Pi Network · PI

PI +2.9% to $0.0792 in 2h, moving with BTC/ETH rally on normal volume

bullishseverity 1/3confidence 60%donescore 6.0opened 2026-10-15 15:01 UTCclaude-opus-5-5

PI rose 2.88% from $0.0778 to $0.0792 over the window, bottoming at $0.0775 at 14:00 UTC before climbing steadily. In the same window BTC rose 2.49% and ETH 4.39%, so this looks like a market-wide move rather than anything specific to PI. Volume on OKX was normal (1.0× a typical hour), funding was neutral, and liquidations were tiny, so there was no sign of leverage or heavy flow driving it.

What happened

PI went from $0.077807 at 13:00 to $0.07916 at 15:00 UTC, up 2.88%. The low was $0.077461 at 14:00, and most of the gain came in the second hour. At 17:21 UTC, after the window, PI was at $0.080051. E1
CoinGraph fired two medium up-move signals: at 14:57 (1h return +2.135%, z-score 3.53) and at 15:01 (1h return +2.356%, z-score 3.82). E9
PI/USDT on OKX traded $67.7K in the last hour against a typical hour of $65K (1.04×), and about $238K across the window. The busiest minute was 14:49 with $16.4K (+0.114%). E2
Longer-term moves are small: +0.75% over 24h and +0.92% over 7d. 24h volume is $6.2M on a $900M market cap (rank #82). E1

Likely causes

1.PI was carried up by a broad crypto rally: BTC rose 2.49% and ETH 4.39% in the same window, and PI's +2.88% falls between the two. (60%) E6 E1
2.Leverage did not drive the move. Funding was a neutral 0.005% per 8h, and only $581 of shorts and no longs were liquidated. (70%) E3 E4
3.The evidence shows no PI-specific catalyst such as news, unusual volume or onchain flows. (50%) E2 E8

Onchain

No PI-specific onchain data was available. The only chain data is Ethereum gas (base fee 0.27 gwei vs a 0.23 gwei 24h average, blocks 49% full), and it has no direct bearing on PI. E5

Market context

BTC rose 2.49% and ETH 4.39% during the window, but total crypto market cap is down 2.72% over 24h, so this window looks like a bounce inside a weaker day. E6
Fear & Greed is at 53 (Neutral), down from 64 a week ago. CoinGecko sentiment for PI is 74% positive. E7 E8

What to watch

Whether PI holds above $0.079 (window high $0.07916; last seen at $0.080051) if BTC and ETH give back their gains
OKX PI/USDT hourly volume rising clearly above about $65K, which would point to PI-specific demand
Funding moving well above 0.01% per 8h, or a pickup in liquidations

Caveats

Volume and funding come only from OKX. Other venues were not covered.
There is no PI onchain or news data, so a PI-specific cause cannot be ruled out, but none is evidenced.
The E1 summary rounds prices to $0.1. Use the raw values (about $0.0775–$0.0792).
The evidence was gathered about 2h20m after the window ended, and the current price reflects moves after the window.

Evidence (9 items)

E1pricecoingecko:/coins/markets

PI $0.1 now; +2.88% over the window (high $0.1, low $0.1); 1h +1.15%, 24h +0.75%, 7d +0.92%; rank #82, market cap $900M, 24h volume $6.2M

data

{
 "ath": 2.99,
 "low": 0.077461,
 "high": 0.07916,
 "rank": 82,
 "as_of": "2026-10-15T17:21:00.000Z",
 "price": 0.080051,
 "path_15m": [
  {
   "t": "2026-10-15T13:00:00.000Z",
   "price": 0.077807
  },
  {
   "t": "2026-10-15T13:15:00.000Z",
   "price": 0.077912
  },
  {
   "t": "2026-10-15T13:30:00.000Z",
   "price": 0.077803
  },
  {
   "t": "2026-10-15T13:45:00.000Z",
   "price": 0.078009
  },
  {
   "t": "2026-10-15T14:00:00.000Z",
   "price": 0.077461
  },
  {
   "t": "2026-10-15T14:15:00.000Z",
   "price": 0.078331
  },
  {
   "t": "2026-10-15T14:30:00.000Z",
   "price": 0.078248
  },
  {
   "t": "2026-10-15T14:45:00.000Z",
   "price": 0.078771
  },
  {
   "t": "2026-10-15T15:00:00.000Z",
   "price": 0.07916
  }
 ],
 "market_cap": 900022108,
 "volume_24h": 6224421,
 "change_1h_pct": 1.14729034785136,
 "change_7d_pct": 0.92285581008333,
 "change_24h_pct": 0.75335,
 "window_return_pct": 2.88
}

E2spot_volumeokx:klines:1m

okx PI/USDT: $67.7K traded in the last hour vs a typical hour of $65K (1.0×); busiest minutes: 14:49 $16.4K (+0.114%), 14:39 $11.7K (+0.255%), 14:26 $11.7K (-0.179%), 13:55 $11.2K (+0.258%), 13:53 $8.8K (-0.398%)

data

{
 "ratio": 1.0400482844850951,
 "venue": "okx",
 "symbol": "PI/USDT",
 "volume_1h_usd": 67652.8277968,
 "busiest_minutes": [
  {
   "v": "16413.44131144",
   "ts": "2026-10-15T14:49:00.000Z",
   "ret": "0.114",
   "close": "0.0789"
  },
  {
   "v": "11739.45079078",
   "ts": "2026-10-15T14:39:00.000Z",
   "ret": "0.255",
   "close": "0.07868"
  },
  {
   "v": "11650.96311485",
   "ts": "2026-10-15T14:26:00.000Z",
   "ret": "-0.179",
   "close": "0.07825"
  },
  {
   "v": "11196.74703777",
   "ts": "2026-10-15T13:55:00.000Z",
   "ret": "0.258",
   "close": "0.07761"
  },
  {
   "v": "8833.2016397",
   "ts": "2026-10-15T13:53:00.000Z",
   "ret": "-0.398",
   "close": "0.07752"
  }
 ],
 "volume_window_usd": 237969.56323856,
 "median_hourly_24h_usd": 65047.77596003
}

E3fundingccxt:fetchFundingRates

Funding per 8h: okx 0.0050% (positive = longs pay; ~0.01% is normal)

data

{
 "rates": [
  {
   "venue": "okx",
   "symbol": "PI/USDT:USDT",
   "funding_rate_pct": 0.005
  }
 ]
}

E4liquidationsokx+binance:liquidations
2 forced liquidations worth $581 in the window: $0 longs, $581 shorts; largest $544.9
data
```
{
 "count": 2,
 "longs_usd": 0,
 "total_usd": 580.97645,
 "shorts_usd": 580.97645,
 "largest_usd": 544.942
}
```

E5network_feesnownodes:eth:eth_feeHistory

ETH base fee 0.27 gwei (24h average 0.23), blocks 49% full

data

{
 "as_of": "2026-10-15T17:17:00.000Z",
 "chain": "eth",
 "base_fee_gwei": 0.2727587200533334,
 "gas_used_ratio": 0.48876946746509126,
 "avg_base_fee_24h_gwei": 0.2325315475363889,
 "priority_fee_p50_gwei": 0.14922058852
}

E6market_contextcoingecko:/coins/markets+/global

Market: BTC +2.49% and ETH +4.39% over the same window; total crypto market cap -2.72% in 24h; categories: Smart Contract Platform, Layer 1 (L1), Made in USA, Mobile Mining

data

{
 "trending": false,
 "categories": [
  "Smart Contract Platform",
  "Layer 1 (L1)",
  "Made in USA",
  "Mobile Mining"
 ],
 "btc_change_24h_pct": 0.74213,
 "btc_window_return_pct": 2.49,
 "eth_window_return_pct": 4.39,
 "global_market_cap_change_24h_pct": -2.7248650767983364
}

E7market_moodalternative.me:/fng

Crypto Fear & Greed index 53 (Neutral) today, 64 a week ago

data

{
 "day": "2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z",
 "value": 53,
 "week_ago": 64,
 "classification": "Neutral"
}

E8dev_and_communitycoingecko:/coins/{id}

developer activity: not tracked by CoinGecko for this coin; CoinGecko sentiment 74% positive (as of 2026-10-15)

data

{
 "as_of": "2026-10-15T00:00:50.583Z",
 "forks": null,
 "stars": null,
 "commits_4w": null,
 "prs_merged": null,
 "sentiment_up_pct": 74.14,
 "twitter_followers": null,
 "reddit_subscribers": null
}

E9signalscoingraph:signals

Triggered by: price_move (up, medium) at 14:57; price_move (up, medium) at 15:01

data

{
 "signals": [
  {
   "id": "99728",
   "kind": "price_move",
   "ratio": 3.53,
   "value": 2.135,
   "details": {
    "z_1h": 3.53,
    "price": 0.07899,
    "ret_1h_pct": 2.135,
    "ret_15m_pct": 0.455
   },
   "baseline": 0.6,
   "event_ts": "2026-10-15T14:57:00.000Z",
   "severity": 2,
   "direction": "up"
  },
  {
   "id": "100102",
   "kind": "price_move",
   "ratio": 3.82,
   "value": 2.356,
   "details": {
    "z_1h": 3.82,
    "price": 0.07916,
    "ret_1h_pct": 2.356,
    "ret_15m_pct": 0.431
   },
   "baseline": 0.611,
   "event_ts": "2026-10-15T15:01:00.000Z",
   "severity": 2,
   "direction": "up"
  }
 ]
}