ALT Market Review - January 2, 2026
The review found a balanced market order situation with a persistent predominance of limit buys. The price has declined upward by an abnormal amount, volatility remains low, and abnormal accumulations of liquidity on both sides of the price are keeping the market in a sideways range.
Table of content
In this market review, we are not attempting to predict the future; our task is to state the facts we have at the current moment. We base our actions on these current facts, not on our expectations and hopes.
Market Orders (green rectangle)
Aggregated market orders show a balanced state—no significant bias toward buying or selling is observed.
Limit Orders (red arrow)
Limit orders have been dominated by buy orders for a long time. Currently, these volumes are forming support and holding the price within a range.
Change Price per unit volume (black rectangle)
The efficiency of expended volume continues to shift in favor of market buys – buy orders have a stronger impact on the price.
Z-Score (price) - blue arrow
Currently, market buys have pushed the price up by more than two standard deviations, which is a statistically abnormal value.
Heatmap in Volume Mode (blue rectangle)
The heatmap in volume mode shows abnormal clusters of limit orders both below and above the current price – at a distance of approximately 15%, indicating a concentration of liquidity within the range. Moreover, volumes below the price are significantly more pronounced than above, which is clearly visible on the heat map.
Balance Index
The Balance Index remains in the middle percentile, without a clear dominance of buyers or sellers.
Price Dynamics
Volatility remains low at the moment. The price has declined upward, while the overall balance remains stable without a pronounced bias to one side or the other.
Result:
Locally, the price continues to move in a sideways range formed within the limit clusters displayed on the heat map.
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