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title: "Why did Q go up 8.68% in 1 minute on Oct 26?"
description: "Q +8.68% in 1 minute on Gate · USDT, Oct 26 UTC: no news found. Quack AI rose in a one-minute move on Gate while none of the other tracked coins moved in the same direction, an isolated pattern. The move coincided with no report in the monitored feeds that explains it, so the cause is unresolved.…"
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published: 2026-10-26T21:35:00.000Z
updated: 2026-10-26T22:37:00.000Z
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# Why did Q go up 8.68% in 1 minute on Oct 26?

Q +8.68% in 1 minute on Gate · USDT, Oct 26 UTC: no news found. Quack AI rose in a one-minute move on Gate while none of the other tracked coins moved in the same direction, an isolated pattern. The move coincided with no report in the monitored feeds that explains it, so the cause is unresolved.…

## Key facts

Q changed +8.68% in 1 minute (26/10/2026, 21:33 to 26/10/2026, 21:34, UTC; Gate · USDT).
After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +1.75% (difference from BTC +1.73 pp; 26/10/2026, 21:35 → 26/10/2026, 21:40, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +31.97% (difference from BTC +32.18 pp; 26/10/2026, 21:35 → 26/10/2026, 22:35, UTC; Gate · USDT)

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | +1.75% | +0.02% | +1.73 pp | 26/10/2026, 21:35 → 26/10/2026, 21:40 | Gate · USDT |
| 1 hour | +31.97% | -0.20% | +32.18 pp | 26/10/2026, 21:35 → 26/10/2026, 22:35 | Gate · USDT |

## Detected price interval

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Window | 1 min |
| Sampled prices | 0.145017 → 0.157605 |
| Return / BTC difference | +8.68% / +8.65 pp |
| Detection threshold | 4% |
| Source | Gate · USDT |

## Claims and open questions

- Whether an exchange listing or notice, a project announcement, on-chain flows or broader market news prompted the move


## Recent Q events and market reactions

- [Why did Q go up 33.13% in 60 minutes on Oct 26?](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/quack-ai-move-1793054160>) — Received 26/10/2026, 22:36 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m -0.36% / 1h +6.67%
- [Why did Q drop 9.16% in 5 minutes on Oct 26?](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/quack-ai-move-1793050740>) — Received 26/10/2026, 21:40 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m +0.23% / 1h +25.80%
- [Full coin archive](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/quack-ai>)

## Recent Market watch events on other coins

- [QTC: Why did QTC go up 4.90% in 1 minute on Oct 26?](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/quantus-move-1793054700>)
- [PEARL: Why did PEARL drop 2.47% in 1 minute on Oct 26?](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/pearl-2-move-1793043420>)
- [HYPE: Why did HYPE go up 1.17% in 1 minute on Oct 26?](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/hyperliquid-move-1793036100>)
- [Market watch](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/topics/market>)

## Research for this archive

- [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/hourly-returns-and-bitcoin-beta.md>)
- [Will Bitcoin go back up? Every crash since 2011 and its recovery time](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/bitcoin-crash-recovery-time.md>)
- [Do XRP and Solana ETF flows move the price? First-year data](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/xrp-solana-etf-flows-and-price.md>)
- [Crypto liquidity and order book depth: a historical data audit](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/order-book-data-quality.md>)

Evidence levels describe source coverage, not the probability that a report is true. Price moves and their timing cannot establish a cause; minute samples show an observed interval and alert thresholds are heuristics. Explanations are model-assisted, with citations and figures checked. Source titles stay in their original language; full articles are not republished. [Methods and limitations](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/methodology>)