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title: "Why did SUI move -0.98% in 1 minute? Evidence check · 2026-10-20"
description: "SUI changed -0.98% over a 1-minute sampled interval on Gate · USDT. Cause unresolved; nearby reports do not establish causation."
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canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/sui-move-1792509180"
published: 2026-10-20T15:13:58.000Z
updated: 2026-10-20T16:16:01.000Z
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# Why did SUI move -0.98% in 1 minute? Evidence check · 2026-10-20

SUI changed -0.98% over a 1-minute sampled interval on Gate · USDT. Cause unresolved; nearby reports do not establish causation.

Nearby report sources (context, not confirmed causes): No matching source available

## Key facts

SUI changed -0.98% in 1 minute (20/10/2026, 15:12 to 20/10/2026, 15:13, UTC; Gate · USDT). The cause remains unresolved.
On the OKX perpetual swap SUI-USDT-SWAP around the alert: funding rate +0.0100% per period; liquidations $41,597 long / $0 short (UTC). These are conditions that accompanied the move, not its cause.
After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.49% (difference from BTC +0.13 pp; 20/10/2026, 15:14 → 20/10/2026, 15:19, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +0.48% (difference from BTC +0.18 pp; 20/10/2026, 15:14 → 20/10/2026, 16:14, UTC; Gate · USDT). Unlisted windows are unavailable.

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | +0.49% | +0.35% | +0.13 pp | 20/10/2026, 15:14 → 20/10/2026, 15:19 | Gate · USDT |
| 1 hour | +0.48% | +0.30% | +0.18 pp | 20/10/2026, 15:14 → 20/10/2026, 16:14 | Gate · USDT |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — |

## Detected price interval

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Window | 1 min |
| Sampled prices | 1.0241 → 1.0141 |
| Return / BTC difference | -0.98% / -0.64 pp |
| OKX perpetual funding rate (per period) | 0.0100% · OKX · SUI-USDT-SWAP · sampled 20/10/2026, 15:15 (UTC+8) · Rate observed at collection; not annualized yield or a realized settlement. |
| Observed long liquidations | $41,597 · OKX · SUI-USDT-SWAP · sampled 20/10/2026, 15:15 (UTC+8) · 20/10/2026, 15:12 → 20/10/2026, 15:14 (UTC) · Returned API records cover this sampled interval; not market-wide totals. |
| Observed short liquidations | $0 · OKX · SUI-USDT-SWAP · sampled 20/10/2026, 15:15 (UTC+8) · 20/10/2026, 15:12 → 20/10/2026, 15:14 (UTC) · Returned API records cover this sampled interval; not market-wide totals. |
| Detection threshold | 0.7% |
| Source | Gate · USDT |

[Research: announcement timing and causality](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/announcement-timestamps-and-causality.md>)

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | false |
| Coverage | 0.0% (0/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | — |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | — |
| BTC beta | — |
| Source / cutoff (UTC) | Gate · USDT / 20/10/2026, 15:13 |

## Claims and open questions

- No independently verified causal explanation is available.

## Source evidence



## Recent SUI events and market reactions

- [Why did SUI move -0.71% in 1 minute? Evidence check · 2026-10-20](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/sui-move-1792513020>) — Received 20/10/2026, 16:17 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m -0.22% / 1h +0.65%
- [Why did SUI move +1.02% in 1 minute? Evidence check · 2026-10-20](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/sui-move-1792505220>) — Received 20/10/2026, 14:07 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m +0.34% / 1h +0.23%
- [Full coin archive](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/sui>)

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- [Crypto liquidity and order book depth: a historical data audit](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/order-book-data-quality.md>)
- [Perpetual funding rates and annualized yield: a 2025 comparison](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/funding-rates-versus-investor-returns.md>)

[Methods and limitations](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/methodology>)
Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.