TRUMP Token Emerges as the 21st Largest Crypto Asset, But Key Indicator Warns of Potential Market Reversal

t-elect Donald Trump's TRUMP token has made quite a splash in the crypto market, rapidly becoming the 21st largest digital asset with a market cap of $11 billion in just two days.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's cryptocurrency, known as the TRUMP token, has quickly ascended the ranks of digital assets, becoming the 21st largest with a market capitalization of $11 billion in just two days following its launch.

The TRUMP/USDT pair has also emerged as the most-traded pair over the past 24 hours on the leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, accounting for 13.3% of the total exchange volume, as reported by Coingecko.

This rapid market activity has attracted the attention of both bulls and those seeking to enter the market ahead of Trump's inauguration. However, a key derivatives market indicator has shown a bearish divergence from the token's rising futures open interest, potentially signaling caution.

According to data from Velo Data, open interest in TRUMP perpetual futures has increased by 6% over the past 24 hours. While prices have retraced from $70 to $58 since the Asian hours, they remain up by 3%.

However, the perpetual futures cumulative volume delta, which reflects the difference between buying and selling volume, has decreased by over 1%, indicating a relative increase in selling volume. This suggests that traders are either taking outright shorts or bearish bets or closing long positions.

Moreover, the market for TRUMP appears to be overheating, with those holding long positions paying an annualized funding rate of over 170% to shorts to keep their positions open. If the market stops rallying, holding longs will become burdensome, potentially leading to an unwinding of the bullish bets, which could, in turn, amplify the price slide.

Velo Data's chart also reveals that most major cryptocurrencies have experienced a net selling in perpetual futures over the past 24 hours, suggesting that market participants might be anticipating market-wide price declines in a classic "sell the fact" action following Trump's inauguration.