| 38 | MRVLB | BIN spot | 02:00 UTC | SELL | 509.9× | $63K | 10% | -0.01% | -0.01% | -0.16% | -0.42% |
| 39 | FET | BIN spot | 06:24 UTC | BUY | 503.1× | $110K | 61% | +0.05% | -0.05% | +0.51% | +1.49% |
| 40 | ORDI | BIN spot | 06:21 UTC | BUY | 497.1× | $82K | 99% | +0.21% | -0.26% | +0.26% | +0.54% |
| 41 | THE | BIN spot | 06:06 UTC | SELL | 493.4× | $33K | 16% | -0.72% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 42 | SPK | BIN spot | 07:31 UTC | BUY | 492.4× | $50K | 98% | +0.11% | — | — | — |
| 43 | 我踏马来了 | BIN perp | 05:56 UTC | SELL | 472.6× | $86K | 20% | -2.12% | -0.01% | +0.69% | +0.54% |
| 44 | BABAB | BIN spot | 06:28 UTC | SELL | 469.8× | $55K | 23% | -0.20% | +0.16% | +0.08% | -0.54% |
| 45 | BCH | BYB spot | 00:13 UTC | SELL | 465.9× | $156K | 11% | +0.12% | -0.01% | -0.51% | -0.55% |
| 46 | SC | BIN spot | 00:24 UTC | MIX | 465.4× | $35K | 56% | +3.30% | -1.03% | -5.25% | -5.82% |
| 47 | TRUMP | HL perp | 00:49 UTC | BUY | 437.5× | $367K | 99% | +0.32% | +0.06% | -0.54% | -0.28% |
| 48 | WIN | BIN spot | 07:19 UTC | BUY | 435.7× | $40K | 86% | +1.65% | -0.73% | — | — |
| 49 | MRVLB | BIN spot | 01:13 UTC | BUY | 431.9× | $54K | 82% | -0.08% | +0.35% | +0.67% | +1.00% |
| 50 | BOME | BIN spot | 05:42 UTC | BUY | 430.3× | $93K | 85% | +0.88% | +0.45% | -0.52% | +1.05% |
+5m / +15m / +1h: the price change after each spike, filled in as time passes (— until then). They describe the past, not a prediction. Rows come only from exchange data: we never sell placement.
Day totals by exchange
so far, UTC| Exchange | Spikes | Buy-side | Sell-side | Mixed | $ in spike minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | 2348 | 944 | 980 | 424 | $1.30B |
| Bybit | 1278 | 533 | 490 | 255 | $552.60M |
| Hyperliquid | 964 | 457 | 416 | 91 | $619.44M |
| All exchanges | 4590 | 1934 | 1886 | 770 | $2.47B |
Volume spike archive FAQ
What counts as a volume spike?
A market's one-minute volume at least several times its normal minute (the rolling median of the last hour), above a minimum dollar size, on any Binance, Bybit or Hyperliquid spot or perpetual market the scanner watches. × normal is that multiple; the table ranks the day's spikes by it.
What do the +5m, +15m and +1h columns show?
The price change 5, 15 and 60 minutes after each spike, measured on the same market. They are a record of what happened, not a prediction. On today's page they fill in as time passes.
Which time zone are the days in?
UTC. Each page covers 00:00 to 24:00 UTC. Today's page is still filling; past days are final.