How has Hyperliquid open interest changed relative to perpetual trading volume?
Across the reviewed Feb 3, 2026 to Aug 1, 2026 window, average open interest rose from $4.47B in the first 30 usable days to $7.31B in the last 30 (+63.3%), while average trailing-24-hour volume fell from $5.81B to $3.36B (-42.2%).
| UTC day | Trailing 24h perpetual volume | Open interest | OI / volume | Markets represented | Data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | $10.42B | $4.91B | 47.2% | 228 | complete |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $10.18B | $5B | 49.1% | 228 | complete |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $19.86B | $4.4B | 22.2% | 228 | complete |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $13.85B | $4.42B | 31.9% | 228 | complete |
| Feb 7, 2026 | $6.25B | $4.14B | 66.2% | 228 | complete |
| Feb 8, 2026 | $3.63B | $4.09B | 112.6% | 228 | complete |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $5.34B | $4.19B | 78.6% | 228 | complete |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $4.86B | $4.25B | 87.6% | 228 | complete |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $6.05B | $4.14B | 68.4% | 228 | complete |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $4.97B | $4.25B | 85.6% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $4.19B | $4.44B | 105.9% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 14, 2026 | $2.57B | $4.56B | 177.4% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 15, 2026 | $3.39B | $4.43B | 130.8% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 16, 2026 | $3.24B | $4.41B | 136.3% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $4.22B | $4.45B | 105.6% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $3.95B | $4.35B | 110.1% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $3.39B | $4.52B | 133.1% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $4.54B | $4.45B | 97.9% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 21, 2026 | $1.53B | $4.58B | 299.4% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 22, 2026 | $1.57B | $4.53B | 289.1% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $5.45B | $4.35B | 79.9% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $4.89B | $4.57B | 93.4% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $6.79B | $4.64B | 68.2% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $4.58B | $4.53B | 99.1% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $4.09B | $4.36B | 106.6% | 229 | complete |
| Feb 28, 2026 | $5.81B | $4.5B | 77.4% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 1, 2026 | $4.56B | $4.4B | 96.5% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $6.23B | $4.67B | 75.0% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $6.21B | $4.65B | 75.0% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $7.73B | $4.97B | 64.3% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $5.2B | $4.81B | 92.6% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $5.73B | $4.76B | 83.1% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 7, 2026 | $2.49B | $4.66B | 187.5% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 8, 2026 | $3.77B | $4.46B | 118.3% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $6.18B | $4.85B | 78.5% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $5.35B | $4.89B | 91.3% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $4.41B | $5.05B | 114.3% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $4.23B | $5.13B | 121.5% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $5.96B | $5.11B | 85.8% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 14, 2026 | $1.96B | $5.16B | 263.8% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 15, 2026 | $2.94B | $5.3B | 180.0% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $6.55B | $5.71B | 87.2% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $5.63B | $5.59B | 99.2% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $6.09B | $5.65B | 92.8% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 19, 2026 | $5.77B | $5.48B | 94.9% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $4.39B | $5.4B | 123.2% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 21, 2026 | $1.82B | $5.16B | 283.2% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 22, 2026 | $4.12B | $5.04B | 122.2% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $6.55B | $5.19B | 79.2% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $4.64B | $5.51B | 118.8% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 25, 2026 | $4.59B | $5.46B | 118.8% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $4.47B | $5.22B | 117.0% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $4.08B | $5.14B | 126.0% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 28, 2026 | $2.01B | $5.21B | 258.6% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 29, 2026 | $2.21B | $5.08B | 230.2% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 30, 2026 | $3.85B | $5.11B | 132.5% | 229 | complete |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $6.14B | $5.21B | 84.9% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $5B | $5.35B | 106.8% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $5.26B | $5.17B | 98.4% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 3, 2026 | $2.43B | $5.22B | 214.7% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 4, 2026 | $1.23B | $5.27B | 429.8% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 5, 2026 | $2.46B | $5.47B | 222.5% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 6, 2026 | $4.62B | $5.27B | 114.2% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $6.37B | $5.66B | 88.9% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 8, 2026 | $5.09B | $5.44B | 106.8% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 9, 2026 | $5.16B | $5.58B | 108.2% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 10, 2026 | $3.92B | $5.8B | 147.9% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 11, 2026 | $2.27B | $6.01B | 265.0% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 12, 2026 | $3.49B | $5.58B | 160.2% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $5.24B | $6.23B | 118.7% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 14, 2026 | $5.66B | $5.72B | 101.1% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 15, 2026 | $4.02B | $5.7B | 141.8% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 16, 2026 | $5.17B | $5.73B | 110.9% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $5.85B | $5.87B | 100.4% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 18, 2026 | $2.71B | $5.58B | 206.3% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 19, 2026 | $4.24B | $5.41B | 127.6% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $4.07B | $5.4B | 132.6% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $4.99B | $5.28B | 105.9% | 229 | complete |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $4.87B | $5.68B | 116.6% | 230 | complete |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $4.95B | $5.71B | 115.4% | 230 | complete |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $3.31B | $5.54B | 167.3% | 230 | complete |
| Apr 25, 2026 | $1.38B | $5.53B | 399.7% | 230 | usable_with_intraday_gap |
| Apr 26, 2026 | $2.13B | $5.71B | 267.8% | 230 | complete |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $4.05B | $5.5B | 135.8% | 230 | complete |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $3.41B | $5.48B | 160.7% | 230 | complete |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $4.87B | $5.56B | 114.3% | 230 | complete |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $3.66B | $5.58B | 152.8% | 230 | complete |
| May 1, 2026 | $3.91B | $5.92B | 151.4% | 230 | complete |
| May 2, 2026 | $1.73B | $6.01B | 346.9% | 230 | complete |
| May 3, 2026 | $2.3B | $6.06B | 263.9% | 230 | complete |
| May 4, 2026 | $6B | $6.24B | 104.0% | 230 | complete |
| May 5, 2026 | $4.98B | $6.46B | 129.7% | 230 | complete |
| May 6, 2026 | $6.02B | $6.7B | 111.3% | 230 | complete |
| May 7, 2026 | $5B | $6.76B | 135.2% | 230 | complete |
| May 8, 2026 | $4.31B | $6.81B | 158.1% | 230 | complete |
| May 9, 2026 | $2.59B | $6.67B | 257.9% | 230 | complete |
| May 10, 2026 | $3.78B | $6.77B | 179.3% | 230 | complete |
| May 11, 2026 | $4.41B | $6.67B | 151.0% | 230 | complete |
| May 12, 2026 | $3.83B | $6.49B | 169.1% | 230 | complete |
| May 13, 2026 | $4.17B | $6.31B | 151.5% | 230 | complete |
| May 14, 2026 | $5.33B | $6.6B | 123.8% | 230 | complete |
| May 15, 2026 | $5.17B | $6.46B | 124.9% | 230 | complete |
| May 16, 2026 | $3.16B | $6.16B | 195.0% | 230 | complete |
| May 17, 2026 | $3.51B | $6.09B | 173.7% | 230 | complete |
| May 18, 2026 | $5.35B | $6.38B | 119.2% | 230 | complete |
| May 19, 2026 | $3.29B | $6.3B | 191.7% | 230 | complete |
| May 20, 2026 | $4.28B | $6.88B | 160.6% | 230 | complete |
| May 21, 2026 | $6.15B | $7B | 113.9% | 230 | complete |
| May 22, 2026 | $5.5B | $6.65B | 120.8% | 230 | complete |
| May 23, 2026 | $5.55B | $6.75B | 121.7% | 230 | usable_with_intraday_gap |
| May 24, 2026 | $3.98B | $6.96B | 174.7% | 230 | complete |
| May 25, 2026 | $3.25B | $6.99B | 215.4% | 230 | complete |
| May 26, 2026 | $6.01B | $6.81B | 113.5% | 230 | complete |
| May 27, 2026 | $4.87B | $6.75B | 138.6% | 230 | complete |
| May 28, 2026 | $6.09B | $6.79B | 111.6% | 230 | complete |
| May 29, 2026 | $5.72B | $6.79B | 118.7% | 230 | complete |
| May 30, 2026 | - | - | - | - | incomplete_day_end |
| May 31, 2026 | $3.67B | $7.17B | 195.3% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $7.74B | $7.2B | 93.1% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 2, 2026 | $11.53B | $6.61B | 57.4% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $9.83B | $6.99B | 71.1% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 4, 2026 | $12.86B | $6.15B | 47.8% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $15.92B | $5.8B | 36.5% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 6, 2026 | $5.74B | $5.7B | 99.3% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 7, 2026 | $5.86B | $5.94B | 101.3% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $6.1B | $5.98B | 98.1% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 9, 2026 | $6.52B | $5.86B | 89.8% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 10, 2026 | $6.24B | $5.65B | 90.5% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 11, 2026 | $5.43B | $5.89B | 108.4% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $4.75B | $6.03B | 127.0% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 13, 2026 | $2.38B | $6.19B | 260.3% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 14, 2026 | $4.1B | $6.52B | 159.0% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $5.29B | $6.69B | 126.5% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $5.36B | $6.74B | 125.8% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 17, 2026 | $6.25B | $6.5B | 104.1% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $6.05B | $6.18B | 102.1% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 19, 2026 | $3.38B | $6.36B | 188.1% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 20, 2026 | $2.5B | $6.53B | 261.5% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 21, 2026 | $2.86B | $6.37B | 223.0% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $5.8B | $6.63B | 114.3% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 23, 2026 | $5.37B | $6.22B | 115.7% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $6.38B | $6.03B | 94.5% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $6.92B | $5.9B | 85.2% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $5.97B | $6.08B | 101.9% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 27, 2026 | $2.05B | $6.06B | 296.3% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 28, 2026 | $2.35B | $6.04B | 256.6% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $4.61B | $6.37B | 138.2% | 230 | complete |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $4.28B | $6.23B | 145.5% | 230 | complete |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $5.93B | $6.37B | 107.4% | 230 | complete |
| Jul 2, 2026 | $5.37B | $6.82B | 127.1% | 231 | complete |
| Jul 3, 2026 | $3.61B | $7.12B | 197.3% | 231 | complete |
| Jul 4, 2026 | $2.82B | $7.08B | 250.7% | 231 | complete |
| Jul 5, 2026 | $2.39B | $7.26B | 304.4% | 231 | complete |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $5.26B | $7.43B | 141.3% | 231 | complete |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $4.18B | $7.26B | 173.8% | 231 | complete |
| Jul 8, 2026 | - | - | - | - | missing_day |
| Jul 9, 2026 | $3.24B | $7.12B | 219.7% | 231 | complete |
| Jul 10, 2026 | $3.47B | $7.11B | 204.8% | 231 | complete |
| Jul 11, 2026 | $1.84B | $7.23B | 391.7% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 12, 2026 | $1.87B | $7.4B | 395.9% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $5.01B | $7.04B | 140.7% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 14, 2026 | $4.69B | $7.49B | 159.4% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $3.71B | $7.63B | 205.7% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $3.74B | $7.4B | 198.0% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $3.8B | $7.52B | 198.0% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 18, 2026 | $1.58B | $7.8B | 493.6% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 19, 2026 | $1.71B | $7.75B | 452.4% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $4.62B | $7.72B | 167.0% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $3.78B | $7.69B | 203.3% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $3.79B | $7.7B | 203.2% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $3.35B | $7.58B | 226.4% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $3.57B | $7.47B | 209.2% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 25, 2026 | $1.32B | $7.44B | 561.5% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 26, 2026 | $1.81B | $7.69B | 425.8% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $3.99B | $7.34B | 183.8% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $3.86B | $7.18B | 186.3% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $4.38B | $6.78B | 154.7% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $2.66B | $6.87B | 258.1% | 232 | complete |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $3.82B | $6.61B | 172.7% | 232 | complete |
| Aug 1, 2026 | $1.49B | $6.62B | 445.0% | 232 | complete |
About the data
What is counted
Daily open interest and trailing-24-hour perpetual notional volume from comparable 23:59 UTC snapshots on Hyperliquid's first perpetual DEX.
Coverage and comparison
- First-versus-last 30 usable days: Feb 3, 2026 to Aug 1, 2026, expressed in USD daily averages.
- Open interest is converted to USD with the concurrent mark price. The market universe excludes HIP-3 builder-deployed perpetual markets.
- 180 UTC calendar days are shown, including 2 explicit null gaps (2026-05-30, 2026-07-08). Missing values are not interpolated.
What this does not show
Open interest does not reveal whether traders are bullish or bearish. The chart does not establish adoption, liquidity quality, causality, or activity in HIP-3 markets, and it is not a real-time series.
Common questions
Did Hyperliquid open interest rise while trading volume fell?
Yes, within this reviewed first-perp-DEX window. Average open interest increased from $4.47B in the first 30 usable days to $7.31B in the last 30, while average trailing-24-hour volume fell from $5.81B to $3.36B. The average daily OI-to-volume ratio consequently rose from 1.02 to 2.55, showing that outstanding exposure grew relative to trading turnover over the period.
Does higher open interest mean traders are bullish?
No. Open interest counts outstanding perpetual exposure, with a long and a short side to every open contract, so a higher total does not reveal the market's directional bias. Answering whether traders were bullish or bearish would require additional evidence such as positioning, funding, basis, or liquidation data. This chart also cannot explain why open interest changed or predict what prices will do next.
Does this Hyperliquid chart include HIP-3 markets?
No. The denominator includes markets represented on Hyperliquid's first perp DEX at each comparable daily snapshot. HIP-3 builder-deployed perpetual markets are excluded because they belong to a separate market universe. The chart therefore describes the original perp DEX rather than all perpetual activity across the Hyperliquid ecosystem.
Why are May 30 and July 8 blank in the chart?
Those dates did not have a comparable 23:59 UTC day-end observation under the reviewed completeness rules. They remain explicit null gaps rather than being filled from a different intraday snapshot or interpolated between neighboring days. Keeping the gaps visible prevents the chart from implying measurements that the source data cannot support.
Sources & methodology
Provider, method, coverage, and verification details.
Source
Dune Analytics
Dune hyperliquid.market_data supplies the reviewed observations used here. Daily first-perp-DEX open interest in USD compared with trailing-24-hour perpetual notional volume at the same reviewed day-end snapshots.
- Cadence
- manual
- Checked
- Aug 11, 2026
Source and coverage
The published dataset spans Feb 3, 2026 to Aug 1, 2026. Its rows represent complete UTC calendar day. This is a dated chart input rather than a live market feed.
Method
Each usable calendar day uses the latest comparable 23:59 UTC hyperliquid.market_data snapshot. Open interest is converted to USD using the concurrent mark price. HIP-3 builder-deployed markets are excluded, and days without a usable snapshot remain null without interpolation.
Limits
Open interest reflects total outstanding exposure, not directional positioning. Trailing-24-hour notional volume does not establish adoption or liquidity depth. Do not read this chart as proof of liquidity, demand, solvency, peg safety, or future market direction unless those claims are explicitly measured.
View SQL
-- Recurring Hyperliquid first-perp-DEX series. HIP-3 builder-deployed perp
-- DEXs are not present in hyperliquid.market_data and remain excluded.
-- Anchor on the latest observed 23:59 UTC snapshot, not current_date: the
-- source can lag wall-clock time. day_ntl_vlm is trailing-24h and is never
-- summed across intraday snapshots.
WITH latest_complete_day AS (
SELECT CAST(date_trunc('day', MAX(time)) AS date) AS end_day
FROM hyperliquid.market_data
WHERE hour(time) = 23
AND minute(time) = 59
),
params AS (
SELECT
CAST(end_day - INTERVAL '179' DAY AS date) AS start_day,
end_day
FROM latest_complete_day
),
date_spine AS (
SELECT day
FROM params
CROSS JOIN UNNEST(sequence(start_day, end_day, INTERVAL '1' DAY)) AS t(day)
),
scoped AS (
SELECT
time,
CAST(date_trunc('day', time) AS date) AS day,
coin,
open_interest,
mark_px,
day_ntl_vlm
FROM hyperliquid.market_data
CROSS JOIN params
WHERE time >= CAST(start_day AS timestamp)
AND time < CAST(end_day + INTERVAL '1' DAY AS timestamp)
),
daily_quality AS (
SELECT
day,
COUNT(DISTINCT time) AS snapshot_count,
MAX(time) AS latest_snapshot_time
FROM scoped
GROUP BY 1
),
usable_daily_snapshot AS (
SELECT day, latest_snapshot_time
FROM daily_quality
WHERE hour(latest_snapshot_time) = 23
AND minute(latest_snapshot_time) = 59
),
daily_metrics AS (
SELECT
u.day,
u.latest_snapshot_time AS snapshot_time,
COUNT(DISTINCT s.coin) AS market_count,
SUM(s.day_ntl_vlm) AS trailing_24h_volume_usd,
SUM(s.open_interest * s.mark_px) AS open_interest_usd
FROM usable_daily_snapshot u
JOIN scoped s ON s.time = u.latest_snapshot_time
GROUP BY 1, 2
)
SELECT
d.day,
m.snapshot_time,
COALESCE(q.snapshot_count, 0) AS snapshot_count,
q.snapshot_count = 1440 AND m.snapshot_time IS NOT NULL AS data_complete,
m.snapshot_time IS NOT NULL AS data_usable,
CASE
WHEN q.day IS NULL THEN 'missing_day'
WHEN m.snapshot_time IS NULL THEN 'incomplete_day_end'
WHEN q.snapshot_count <> 1440 THEN 'usable_with_intraday_gap'
ELSE 'complete'
END AS data_status,
m.market_count,
m.trailing_24h_volume_usd,
m.open_interest_usd,
m.open_interest_usd / NULLIF(m.trailing_24h_volume_usd, 0) AS oi_to_volume_ratio
FROM date_spine d
LEFT JOIN daily_quality q ON q.day = d.day
LEFT JOIN daily_metrics m ON m.day = d.day
ORDER BY d.day ASC