🐋 Chainlink (LINK) on 2026-10-09: price, whales and market data
Snapshot taken at 04:02 UTC from live data. It is never edited afterwards.
Snapshot of Chainlink (LINK) on 2026-10-09: the price was 12.87 USD, down 2.27% over the previous 24 hours, with 24-hour volume of $15.91M and open interest of $72.42M. This permanent page records what Chainlink whales were doing that day (long or short, entry price, open profit or loss), the futures funding rate and the spot-versus-futures flow, so you can compare it with today's live page.
Why did Chainlink move today? What the data shows
- Flow that day: spot made up 17% of trading volume, open interest moved -11.0% over 24 hours and the hourly RSI was 46. Among the whales we track, 3 were long and 8 short.
- Futures funding is positive (0.0013% per hour, about 11% a year): longs pay shorts, so traders are crowding into long positions. Open interest is $72.42M.
- 11 of the whales we track hold Chainlink: 3 long ($3.54M) against 8 short ($24.23M). The whale money is positioned for a fall.
Key numbers
Price (USD)12.87
24h-2.27%
24h volume$15.91M
Open interest$72.42M
Funding / hour0.0013%
Chainlink whales: who is long, who is short
| Whale | Side | Position size | Entry price | Open PnL | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x5b5d…c060 | Short | $7.00M | 13.61 | -$82.1K | 3x |
| 0xb83d…6e36 | Short | $6.84M | 12.93 | -$416.0K | 3x |
| 0xdd53…2b13 | Short | $2.94M | 11.92 | -$394.5K | 3x |
| 0xeadc…9d55 | Long | $2.84M | 9.43 | $977.6K | 10x |
| 0x45d2…4029 | Short | $2.81M | 11.54 | -$548.6K | 10x |
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Educational, based on public data, not financial advice. Whales lose money too and leverage can wipe out a deposit.