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title: "Why did Chainlink go up 1.4% on October 21, 2026?"
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canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/chainlink/2026-10-21"
date: 2026-10-21
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# Why did Chainlink go up 1.4% on October 21, 2026?

On October 21, 2026 (UTC), LINK went from about $12.33 to $12.50 (+1.38%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $12.27 and $12.81. For the closed-hour 24h window: LINK largely moved with the market. LINK rose further than this on 9 of the past 29 days. No LINK report was published here that day; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $12.33 → $12.50 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $12.27 – $12.81
- Versus Bitcoin: +1.38% / BTC +1.29%; -0.9 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 1.74
- Versus the past month: 9 of the past 29 days rose further; Closed-hour 24h move +1.38%, 0.6× its prior 30-day median of 2.1%.
- 30-day range: 20.8% below the high · 8.4% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 9 of 16 moved the same way; 2 moved the other way
- 24h volume: 0.6×; of its prior 30-day daily average
- Perpetual swap: funding near zero · open interest falling; OKX perpetual swap LINK-USDT-SWAP

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 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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