Hyperliquid’s HYPE Rebounds Above $80, Still 17% Below Record

Hyperliquid (HYPE) climbed above $80 early Oct. 21, rising 3.7% in 24 hours but remaining about 17% below its September record and below its Oct. 6 close. At 7:18 a.m. ET (11:18 UTC) Oct. 21, HYPE traded at $81.383. It closed at $91.91 on Oct. 6, $77.98 on Oct. 17 and $80.35 on Oct. 20; those closing prices use UTC trading days. Its $97.96 all-time high came Sept. 23. Futures open interest exceeded $3 billion in the morning snapshot. Open interest counts outstanding futures positions, but the figure alone does not show whether traders expect prices to rise or fall.