Price Position and Structural State
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) closed at 0.05936 USDT on August 27, 2026, up 0.63%. The asset now sits in a sideways structure inside its 55-day range. Current 55-day support is near 0.0506 USDT, with resistance near 0.0751 USDT. Price is near the middle of the range, so the market has no clear structural edge until it closes outside these levels.
Moving Averages and Trend Context
WLFI is trading inside a zone of moving-average confluence. MA14 at 0.059218 USDT sits just below price, while MA9 at 0.059506 USDT sits just above. The compression across multiple moving averages signals range contraction rather than trend dominance. The next meaningful read comes from price separating cleanly from this cluster.
Trading Friction and Price Efficiency
WLFI shows high trading friction, with a 3-day friction score of 22.7. The score combines price progress, wick rejection, and volume confirmation. Recent candles show contested movement, with weak price progress or heavier wick rejection. In this condition, moves near support or resistance carry less weight until price closes more cleanly.
Open Interest, Funding, and Positioning
Open interest increased +2.69% in one day, showing fresh leverage entering the market. OI sits near the middle of its 60-day range, so the move adds leverage from a normal base rather than from a stretched one.
Funding is positive on the 24-hour average at +0.005000%, with the 7-day average also positive at +0.003726%. This shows sustained long-side cost pressure across both short and medium windows.
The long/short ratio is 0.76, showing more short accounts than long accounts. It sits near the middle of its 60-day range, so this is a short tilt without clear historical crowding.
Correlation, Beta, and Index Relationship
WLFI shows weak linkage to the broader crypto market (Sigloid Index). Correlation is limited, and R² indicates that index behavior explains only a small portion of its movement. This suggests price action is largely driven by asset-specific factors rather than broader market direction. Over the 30-day window, the relationship is stable. Over the 60-day window, the relationship is stable. Over the 180-day window, the relationship is stable.
| Window | Correlation | Beta | R² | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30D | 0.133 | 0.117 | 0.018 | Weak linkage |
| 60D | 0.113 | 0.091 | 0.013 | Weak linkage |
| 180D | 0.276 | 0.358 | 0.076 | Weak linkage |
Momentum, Volatility, and Indicator Pressure
WLFI is showing wider movement, but participation is not fully backing it. ATR% reads 6.09, close to the bottom of its full historical range, while Bollinger Band width% reads 19.93, near the upper side of its 90-day range. 20-day Volume Z-score is -0.33, showing near-normal participation.
Momentum is stronger. RSI is 55.95, ROC14 is +7.87%, and MACD histogram is positive. These readings point in the same direction: upside pressure is active across momentum and multi-day acceleration.
The read is still incomplete: momentum is improving, but volatility or participation has not confirmed the move strongly enough.
Broader Market Regime
The Sigloid Index remains in a bullish regime, showing broad strength across the market. WLFI has a weak link to that market condition, so price behavior depends more on its own structure than on the broader market trend.
Key Levels for the Next State Change
For WLFI, the next structural shift depends on range boundaries. A daily close above 55-day resistance at 0.0751 USDT establishes a bullish regime, while a daily close below 55-day support at 0.0506 USDT confirms a bearish regime.