LIGHT has emerged as one of the stronger performers over the last 24 hours. The token’s price action posted gains of 13% as traders increased their exposure across the market.
Interestingly, the rally has been accompanied by a sharp rise in derivatives activity too, suggesting that the move may be attracting more than just spot market interest.
The question now is whether the current momentum has enough strength to continue or not.
Do network derivatives metrics support the rally?
The rally appeared to be finding support in the derivatives market’s metrics. According to long/short ratio data, nearly 68% of open positions seemed to be tilted to the bulls. In other words, most traders are still staking on the rally continuation.
That matters since strong rallies often begin to lose steam when traders start reducing their exposure. So far, there is little evidence of that. Instead, market participants are adding long positions even after the recent price surge – A sign that confidence remains intact.
Source: Coinalyze
That shift has also been accompanied by a significant hike in Open Interest. In fact, the network’s Open Interest also recorded a 12% daily surge to 12.4 million.
On its own, an uptick in Open Interest does not reveal direction. However, when it occurs alongside rising prices and a long dominated market, it often points to fresh capital entering on the bulls side.
Source: Coinglass
A build-up of momentum?
The recent surge has also strengthened the token’s short-term structure.
Rather than fading after the initial move, buyers have continued to step in, allowing the price to hold onto a large portion of its gains. Such behavior typically signals confidence among market participants.
At the time of writing, the token was trading above the key Exponential Moving Averages, with the next resistance at $0.18 standing out as the next target for the buyers.
Source: TradingView
Liquidity remains the next objective
With sentiment turning increasingly bullish, attention is now shifting to the liquidity sitting above the press time price.
In fact, the network liquidation data highlighted the greater presence of several liquidity clusters above the press time trading price level. If buyer dominance remains intact, LIGHT could continue advancing towards those higher liquidity zones.
Source: Coinglass
What comes next?
Collectively, these factors seemed to suggest that momentum remains constructive. Whether that momentum is enough to drive a full liquidity sweep will likely depend on whether buyers continue to add exposure in the sessions ahead.
Final Summary
- LIGHT’s long positions now account for 68% of market exposure, highlighting growing bullish conviction among traders.
- Hike in Open Interest, alongside price gains, hinted at fresh capital entering the market.
