Hyperliquid (HYPE) Price Falls 13% in a Week as Traders Watch $79 Support

TLDR

• Hyperliquid (HYPE) fell 4.09% to $80.97 on October 14, extending its seven-day loss to 13.1%.
• Daily trading volume reached about $918 million, with $11.46 million in HYPE liquidations, 98.2% of them long positions.
• Hyperliquid Labs moved 3.75 million HYPE through an OTC deal, and the team said the tokens won’t be sold on public markets.
• The Assistance Fund has bought more than 48 million HYPE for $1.36 billion, and its holdings are now worth about $3.95 billion.
• Analysts are watching support near $75, with $79.50 and $85.70 as near-term reference levels.

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Hyperliquid (HYPE) fell 4.09% over 24 hours to $80.97 on October 14. That extends its seven-day decline to 13.1%.

CoinGecko data shows a market cap of about $18.04 billion and daily volume near $918 million. HYPE has lagged the wider crypto market, which fell 3.9% over the same week.

HYPE traded between $79.52 and $85.73 in the past 24 hours. On October 13, volume was close to $950 million, up 43.6% from the day before.

The token closed at $91.91 on October 6 and fell to $80.97 on October 12. That is a drop of about 11.9%.

Analyst Jack Adams said HYPE fell from around $86 to $81.20 after being rejected at the $85–$87 neckline. He noted the price also broke below its rising trendline and daily EMA support.

Liquidations and Market Pressure

The wider market has been under pressure. On October 12, Bitcoin dropped below $83,000 as investors weighed dollar strength, rising bond yields and energy price worries.

CoinReporter said more than $770 million in crypto liquidations followed. Most were leveraged long positions.

CoinStats recorded about $11.46 million in HYPE liquidations on October 13. Long positions made up 98.2% of that total.

The Moon Show, an analyst account on X, said it is “decision time” for HYPE. The analyst said the setup comes down to about $75, adding that bulls who defend it could see a sharp reversal, while a loss of that level could turn bearish quickly.

Decision time for $HYPE.

The entire setup comes down to ~$75.

Bulls defend it and this can reverse hard.

Lose it and things get ugly fast. pic.twitter.com/XTyToR9Trg

— The Moon Show (@TheMoonShow) October 13, 2026

Altcoin Sherpa, another analyst on X, said he thinks HYPE bottoms around $75 to $80.

$HYPE bottoms around 75-80 imo. pic.twitter.com/nj6llpAE6t

— Altcoin Sherpa (@AltcoinSherpa) October 13, 2026

Traders are also watching the US Consumer Price Index report due October 14. The data could shape expectations for Federal Reserve policy.

Token Supply and Platform Activity

Reports from October 7 and 8 said Hyperliquid Labs moved 3.75 million HYPE, worth about $330 million, in an OTC deal with an undisclosed institutional buyer. The team said the tokens “will not be sold through public markets.”

Meanwhile, the Hyperliquid Assistance Fund has bought more than 48 million HYPE for $1.36 billion. Those holdings are now worth about $3.95 billion.

The fund uses trading fees for open-market buybacks, and the tokens are treated as burned. Total HYPE supply is now 955.30 million.

CoinGecko shows about $7.04 billion in total value locked. The platform earned roughly $3.3 million in fees over 24 hours.

CoinGlass data shows HYPE futures open interest fell 2.87% over 24 hours. On Binance and OKX, it rose 2.88% and 3.84%.

Chart Analysis

The charts show HYPE below its rising trendline and daily EMA support. The price was rejected at the $85–$87 neckline before sliding toward $81.

The Moon Show’s chart marks daily support near $75, with September’s all-time high around $98. The level to watch next is $79.50, close to the 24-hour low.

HYPE was trading around $81.20 on October 14, with the 24-hour low at $79.52.