Should You Follow the Maker [MKR] Whale’s Buying and Selling Spree?
Journalist
- MKR whale made $7 million in the last 24 hours
- The altcoin’s price quickly lost the previous trading session’s gains after falling more than 2%
Activity seen in a major Maker (MKR) wallet over the past four months may indicate a strategy to deposit significant amounts of MKR into exchanges. An analysis of the transactions shows that these deposits are closely linked to MKR price trends – suggesting a calculated process.
Maker whale makes more deposits
Data from Lookonchain shows that a Maker (MKR), a major wallet, has been depositing MKR into Binance tokens since April 2024. This wallet most recently deposited 2,500 tokens worth approximately $7 million based on the current market price. This wallet has deposited over 20,000 MKR since April – worth over $55 million.
At the time of writing, the wallet still held around 6,405 MKR, which is estimated to be worth around $18 million.
The wallet’s activity over the past few months, which included significant deposits, shows its potential influence on MKR’s liquidity and price stability. It is therefore worth asking: how strong has the influence been on the price?
Maker performance since April
Maker’s (MKR) daily chart, analyzed over the past four months, shows significant price fluctuations. Lookonchain data shows that the wallet has taken advantage of price fluctuations by selling MKR more frequently at higher prices.
On April 24, a wallet first showed a notable example of strategic selling. MKR price fluctuated wildly that day. It started at $2,900 and reached a high of $3,000 before closing at $2,874.
MKR then saw a significant decline starting on July 17. Just a day before the decline, MKR briefly rose above $3,000 – its highest level since May.
This period presented an opportunity for strategic selling. The well-known Maker wallet was able to continue depositing and selling at a profit.
MKR traded at $2,765, down 2%. This price drop could be the result of a cooling-off period after the recent surge or an indication that the market is reacting to larger moves.
MKR flow remains normal
Although recent whale activity could indicate significant market movements, the overall Maker netflow has shown a relatively stable trend over the past few days.
CryptoQuant’s analysis showed that there was a positive netflow on July 19, with 351 MKR flowing into exchanges.
Here is the MKR market cap expressed in BTC terms.
Netflow at the time of writing was -150 MKR. This reflects a larger volume of withdrawals compared to deposits.