Crypto Market Snapshot — Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Daily orderflow snapshot: BTC at $64176 (+1.05%), $2.8B total volume, 41 VPIN spikes, 8 active signals. Data from Buildix.
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Launch Free Terminal →Daily crypto market snapshot for Tuesday, August 18, 2026. All data sourced from the Buildix orderflow engine covering 232 perpetual futures pairs across Hyperliquid.
Buildix monitors 232 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: $2.8B. Total open interest: $7.5B.
BTC: $64176 (+1.05%) — OI: $2.7B, funding: 0.0008%
ETH: $1896 (-0.37%) — OI: $1.6B, funding: 0.0013%
SOL: $75.77 (+0.33%) — OI: $387.1M, funding: -0.0003%
HYPE: $59.23 (+0.65%) — OI: $1.3B, funding: 0.0009%
Biggest Movers
| Pair | Price | 24h Change | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| VVV | $13.38 | +9.59% | $6.7M |
| MEW | $0.0006 | +9.40% | $0 |
| COMP | $17.46 | +7.31% | $1.2M |
| GALA | $0.0014 | -16.58% | $222K |
| WLD | $0.3263 | -10.11% | $8.2M |
| FIL | $0.6180 | -7.46% | $704K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACE | -0.1180% | Shorts pay | $1.7M |
VPIN Spikes — Informed Trading Activity
41 pairs showing elevated VPIN (above 0.30), indicating institutional or whale traders actively positioning.
ETH: VPIN 0.75, signal -25
PENDLE: VPIN 0.72, signal -30
TRX: VPIN 0.68, signal -15
LINK: VPIN 0.68, signal +0
DOGE: VPIN 0.67, signal +0
TIA: VPIN 0.66, signal +13
BNB: VPIN 0.64, signal -7
ENA: VPIN 0.62, signal +5
Strongest Signals
Buildix signal engine composite scores above +25 or below -25 indicate high conviction setups based on VPIN, CVD, funding, and whale flow.
BTC: neutral (+40)
STX: strong_sell (-39)
VVV: strong_buy (+36)
PAXG: neutral (+33)
PENDLE: neutral (-30)
XLM: neutral (+28)
ETH: neutral (-25)
SPX: sell (-25)
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.