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SAND / The Verdict

generated 2026-07-28 01:39 UTC
$0.04
-6.65% · 24h
price as of 2026-07-28 01:39 UTC
Price source
📜 Archived verdict of 2026-07-28 — latest verdict → SAND
The Verdict
Underweight

SAND sits at $0.04268 after a 6.65% daily drop, with momentum still trapped near its 60-day low.

⚖ Verdict rendered 2026-07-28 01:39 UTC

Technicalsignal strength Bearish C
Measures how strong the directional signal from price structure is. An analyst lists independent evidence families (trend, momentum, structure) from the data pack; code converts the count to a letter — 3+ families with no conflict = A+, 2 = B, 1 = D; conflicting evidence caps the grade at C; insufficient information gets no grade at all. The letter is signal strength — direction is shown separately. (evidence_rule_v1) full scales →
Sentimentsignal strength Bearish C
Same scale as Technical, applied to crowd evidence — fear/greed, positioning, and flow. 3+ independent evidence families with no conflict = A+, 2 = B, 1 = D; conflicts cap at C; not enough information, no grade. The letter says how loud the crowd signal is, not which way price will go. (evidence_rule_v1) full scales →
Fundingrate pressure — grade is risk, not direction Shorts pay A
Measures perpetual funding-rate pressure — risk, not direction. The smaller the 8-hour normalized rate, the calmer the market: under 0.5 bp = A+, then A, B, C, D as pressure grows, F beyond 10 bp (extreme crowding). Who pays (longs or shorts) is shown separately. Read A+ as “calm”, never as “bullish”. (funding_rule_v1) full scales →
KOL Consensussettled-record quality Archive building
Measures the quality and strength of on-record KOL consensus. Only authors with 20+ settled calls count. The majority share sets the base letter (85%+ = A+ down to 55%+ = D), but few qualified authors cap it — under 5 authors we show the direction and withhold the grade while the record builds. (kol_rule_v1) full scales →

Each grade is scored on its own scale — they are not averaged, by design.

Track record
4W–0L–1P · 1 neutral · since 2026-07-15
95% CI 51.0–100.0% · n=4 · early sample
2026-07-28 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-08-04
2026-07-27 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-08-03
2026-07-26 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-08-02
2026-07-24 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-07-31
2026-07-23 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-07-30
2026-07-22 — Underweight · Settling — verdict due 2026-07-29
2026-07-21 — Underweight — -8.2% — WIN Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-21 · SAND price $0.04758 · BTC $65161.4
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-28 · SAND price $0.04268 · BTC $63644.6
vs BTC
-8.2% · Rule settle_v1

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2026-07-20 — Underweight — -4.7% — WIN Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-20 · SAND price $0.04702 · BTC $63745.4
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-27 · SAND price $0.04582 · BTC $65216
vs BTC
-4.7% · Rule settle_v1

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2026-07-19 — Underweight — -4.8% — WIN Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-19 · SAND price $0.04759 · BTC $64708.7
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-26 · SAND price $0.0451 · BTC $64416
vs BTC
-4.8% · Rule settle_v1

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2026-07-17 — Underweight — -5.8% — WIN Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-17 · SAND price $0.04781 · BTC $63739.1
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-24 · SAND price $0.04589 · BTC $64928
vs BTC
-5.8% · Rule settle_v1

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2026-07-16 — Underweight — -2.4% — PUSH Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-16 · SAND price $0.04824 · BTC $64777.8
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-23 · SAND price $0.0481 · BTC $66209
vs BTC
-2.4% · Rule settle_v1

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stance change · Neutral → Underweight
2026-07-15 — Neutral — -4.5% — flat ✗ Verify this settlement
Entry (T0)
2026-07-15 · SAND price $0.04918 · BTC $65000.1
Settled (T+7d)
2026-07-22 · SAND price $0.04813 · BTC $66588
vs BTC
-4.5% · Rule settle_v1

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graded settle_v1, 7d vs BTC — misses stay on the record · full receipts →

The evidence
Bear evidence ✓ aligns with this verdict
Market state

coin_evidence_v1 · how these are read

Price
Price at verdict$0.04268 -6.6% 24h
60d high0.07149 -40.6%
60d low0.04238 +0.3%
RSI(14)31.6
vs 200d SMA -44.7%
30d change -8.9%
Funding (net) -0.68 bp/8h
Fear & Greed29 · Fear
Long accounts55.8% long

snapshot at verdict time, computed from exchange data — facts, not opinions · price = median of 5 exchanges

Read this ruling three ways

Three risk framings of the same research — every number from today's archived data.

The Deliberation
LV
Bull Research (Leo Vance)
VS
MF
Bear Research (Mara Frost)
⚔ Key clashes
LV
Bull Research (Leo Vance)
MF
Bear Research (Mara Frost)
▶ Live Debate · full exchange(4)
LV
Bull Research (Leo Vance)
MF
Bear Research (Mara Frost)
TO
Positioning Desk (Theo Okafor)
DV
Macro Desk (Dmitri Volkov)
JA
Risk Committee · Final Ruling
Chief Adjudicator (Aldrich)
DirectionBearish
ConfidenceHigh
HorizonWeeks (swing)
Key support$0.04238
Key resistance$0.04675
InvalidationA daily close above $0.04675 would overturn the bearish ruling by showing a decisive recovery from the $0.04238 support test.
Main risksReflexive oversold bounce from RSI 31.6Short-term defense of $0.04238Unexpected crypto-wide policy or liquidity relief
KOL Settlement Seat
Calls on record: 0 up · 0 down

Opinions are AI; settlements are facts. · data powered by VeraMind

Analyst notes
Technical Analyst (Kai Nakamura)

Kai Nakamura: Bearish. Price is 9.5% below SMA20, 13.7% below SMA50, and 44.7% below SMA200; the SMA50 sits 35.9% under the SMA200, while MACD histogram is -0.0002623 and expanding. RSI at 31.6 is near oversold, but price is only 0.3% above the $0.04238 60-day low. Evidence families: trend, moving averages, momentum, support. Conflicts: RSI is compressed near oversold. Sufficiency: adequate.

Sentiment Analyst (Sofia Reyes)

Sofia Reyes: Bearish. Fear&Greed is 29, taker buy/sell is 0.82, and 55.8% of accounts are long with a 1.26 long/short ratio—fearful traders are still leaning into the knife. Evidence families: crowd fear, account positioning, taker flow. Conflicts: outright fear can precede a reflexive bounce. Sufficiency: adequate.

Macro & News Analyst (Ed Walsh)

Ed Walsh: The headlines offer no SAND-specific catalyst strong enough to counter a damaged chart. Community-call coverage and price-prediction pieces are soft narrative fuel, while the delayed U.S. Clarity Act adds broad crypto policy drag rather than a token-specific tailwind.

Fundamental Analyst (Priya Anand)

Priya Anand: The pack provides no fresh token-supply, revenue, adoption, or valuation figures for SAND. The available evidence is therefore price- and market-structure-led, with no fundamental exhibit supporting a sustained recovery.

Provenance
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UTC date
2026-07-28

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