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title: "Why did Ethereum go up 1.0% on October 21, 2026?"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/ethereum/2026-10-21"
date: 2026-10-21
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# Why did Ethereum go up 1.0% on October 21, 2026?

On October 21, 2026 (UTC), ETH went from about $2,449.16 to $2,474.11 (+1.02%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $2,437.10 and $2,526.40. For the closed-hour 24h window: ETH largely moved with the market. ETH rose further than this on 4 of the past 29 days. No ETH report was published here that day; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $2,449.16 → $2,474.11 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $2,437.10 – $2,526.40
- Versus the past month: 4 of the past 29 days rose further; Closed-hour 24h move +1.02%, 1.2× its prior 30-day median of 0.9%.
- 30-day range: 11.3% below the high · 6.8% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 10 of 16 moved the same way; 2 moved the other way
- 24h volume: 1.1×; of its prior 30-day daily average
- Perpetual swap: funding near zero · open interest falling; OKX perpetual swap ETH-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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