The daily crowding report
Every day we publish where leverage is most piled into longs (crowded — historically prone to lag) and the calmest, least-crowded coins. Each day is saved as a permanent, point-in-time record. A crowding rank, not a buy signal.
Most crowded todaylongs piled in — historically lag the pack
1EOSIOX 07d funding +0.010%crowded longs→2XMRIOX 27d funding +0.010%crowded longs→3COMPIOX 47d funding +0.008%crowded longs→4IOTAIOX 67d funding +0.007%crowded longs→5CRVIOX 87d funding +0.007%crowded longs→Least crowded todaythe calm, clean side
1SANDIOX 1007d funding -0.057%not crowded→2ZILIOX 987d funding -0.029%not crowded→3BATIOX 967d funding -0.013%not crowded→4ATOMIOX 947d funding -0.008%not crowded→5MANAIOX 927d funding -0.007%not crowded→Most wound-up todaythe coiled springs — big funding either way; historically bigger moves, direction unknown
1SANDtension 1007d funding -0.057%shorts stretched→2ZILtension 997d funding -0.029%shorts stretched→3BATtension 977d funding -0.013%shorts stretched→4XMRtension 967d funding +0.010%longs stretched→5EOStension 967d funding +0.010%longs stretched→Tension is the size of 7-day funding with the sign ignored, ranked across all 68 coins scored this day. Coins this wound-up historically moved roughly 10% more than their own usual over the following days — tested on 2019→2026 history including delisted coins. Direction is a coin-flip: a short-loaded spring snapped up (a squeeze) about as often as down. Context, not part of the IOX score. How we validated this →
How to read this: IOX is a crowding rank from 0–100, not a price prediction and not a buy/sell signal. A low score means traders are piling into longs on that coin (the kind of crowded trade that has tended to lag); a high score means longs are not crowded. The edge is small and not yet proven — we are early in the live record (see the live track record for exactly how far along, and how the score is built). Scored 18 October 2026. Not investment advice.
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