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Session Read 2026-10-12: 1 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-12, 19 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -6.18% and dispersion of 16.74 per...

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Session Read 2026-10-11: 16 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-11, 16 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, led by NEAR at +11.34% on the session with a 30-day gain of +149....

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Session Read 2026-10-10: 17 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-10, NEAR led 17 of 20 crypto pairs higher with a 13.90 pp spread between best and worst — the widest gap a...

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Session Read 2026-10-09: 19 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-09, ATOM led a 17.66-point dispersion spread across 20 crypto pairs; the median session move was +3.21% as...

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Session Read 2026-10-08: 3 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-08, 17 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -3.51% and a dispersion of 20.75 p...

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Session Read 2026-10-07: 1 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-07, 19 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -4.59% and dispersion of 13.26 per...

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Session Read 2026-10-06: 4 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-06, 16 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, median session change was -1.36%, with 10.43 pp separating AVAX at...

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Session Read 2026-10-05: 10 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-05, an 11.36-point spread between NEAR (+7.62%) and XLM (-3.74%) defined a dispersed session across 20 Coi...

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Session Read 2026-10-04: 16 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-04, 16 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher on Coinbase, with FET leading at +11.86% and dispersion spanning 1...

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Session Read 2026-10-03: 17 of 20 Pairs Higher

17 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher on 2026-10-03. Median session gain was +2.32%; dispersion across the 20 pairs rea...

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Session Read 2026-10-02: 3 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-02, 17 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -1.04% and dispersion of 10.01 per...

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Session Read 2026-10-01: 11 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-10-01, a 12.29-point spread between IMX (+2.47%) and NEAR (-9.82%) defined a dispersed session across 20 USD ...

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Session Read 2026-09-30: 12 of 20 Pairs Higher

STX led at +16.83% on 2026-09-30 while AVAX closed at -4.37%, producing 21.20 pp of dispersion across 20 Coinbase cry...

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Session Read 2026-09-29: 8 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-29, dispersion across 20 crypto pairs reached 25.82 percentage points, with HBAR shedding -16.06% while IC...

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Session Read 2026-09-28: 3 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-28, 17 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, median session change was -3.09%, and dispersion reached 37.78 per...

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Session Read 2026-09-27: 13 of 20 Pairs Higher

IMX surged +15.70% on 2026-09-27 while the median move was +0.49%, producing 17.33 percentage points of dispersion ac...

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Session Read 2026-09-26: 10 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-26, 7.48 percentage points separated STX (+4.84%) from XRP (-2.64%) as the 20-pair crypto desk split evenl...

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Session Read 2026-09-25: 19 of 20 Pairs Higher

19 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher on 2026-09-25; median session gain was +4.38%, with OP leading at +11.26% and BTC...

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Session Read 2026-09-24: 19 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-24, 19 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, with a median gain of +4.38% and dispersion of 18.24 percentage p...

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Session Read 2026-09-23: 0 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-23, all 20 tracked crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -6.57% and dispersion of 7.9...

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Session Read 2026-09-22: 14 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-22, 14 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher with a median gain of +1.33% and 7.91 pp of dispersion between HBA...

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Session Read 2026-09-21: 19 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-21, 19 of 20 tracked crypto pairs closed higher, with a median session gain of +6.97% and dispersion of 17...

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Session Read 2026-09-20: 15 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-20, dispersion across 20 crypto pairs reached 17.93 percentage points, with NEAR surging +16.18% while mos...

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Session Read 2026-09-19: 14 of 20 Pairs Higher

AVAX led 14 of 20 pairs higher on 2026-09-19, with a 27.80-point spread between the strongest and weakest pair markin...

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Session Read 2026-09-18: 20 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-18 all 20 tracked pairs closed higher, with a median session gain of +7.92% and dispersion of 17.32 percen...

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Session Read 2026-09-17: 18 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-17, 18 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, with a median gain of +3.01% and dispersion of 20.29 percentage p...

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Session Read 2026-09-16: 19 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-16, 19 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, with a 12.67-point spread between NEAR's +12.17% and HBAR's -0.50...

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Session Read 2026-09-15: 0 of 20 Pairs Higher

All 20 tracked pairs closed lower on 2026-09-15. Median session change was -5.50%; dispersion spanned 7.71 percentage...

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Session Read 2026-09-14: 17 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-14, 17 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, with a median gain of +1.79% and dispersion of 9.96 percentage po...

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Session Read 2026-09-13: 2 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-13, 18 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower on Coinbase, with a median session change of -1.55% and 4.18 pp sep...

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Session Read 2026-09-12: 14 of 20 Pairs Higher

The 2026-09-12 crypto session showed 8.00 pp dispersion between STX (+5.89%) and ATOM (-2.12%), with a median session...

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Session Read 2026-09-11: 13 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-11, a 12.42-point spread between SOL's +3.89% and ATOM's -8.53% defined a dispersed session across 20 USD ...

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Session Read 2026-09-10: 2 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-10, 18 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, the median session move was -3.34%, and dispersion reached 9.98 pe...

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Session Read 2026-09-09: 2 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-09, 18 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -3.16% and 16.89 pp separating the...

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Session Read 2026-09-08: 5 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-08, DOT surged +17.29% while 15 of 20 pairs fell; dispersion hit 21.92 percentage points across Coinbase's...

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Session Read 2026-09-07: 11 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-07, a 14.64-point spread between ICP (+9.24%) and NEAR (-5.39%) marked one of the wider single-session dis...

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Session Read 2026-09-06: 19 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-06, 19 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, with a median session gain of +2.37% and dispersion of 11.55 perc...

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Session Read 2026-09-05: 20 of 20 Pairs Higher

All 20 tracked pairs closed higher on 2026-09-05, with a 9.55 pp spread between OP's +9.74% and BTC's +0.20% session ...

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Session Read 2026-09-04: 2 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-04, 18 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -1.91% and dispersion of 15.72 per...

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Session Read 2026-09-03: 20 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-03, all 20 tracked crypto pairs closed higher, with a median session gain of +4.62% and dispersion of 8.39...

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Session Read 2026-09-02: 8 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-02, 8.87 percentage points separated the strongest and weakest of 20 crypto pairs, with a median session c...

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Session Read 2026-09-01: 9 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-09-01, dispersion reached 6.77 percentage points across 20 crypto pairs, with a median session change of -0.1...

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Session Read 2026-08-31: 20 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-31, all 20 tracked crypto pairs closed higher, with an 8.07-point spread between OP's +8.28% and HBAR's +0...

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Session Read 2026-08-30: 0 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-30, all 20 tracked crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -2.91% and dispersion of 4.6...

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Session Read 2026-08-29: 14 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-29, a 10.12-point spread between ICP and STX defined a dispersed session across 20 crypto pairs on Coinbas...

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Session Read 2026-08-28: 1 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-28, 19 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -4.19% and dispersion of 9.84 perc...

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Session Read 2026-08-27: 17 of 20 Pairs Higher

17 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher on 2026-08-27. SOL led at +6.94%; dispersion reached 11.44 percentage points acro...

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Session Read 2026-08-26: 17 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-26, 17 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, with a median gain of +1.69% and dispersion of 7.98 percentage po...

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Session Read 2026-08-25: 2 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-25, 18 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -2.86% and dispersion of 21.69 per...

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Session Read 2026-08-24: 5 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-24, 5 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher with 9.29 pp dispersion and a median session change of -1.32%, fitt...

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Session Read 2026-08-23: 19 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-23, 19 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, with a median gain of +1.74% and dispersion of 10.57 percentage p...

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Session Read 2026-08-22: 5 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-22, a 23.39-point spread between STX (+15.60%) and SHIB (-7.78%) defined a dispersed session across 20 USD...

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Session Read 2026-08-21: 20 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-21, all 20 tracked crypto pairs closed higher, with a median session gain of +11.25% and 24.19 pp separati...

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Session Read 2026-08-20: 20 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-20, the 20-pair crypto spot desk recorded a median session gain of +5.81% with dispersion of 13.31 percent...

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Session Read 2026-08-19: 20 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-19, the 20-pair crypto desk recorded a median session gain of +7.18%, with ETH leading at +17.47% and disp...

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Session Read 2026-08-18: 7 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-18, crypto spot closed with a median session change of -0.28% and 7.49 pp of dispersion across 20 USD pair...

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Session Read 2026-08-17: 16 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-17, 16 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, median session change +1.19%, with 5.86 pp separating the stronge...

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Session Read 2026-08-16: 2 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-16, 18 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, median session change was -0.82%, and dispersion reached 6.06 perc...

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Session Read 2026-08-15: 4 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-15, 16 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, dispersion reached 10.23 percentage points, and LINK diverged shar...

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Session Read 2026-08-14: 6 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-14, 6 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, dispersion reached 6.82 pp, and the median session move was -0.71%...

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Session Read 2026-08-13: 15 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-13, ATOM led a dispersed crypto session at +7.44% while HBAR closed last at -0.77%, spreading the field 8....

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Session Read 2026-08-12: 2 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-12, 18 of 20 tracked crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -1.70% and dispersion of 8...

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Session Read 2026-08-11: 9 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-11, 9 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, LINK led at +5.80%, and dispersion across the tracked field reache...

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Session Read 2026-08-10: 10 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-10, ICP led at +5.39% while SHIB trailed at -2.39%, producing 7.77 pp of dispersion across 20 crypto pairs...

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Session Read 2026-08-09: 1 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-09, 19 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -1.04% and dispersion of 2.96 perc...

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Session Read 2026-08-08: 16 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-08, 16 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, with a median session gain of +1.49% and dispersion of 5.53 perce...

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Session Read 2026-08-07: 8 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-07, 8 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, median session change was -0.07%, and dispersion reached 5.33 perc...

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Session Read 2026-08-06: 3 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-06, 17 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower, with a median session change of -1.37% and dispersion of 10.47 per...

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Session Read 2026-08-05: 6 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-05, 6 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, dispersion reached 6.04 pp, and the median session change landed a...

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Session Read 2026-08-04: 10 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-04, 10 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, dispersion reached 6.20 pp, and the median session change was +0....

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Session Read 2026-08-03: 11 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-03, dispersion across 20 Coinbase crypto pairs reached 9.98 percentage points, with ATOM leading at +7.58%...

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Session Read 2026-08-02: 20 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-08-02, the 20-pair Coinbase crypto desk closed with a median gain of +2.31% and 8.44 pp of dispersion between...

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Session Read 2026-07-31: 3 of 20 Pairs Higher

17 of 20 crypto pairs closed lower on 2026-07-31. Median session change was -1.92%, with ATOM the weakest at -4.14% and HBAR the lone leader at +0.56%.

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Session Read 2026-08-01: 8 of 20 Pairs Higher

The 2026-08-01 crypto session closed mixed: 8 of 20 pairs gained, median change -0.10%, dispersion 6.61 pp, ADA led and AVAX lagged.

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Session Read 2026-07-27: 0 of 20 Pairs Higher

Every one of 20 tracked pairs closed lower on 2026-07-27. This piece describes how that session's breadth, dispersion, and range positions looked.

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Session Read 2026-07-28: 14 of 20 Pairs Higher

The 2026-07-28 crypto session closed dispersed: 14 of 20 pairs higher, ADA led at +4.05%, SHIB lagged at -4.55%, spanning 8.60 percentage points.

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Session Read 2026-07-29: 5 of 20 Pairs Higher

On 2026-07-29, 5 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher, median session change was -1.08%, with 6.10 pp dispersion across the Coinbase daily candles.

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Session Read 2026-07-30: 17 of 20 Pairs Higher

17 of 20 crypto pairs closed higher on 2026-07-30. Dispersion reached 5.88 percentage points between ADA's +4.75% and OP's -1.12%.

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