Buybacks, open positions, and shorts liquidations
As per the data, YES.
Yesterday, LAB’s official page on X (formerly Twitter) announced that a buyback program to address three main issues went live.
The data showed that protocol fees worth $3.401 million were used to buy back a total of 22.644 million LAB tokens. The team regarded the move as converting ecosystem revenue into market demand.
This program is expected to maintain steady buy pressure and hence, value growth. Additionally, it is anticipated to advance long-term resilience for ecosystem sustainability, as well as achieving balanced tokenomics. This would be done by distributing LAB tokens through incentives to the community to enhance healthy token circulation.
This buyback program has influenced a hike in trading activity. Open positions have increased significantly across different exchanges, particularly for small investors.
This was evident as Funding Rates on multiple exchanges turned green – A sign of buyer dominance. In fact, most of the Open Interest (OI) climbed by double digits. On Binance, for instance, it rose by 21.83% to $155 million.
Shorts liquidations in the last 24 hours surpassed $17 million across all exchanges. The largest liquidations occurred on Bybit, Binance, and OKX respectively.
On top of that, there seemed to be some token demand too. This was evident with the Long/Short Ratio exceeding 1, except on the KuCoin exchange.
This activity took place against the backdrop of massive Futures market demand that sparked a 16% rally recently.
LAB’s rally gains momentum
On the charts, LAB’s price went ahead and hit a record high of $20 following this day’s rally. The altcoin has seen high volatility lately, as shown by the Bollinger Bands (BB) expanding to maximum levels.
However, the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) seemed to be ranging between 0.22 and 0.23. This value hinted at positive capital inflows, but it was minimal since the indicator was not rising.
At the time of writing, the altcoin’s rally was continuing to gain momentum with 12 straight green 4-hour candles. This momentum was seconded by the price being far from the mid-level of the BB.
Here, it’s worth noting the stall between $19 and $20 over the past three sessions. This may allude to a potential correction, one where LAB may return to around $16 or lower.
Simply put, the buyback program has so far elicited some confidence since it is addressing one of the market’s main concerns – Balanced LAB tokenomics.
Final Summary
- LAB rallied by more than 40% in a day to hit a new record high of $20 following the debut of a buyback program.
- LAB’s 12 straight green candles hinted at buyer momentum, but an ongoing pause between $19 and $20 could suggest a looming correction.
