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title: "Why did Avalanche go up 0.5% on October 26, 2026?"
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date: 2026-10-26
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# Why did Avalanche go up 0.5% on October 26, 2026?

On October 26, 2026 (UTC), AVAX went from about $8.93 to $8.98 (+0.54%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $8.76 and $9.06. AVAX is within a usual day's range. AVAX rose further than this on 7 of the past 29 days. No AVAX report was collected from the day before to the day after; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $8.93 → $8.98 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $8.76 – $9.06
- Versus Bitcoin: +0.54% / BTC -0.01%; About +0.6 points of the move is its own after allowing for Bitcoin
- Versus the past month: 7 of the past 29 days rose further; +0.54% in the 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 00:00 UTC, 0.2× a typical day (2.3%).
- 30-day range: 25.2% below the high · 3.5% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 15 of 25 others also rose 0.2% or more; 7 fell that much
- 24h volume: 0.5×; of its prior 30-day daily average

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to Oct 27, 2026, 00:00 UTC.

Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move.

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