Crypto crowding — 8 September 2026
Where leverage was most piled into longs (crowded, and historically prone to lag) versus the calm, least-crowded coins — from the score we saved that day, before the outcome was known.
Most crowded todaylongs piled in — historically lag the pack
1XMRIOX 07d funding +0.044%crowded longs→2CHZIOX 27d funding +0.010%crowded longs→3EOSIOX 47d funding +0.010%crowded longs→4YFIIOX 67d funding +0.010%crowded longs→5KSMIOX 87d funding +0.010%crowded longs→Least crowded todaythe calm, clean side
1SANDIOX 1007d funding -0.034%not crowded→2TRXIOX 987d funding -0.027%not crowded→3ZILIOX 967d funding -0.025%not crowded→4INJIOX 947d funding -0.010%not crowded→5ATOMIOX 927d funding -0.002%not crowded→Most wound-up todaythe coiled springs — big funding either way; historically bigger moves, direction unknown
1XMRtension 1007d funding +0.044%longs stretched→2SANDtension 997d funding -0.034%shorts stretched→3TRXtension 977d funding -0.027%shorts stretched→4ZILtension 967d funding -0.025%shorts stretched→5RUNEtension 947d 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 8 September 2026. Not investment advice.