VIRTUAL, the native token of the Virtuals Protocol ecosystem, rallied 11% intraday on October 5, 2026, and was holding near $0.86, according to data reported by COINOTAG.

Derivatives positioning strengthened ahead of the move. Aggregated futures data shows open interest — the total value of contracts in the futures market that have not yet been closed — climbed 25% from the previous day to $133.26 million. Over the same 24-hour window, net inflows reached $2.30 million, indicating that capital moving into VIRTUAL futures positions exceeded capital moving out over the period.

Taken together, the figures point to leverage building in VIRTUAL futures before the token advanced, with open interest and inflows both rising alongside the intraday price gain. Because these gauges track commitments in the futures market rather than spot purchases alone, their simultaneous rise offers a view into how positioning was built in VIRTUAL derivatives heading into the rally.

The data covers a single 24-hour window, so upcoming open interest and net inflow readings for VIRTUAL can be measured against the $133.26 million and $2.30 million marks to track how derivatives positioning develops from here.

About VIRTUAL

VIRTUAL is the native token of Virtuals Protocol, a platform for creating and co-owning tokenized AI agents that operates on Base, an Ethereum Layer-2 network incubated by Coinbase. Within the ecosystem, VIRTUAL serves as the base settlement asset for agent-related activity and transactions.

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