Crypto Market Snapshot — Thursday, May 21, 2026
Daily orderflow snapshot: BTC at $77988 (+1.61%), $4.9B total volume, 46 VPIN spikes, 13 active signals. Data from Buildix.
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Launch Free Terminal →Daily crypto market snapshot for Thursday, May 21, 2026. All data sourced from the Buildix orderflow engine covering 230 perpetual futures pairs across Hyperliquid.
Buildix monitors 230 pairs in real-time, computing VPIN, CVD, OBI, and signal scores. This daily snapshot highlights the key numbers and notable moves.
Key Numbers
Total 24h volume on Hyperliquid: $4.9B. Total open interest: $6.9B.
BTC: $77988 (+1.61%) — OI: $2.3B, funding: 0.0013%
ETH: $2144 (+1.48%) — OI: $1.2B, funding: 0.0013%
SOL: $86.96 (+3.30%) — OI: $373.2M, funding: 0.0013%
HYPE: $55.95 (+15.87%) — OI: $1.3B, funding: 0.0013%
Biggest Movers
| Pair | Price | 24h Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| JTO | $0.5409 | +31.49% | $5.6M |
| NIL | $0.0668 | +23.62% | $5.3M |
| DASH | $51.56 | +21.39% | $5.3M |
| REZ | $0.0048 | -4.76% | $231K |
| ZEREBRO | $0.0321 | -4.69% | $0 |
| RUNE | $0.4355 | -3.34% | $181K |
Extreme Funding Rates
Pairs with funding rates above 0.03% per hour (about 263% annualized, Hyperliquid settles funding every hour) indicate overcrowded positioning that historically mean-reverts within 48 hours.
| Pair | Funding (1h) | Direction | OI |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | 0.0359% | Longs pay | $70.0M |
| CHIP | -0.0336% | Shorts pay | $7.7M |
VPIN Spikes — Informed Trading Activity
46 pairs showing elevated VPIN (above 0.30), indicating institutional or whale traders actively positioning.
LINK: VPIN 0.74, signal -27
ORDI: VPIN 0.70, signal -10
TRUMP: VPIN 0.65, signal +10
kSHIB: VPIN 0.65, signal +13
RENDER: VPIN 0.64, signal +4
BTC: VPIN 0.61, signal -17
XPL: VPIN 0.60, signal +42
FET: VPIN 0.58, signal +28
Strongest Signals
Buildix signal engine composite scores above +25 or below -25 indicate high conviction setups based on VPIN, CVD, funding, and whale flow.
XPL: strong_buy (+42)
ARB: strong_buy (+36)
WLFI: strong_sell (-35)
XRP: strong_buy (+34)
HBAR: strong_buy (+32)
SOL: buy (+31)
LIT: strong_buy (+31)
TON: neutral (+29)
Data sourced from Buildix orderflow engine. Live screener at buildix.trade/screener. Deep view analytics at buildix.trade/pair/BTC. API docs at buildix.trade/openapi.json.