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Order-Flow Recap: Heavy Selling Pressed the Largest Markets on 7 October 2026

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Per-symbol recap

BTCUSDT finished at 83,281.90, −2.60%, after trading between 82,706.20 and 85,559.50. The tape carried 3,762 marks and a cumulative volume delta of −6,610, with heavy participation in Stop Runs, Big Trades and Sweeps. The largest cluster of marks sat in the zone between 83,276.86 and 83,419.52, where 533 marks were recorded. Turnover ran at 1.18 times the recent norm.

ETHUSDT closed at 2,572.88, −4.58%, inside a range from 2,540.36 to 2,698.63. Cumulative volume delta ended at −308,117 across 2,043 marks, with Stop Runs, Big Trades and Sweeps the busiest mark types. The densest zone lay between 2,564.10 and 2,572.01 at 357 marks, and turnover ran at 1.30 times the recent norm.

SOLUSDT settled at 116.24, −3.66%, having traded from 115.21 to 120.66. The session recorded 5,500 marks and a cumulative volume delta of −879,187, led by Liquidity Changes, Market Volume Imbalance and Stop Runs. The heaviest cluster sat between 120.39 and 120.66 with 212 marks.

BNBUSDT ended at 772.68, −0.91%, within a range of 758.18 to 780.08. Cumulative volume delta printed −25,198 over 5,852 marks, with Liquidity Changes the dominant mark type. The densest zone was 769.13 to 770.23 at 422 marks, and turnover ran at 1.10 times the recent norm.

XAUUSDT closed at 4,112.78, −1.36%, between 4,073.04 and 4,172.51, on 6,639 marks and a cumulative volume delta of −5,475. Liquidity Changes dominated the mark mix. Its heaviest cluster sat between 4,132.72 and 4,137.70 with 437 marks, and turnover ran at 1.41 times the recent norm.

XAUTUSDT finished at 4,109.61, −1.35%, ranging from 4,073.35 to 4,168.00. The tape carried 3,045 marks and a cumulative volume delta of −1,586, led by Liquidity Changes and Market Volume Imbalance. The densest zone ran from 4,106.48 to 4,111.21 at 304 marks, with turnover at 1.54 times the recent norm.

Data for RLCUSDT, SNDKUSDT, SOXLUSDT, SPCXUSDT and ZECUSDT was incomplete for the session.

What TapeHawk's indicators recorded in the day's large moves

XAUTUSDT moved 1.29% in 42 minutes, from 4,126.53 at 12:09 UTC to 4,073.35 at 12:51 UTC, a decline of 129 bps. They recorded in the same move, a confluence. Liquidity Changes on the heatmap chart drew 112 marks on the buy side: one of the book's largest resting walls stood, then was pulled without the tape explaining the drop. S/R Zones on the footprint chart drew 21 marks on the sell side: a band of prices where several separate footprint columns were diagonally imbalanced to the same side, and one column alone does not make a zone. Market Volume Imbalance on the heatmap chart drew 10 marks on the sell side: aggressive volume tipped hard to one side at that price, so the flow leaned hard one way. Relative Volume (RVOL) on the candle chart showed the volume of the bars reached 19.80 times its recent average, so the move was traded heavily, not drifted into. Totals and density ran at 2.64 times the day's normal. Other markets made the same move at the same time, with XAUUSDT losing 1.35% over 45 minutes.

ETHUSDT moved 1.87% in 55 minutes, from 2,608.70 at 09:12 UTC to 2,560.03 at 10:07 UTC, a decline of 187 bps. They recorded in the same move, a confluence. Sweeps on the heatmap chart drew 29 marks on the sell side: one aggressive order pushed a large amount of size through several price levels in a single motion. Big Trades on the heatmap chart drew 24 marks on the sell side: one very large fill at a single price, a decision rather than the tail of many small trades. Stop Runs on the heatmap chart drew 24 marks on the sell side: several aggressive orders in a row, all one direction, each starting where the last one stopped. Relative Volume (RVOL) on the candle chart showed the volume of the bars reached 58.90 times its recent average, so the move was traded heavily, not drifted into. Totals and density ran at 1.65 times the day's normal.

Top movers among the tracked symbols

  • METUSDT: +35.98%, last 0.4448, turnover $255.0M
  • GTCUSDT: +27.60%, last 0.1896, turnover $168.7M
  • SANDUSDT: +16.91%, last 0.07785, turnover $552.8M
  • 龙虾USDT: −37.80%, last 0.04105, turnover $331.1M
  • GRIFFAINUSDT: −34.90%, last 0.01670, turnover $92.4M
  • MINAUSDT: −18.92%, last 0.09211, turnover $117.9M
  • RLCUSDT: −8.73%, last 0.6764, turnover $200.1M, volume ratio 130.83
  • TAUSDT: +3.29%, last 0.05268, turnover $63.5M, volume ratio 83.86
  • GRIFFAINUSDT: −34.90%, last 0.01670, turnover $92.4M, volume ratio 53.27

These figures cover the 741 tracked symbols.

Notable news

  • Bitcoin traded below a round level it had held, and the weakness spread to listed crypto-linked companies, which fell alongside the coin (Yahoo Finance).
  • The bitcoin move was described as a sudden flash crash (Moby).
  • Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum fell together as crypto met what was called a perfect storm of negative drivers (Reuters).
  • The ten-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level in decades, and equities pulled back with it (Yahoo Finance).

Nothing here is financial advice.

Order-Flow Recap: Heavy Selling Pressed the Largest Markets on 7 October 2026 — TapeHawk