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Market summary from our own Hyperliquid data · updated 2026-07-25 04:14 UTC

WTI Crude Oil: Large wallets are fading the rally

WTI Crude Oil is up 24.79% over a month. The rally has not pulled large wallets in — they still lean net-short, a divergence worth watching.

What matters on WTI Crude Oil right now?

WTI Crude Oil is rising while large Hyperliquid wallets keep leaning short — the split between price and positioning is the story right now. What stands out right now:

Large wallets are fading the rally2026-07-2544% of active large-wallet money is positioned short — $56.0 M against $72.5 M across 148 wallets.
Momentum pushed RSI into oversold2026-07-22RSI (14) is at 72.3.
An outsized daily move broke the recent volatility range2026-07-13The daily range blew past its recent norm, with price +6.96% on the session.

What does the WTI Crude Oil data show?

1. Large wallets are fading the rally

44% of active large-wallet money on WTI Crude Oil is positioned short right now: $56.0 M long against $72.5 M short, spread over 148 wallets on Hyperliquid. Price has risen 24.79% over the period and large wallets have not chased it. A net-short book into strength is the distribution shape: someone is selling into the bid. These are open positions read from the chain, not opinions, and they change daily.

Long money$56.0 M · 67 wallets

Short money$72.5 M · 81 wallets

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2. Momentum pushed RSI into oversold

RSI (14) reads 72.3, below the 30 line that marks oversold. That is a statement about speed, not value — an extreme reading says the last two weeks moved fast in one direction, and fast moves tend to pause before they resolve.

3. An outsized daily move broke the recent volatility range

The daily range blew past its recent norm — price moved +6.96% on the session. Volatility clusters: an outsized day is more often followed by other outsized days than by calm, which matters for position sizing far more than for direction.

What has already happened to WTI Crude Oil?

July 2026

2026-07-22RSIreconstructed
CL RSI entered overbought territory at 72.3RSI was 68.0 the day before; the bands are 30 and 70
2026-07-13Sharp movereconstructed
WTI Crude Oil moved +6.96% in a day, 3.1× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 2.27%
+6.96%
2026-07-02MACDreconstructed
CL’s MACD crossed into bullish territoryMACD line against its own signal line on closed daily candles

June 2026

2026-06-24New lowreconstructed
WTI Crude Oil closed at a 90-day low of $70.036Previous trough of the 90-day window $72.729, undercut by 3.70%
−3.70%
2026-06-16New lowreconstructed
WTI Crude Oil closed at a 90-day low of $75.894Previous trough of the 90-day window $79.686, undercut by 4.76%
−4.76%
2026-06-16RSIreconstructed
CL RSI entered oversold territory at 27.7RSI was 32.3 the day before; the bands are 30 and 70
2026-06-09MACDreconstructed
CL’s MACD crossed into bearish territoryMACD line against its own signal line on closed daily candles

Show the earlier history (16 more entries)

May 2026

2026-05-23Sharp movereconstructed
WTI Crude Oil moved −9.12% in a day, 3.2× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 2.88%
−9.12%
2026-05-16MACDreconstructed
CL’s MACD crossed into bullish territoryMACD line against its own signal line on closed daily candles

April 2026

2026-04-23MACDreconstructed
CL’s MACD crossed into bullish territoryMACD line against its own signal line on closed daily candles
2026-04-07Volumereconstructed
CL traded $1.98 B, 3.5× its 30-day median volume while price moved −15.29%30-day median volume $557.6 M
−15.29%

March 2026

2026-03-23Volumereconstructed
CL traded $1.21 B, 4.9× its 30-day median volume while price moved −9.22%30-day median volume $246.9 M
−9.22%
2026-03-19MACDreconstructed
CL’s MACD crossed into bearish territoryMACD line against its own signal line on closed daily candles
2026-03-16Volumereconstructed
CL traded $668.3 M, 23.6× its 30-day median volume while price moved −3.19%30-day median volume $28.3 M
−3.19%
2026-03-11Volumereconstructed
CL traded $1.15 B, 70.5× its 30-day median volume while price moved +8.17%30-day median volume $16.2 M
+8.17%
2026-03-08Sharp movereconstructed
WTI Crude Oil moved +13.65% in a day, 4.3× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 3.14%
+13.65%
2026-03-06Volumereconstructed
CL traded $427.3 M, 58.8× its 30-day median volume while price moved +12.89%30-day median volume $7.3 M
+12.89%
2026-03-03Sharp movereconstructed
WTI Crude Oil moved +6.50% in a day, 3.2× its 30-day volatility30-day standard deviation of daily returns 2.03%
+6.50%
2026-03-01Volumereconstructed
CL traded $28.3 M, 5.5× its 30-day median volume while price moved +1.98%30-day median volume $5.2 M
+1.98%

February 2026

2026-02-28RSIreconstructed
CL RSI entered overbought territory at 70.5RSI was 65.8 the day before; the bands are 30 and 70
2026-02-24Volumereconstructed
CL traded $22.5 M, 6.0× its 30-day median volume while price moved −0.55%30-day median volume $3.8 M
−0.55%
2026-02-19Volumereconstructed
CL traded $17.6 M, 6.0× its 30-day median volume while price moved +1.97%30-day median volume $2.9 M
+1.97%
2026-02-19MACDreconstructed
CL’s MACD crossed into bullish territoryMACD line against its own signal line on closed daily candles

Entries are produced by the Spottrench algorithm from Hyperliquid data.

What is next for WTI Crude Oil?

Dates we can verify and levels that would change the read on WTI Crude Oil. No project roadmaps here — only schedules that exist on-chain or in the company calendar, and thresholds measured from our own data.

Close above $110.830 (24.15% away)That is the top of the 90-day range. A daily close above it puts WTI Crude Oil at a new 90-day high — the same condition that files a breakout entry in the log above.
Close below $67.071 (24.87% away)That is the floor of the 90-day range. A daily close below it undercuts the structure and would file a breakdown entry in the log above.
Golden cross is 5.18% awayThe 50-day average sits 5.18% below the 200-day. If they cross, the medium-term trend signal changes sign — a slow event, but one that usually holds for months rather than days.
Model's 30-day marker: $91.776 (+2.81%)A deterministic projection from the same combined signal, damped by volatility. It is arithmetic, not a forecast anyone stands behind — and certainly not advice.

Unlock schedule from DefiLlama; earnings dates from the company calendar.

The bottom line

Pulling it together, our combined signal reads BUY (67/100, where 50 is neutral). On the last closed day WTI Crude Oil fell 0.98% against a category median of −0.16%, with 7 of 9 markets in the category closing lower. We do not claim to know why WTI Crude Oil moved — everything above is measurement, not a cause.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the latest news on WTI Crude Oil?

The most recent development we recorded is: Large wallets are fading the rally (2026-07-25). This page is a dated log computed from market data rather than a press feed — every entry is a measurement with the date it happened.

How often is the WTI Crude Oil page updated?

Once a day: it is recomputed after the daily candle closes, and the time of the last update is printed at the top of the page. Log entries are dated by the day the event happened, not the day we published it.

Where does the WTI Crude Oil data on this page come from?

From Hyperliquid directly: daily candles, open interest, funding and the on-chain positions of active large wallets. Nothing here is copied from another site's article, and no language model writes the text — the wording is generated from the numbers by fixed rules.

Is this WTI Crude Oil page investment advice?

No. It is an algorithmic summary of measured market data from Hyperliquid — price moves, positioning, derivatives and our own model. It is not investment advice and past performance does not guarantee future results.