Order-Flow Recap: 5 October 2026

Per-symbol recap

• BNBUSDT traded from 795.85 to close at 786.81, a change of −1.14%, with turnover of 564,188 and a volume ratio of 1.33. The session range ran from 785.15 to 811.18. Delta finished at −15,772, with cumulative volume delta reaching its high at 02:17 UTC and its low at 14:34 UTC. The tape recorded 8,781 marks.
• BTCUSDT traded from 86,482.80 to close at 85,717.20, a change of −0.89%, with turnover of 151,447 and a volume ratio of 1.02. The session range ran from 84,910.00 to 86,976.10. Delta finished at −3,290, with cumulative volume delta reaching its high at 14:08 UTC and its low at 15:32 UTC. The tape recorded 3,529 marks.
• ETHUSDT traded from 2,725.71 to close at 2,708.69, a change of −0.62%, with turnover of 2,776,216 and a volume ratio of 0.82. The session range ran from 2,676.97 to 2,737.61. Delta finished at −17,763, with cumulative volume delta reaching its high at 02:41 UTC and its low at 16:03 UTC. The tape recorded 1,765 marks.
• SOLUSDT traded from 121.54 to close at 120.72, a change of −0.67%, with turnover of 13,478,323 and a volume ratio of 0.66. The session range ran from 118.81 to 122.04. Delta finished at −763,260, with cumulative volume delta reaching its high at 03:14 UTC and its low at 23:50 UTC. The tape recorded 6,764 marks.
• XAUUSDT traded from 4,146.91 to close at 4,137.79, a change of −0.22%, with turnover of 392,112 and a volume ratio of 0.92. The session range ran from 4,128.02 to 4,173.80. Delta finished at −6,161, with cumulative volume delta reaching its high at 00:59 UTC and its low at 13:35 UTC. The tape recorded 8,209 marks.
• XAUTUSDT traded from 4,142.38 to close at 4,135.34, a change of −0.17%, with turnover of 11,123 and a volume ratio of 1.08. The session range ran from 4,126.53 to 4,166.42. Delta finished at −568, with cumulative volume delta reaching its high at 01:54 UTC and its low at 15:22 UTC. The tape recorded 3,360 marks.

The readings: what TapeHawk's footprint and heatmap indicators recorded

BNBUSDT moved down over 59 minutes, from 808.64 at 02:24 UTC to 794.64 at 03:23 UTC, a move of 1.73%, with a range of 173 bps. 3 indicators recorded marks in the same move. Liquidity Changes recorded 320 marks on the sell side on the heatmap chart: one of the book's largest resting walls stood, then was pulled without the tape explaining the drop. Absorption Zones recorded 10 marks on the buy side on the footprint chart: several price levels in a row imbalanced the same way, and the bar then closed away from them, so aggression met resting size and failed and the zone reads the opposite way. Market Volume Imbalance recorded 7 marks on the sell side on the heatmap chart: aggressive volume tipped hard to one side at that price, so the flow leaned hard one way. In the minutes before the move the tape recorded 240 marks, running at 2.62 times the day's normal, and during the move it recorded 645 marks at 1.76 times the day's normal. Relative Volume (RVOL) on the candle chart showed the volume of the bars reached 7.60 times its recent average: the move was traded heavily, not drifted into.

BTCUSDT moved down over 25 minutes, from 86,683.90 at 14:09 UTC to 85,400.10 at 14:34 UTC, a move of 1.48%, with a range of 148 bps. 3 indicators recorded marks in the same move. Sweeps recorded 48 marks on the sell side on the heatmap chart: one aggressive order pushed a large amount of size through several price levels in a single motion. Volume Spikes recorded 35 marks on the sell side on the heatmap chart: a burst of trading went through, a large amount in a few seconds across several price levels, pointing the way of the side that traded more. Big Trades recorded 34 marks on the sell side on the heatmap chart: one very large fill at a single price, a decision rather than the tail of many small trades. In the minutes before the move the tape recorded 74 marks, running at 2.01 times the day's normal, and during the move it recorded 152 marks at 2.39 times the day's normal. Relative Volume (RVOL) on the candle chart showed the volume of the bars reached 7.10 times its recent average: the move was traded heavily, not drifted into.

XAUUSDT moved down over 60 minutes, from 4,166.18 at 12:46 UTC to 4,136.28 at 13:46 UTC, a move of 0.72%, with a range of 72 bps. 3 indicators recorded marks in the same move. Liquidity Changes recorded 226 marks on the sell side on the heatmap chart: one of the book's largest resting walls stood, then was pulled without the tape explaining the drop. Book Imbalance recorded 21 marks on the buy side on the heatmap chart: which side of the resting book was heavier, and the moment that lean switched sides. Absorption Zones recorded 9 marks on the sell side on the footprint chart: several price levels in a row imbalanced the same way, and the bar then closed away from them, so aggression met resting size and failed and the zone reads the opposite way. In the minutes before the move the tape recorded 99 marks, running at 1.16 times the day's normal, and during the move it recorded 480 marks at 1.38 times the day's normal. Relative Volume (RVOL) on the candle chart showed the volume of the bars reached 5.90 times its recent average: the move was traded heavily, not drifted into. Other markets made the same move at the same time: XAUTUSDT over 60 minutes, a move of 0.65%.

Top movers among the tracked symbols

• RLCUSDT +99.64%, 0.7257, $536.0M
• NILUSDT +21.73%, 0.1080, $182.2M
• ORCAUSDT +20.22%, 2.41, $59.4M
• USUSDT −21.43%, 0.01082, $88.3M
• STRKUSDT −9.90%, 0.05281, $91.5M
• SANDUSDT −8.51%, 0.06963, $204.0M
• RLCUSDT +99.64%, 0.7257, $536.0M
• GTCUSDT +6.87%, 0.1874, $497.7M
• FLUIDUSDT +17.64%, 2.09, $78.9M

The movers above came from among the 737 tracked symbols.

Notable news

• A weak September employment report cooled expectations for further central-bank tightening and lifted gold (Quartz).
• Gold prices rose after the soft jobs print dimmed the case for further rate increases (InvestorsHub).

This is not financial advice.