July 2026 Whale Data

What Are Ethereum Whales Buying in July 2026? OPEN, UNI Lead as LINK Flips

OPEN leads with +$52.7M net inflow (69% buy ratio). UNI flipped to +$26.7M accumulation. LINK reversed to -$172.1M distribution. ENA -$14.3M outflow. The full July 2026 whale portfolio map from 27,517 tracked wallets.

27,517
Tracked Wallets
$5.34B
24h Whale Volume
−$284.9M
Net Flow (24h)
987
Tracked Tokens

Published 2026-07-03 · Updated 2026-07-03 · Deep Blue Alpha

Not Financial Advice. This article is on-chain research and data analysis, not a trading recommendation. Nothing here constitutes financial, investment, tax, or trading advice. Past whale wallet activity is not predictive of future price movements. Always do your own independent research before making any decision involving digital assets.
Quick Answer · TL;DR

As of July 3, 2026, Deep Blue Alpha tracks 27,517 Ethereum whale wallets across 987 tokens generating $5.34 billion in 24-hour volume with a net outflow of −$284.9M (buy volume $2.53B vs sell volume $2.81B). The tokens with the strongest 30-day whale accumulation are $OPEN (+$52.7M net inflow, 69% buy ratio), $UNI (+$26.7M, flipped from June distribution), $ONDO (+$9.3M, also flipped), $FET (+$5.9M), $SHIB (+$5.9M), and $PEPE (+$3.9M).

The defining data point is on the distribution side: $LINK recorded −$172.1M in net outflow — the single largest distribution of any token in the history of this monthly series, and a complete reversal from +$27.3M accumulation in June. The 30-day aggregate across the top 20 tokens is net negative (−$76.1M) for the first time in this series. Yet the Whale Sentiment Index reads 59 (Net Buying) on the most recent 24 hours — a tension between the monthly trailing picture and the daily snapshot that defines July’s whale flow story.

Live data at deepbluealpha.io/whales-buying-today. All numbers sourced from DBA live tracker, July 3, 2026.

The whale flow picture in July 2026

July 2026 is a month of reversals. The headline numbers entering early July look deceptively ordinary — the Whale Sentiment Index reads 59, labeled “Net Buying” — but the 30-day trailing picture underneath tells a sharply different story. For the first time since this monthly series began, the aggregate 30-day net flow across the top 20 tokens by volume is negative: −$76.1M.

That tension between the daily snapshot and the monthly aggregate is the core analytical feature of July. The WSI at 59 captures 24-hour sentiment: trade sentiment at 61.7 and volume sentiment at 56.5, with 2,381 active wallets executing 12,005 trades on $173.6M in volume. On any given day, whale wallets are marginally net buying. But zoom out to the trailing 30 days, and the picture inverts — driven almost entirely by one enormous outflow that dwarfs everything else in the dataset.

Across the top 20 tokens, 30-day volume totaled $2.58 billion — $1.25 billion on the buy side and $1.33 billion on the sell side, producing a 48.5% buy ratio and that −$76.1M net outflow. The negative aggregate is overwhelmingly concentrated in a single name: Chainlink ($LINK) at −$172.1M. Remove LINK from the dataset, and the remaining 19 tokens are collectively net positive by roughly +$96M. The July whale flow story is, in a real sense, a LINK story — and a reversal story.

Ethereum whale ecosystem snapshot — July 3, 2026

MetricValueContext
Tracked whale wallets27,517Across Ethereum mainnet DEX activity
Tracked tokens987ERC-20 tokens with active whale flow
24h whale buy volume$2.53BTotal buy-side whale volume
24h whale sell volume$2.81BTotal sell-side whale volume
24h net flow−$284.9MSell-heavy in the most recent 24h window
Whale Sentiment Index59 (Net Buying)Trade sentiment 61.7, volume sentiment 56.5
30d top-20 volume$2.58BTotal volume across top 20 tokens by 30d activity
30d top-20 net flow−$76.1M48.5% buy ratio — first negative month in this series

The WSI has ranged between 51 and 63 over the past 30 days — a narrow band that mirrors June’s 51–59 range, shifted slightly higher. No single day broke above 63 or below 51. The aggregate index continues to read “calm,” even as the token-level book beneath it has undergone its most dramatic reshuffling since this series started in May.

Key context: The 30-day aggregate net flow is negative (−$76.1M) while the WSI reads 59 (Net Buying). This is not a contradiction. The WSI captures the most recent 24-hour sentiment snapshot. The 30-day aggregate captures trailing flows dominated by LINK’s −$172.1M distribution. The daily whale posture is moderately bullish; the monthly whale posture, dragged down by one massive outflow, is net negative. Both are true simultaneously.

Tokens with the strongest whale inflow

Six tokens stand out with positive net whale flow over the 30 days ending July 3, 2026. The composition has rotated sharply from June. Humanity Protocol ($H), which dominated June’s accumulation column at +$107.1M, has dropped out of the top 20 entirely. Worldcoin ($WLD), June’s second-largest accumulator at +$32.8M, decelerated to +$1.4M. In their place, OPEN has nearly quadrupled its accumulation, and UNI and ONDO — both in distribution in June — have flipped to strong accumulation.

$OPEN OpenWorld Strong Accumulation

+$52.7M
30d Net Flow
69%
Buy Ratio
$139.0M
30d Volume

OPEN is the standout accumulation story in July 2026. With +$52.7M in net inflow on $139.0M in total volume, $OPEN recorded the largest positive net flow of any tracked token. The 69% buy ratio is the highest among the top 20 tokens by volume — meaning roughly seven out of every ten dollars of whale OPEN trading was on the buy side. That is an exceptionally lopsided ratio at this volume level.

The month-over-month acceleration is striking: OPEN went from +$14.3M in June (already a notable accumulation) to +$52.7M in July — nearly 3.7x the prior month’s net inflow. The +$52.7M net on $139.0M total volume means approximately 37.9% of all OPEN whale volume was net buying, one of the highest net-to-total ratios in the dataset. The 24h snapshot reinforces the trend: +$3.0M net inflow with a 76.9% buy ratio on the most recent day.

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$UNI Uniswap Accumulation — Flipped

+$26.7M
30d Net Flow
58%
Buy Ratio
$171.4M
30d Volume

UNI’s reversal is the cleanest directional flip in the July data. In May, whale wallets distributed −$13.2M of UNI. In June, the distribution narrowed to −$3.5M. In July, UNI flipped decisively to accumulation at +$26.7M net inflow on $171.4M in volume. The 58% buy ratio is the second-highest among the top 20 tokens — well above the 49.0% recorded in June. This is a clear reversal, not a gradual drift.

The 24h snapshot confirms the ongoing trend: +$1.4M net inflow with a 56.6% buy ratio in the most recent day. Uniswap remains the dominant decentralized exchange on Ethereum by volume, and the governance token’s flip from two months of sustained distribution to this level of accumulation marks it as one of the most notable month-over-month shifts in this series. The three-month arc — heavy distribution, narrowing distribution, decisive accumulation — tells a story of whale positioning evolving over a quarter.

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$ONDO Ondo Finance Accumulation — Flipped

+$9.3M
30d Net Flow
52%
Buy Ratio
$269.8M
30d Volume

ONDO recorded +$9.3M in net whale inflow on $269.8M in total volume — the highest total volume of any accumulation-side token in July. In June, ONDO sat in slight distribution at −$1.5M with a 49.8% buy ratio on $476.7M in volume. The flip to +$9.3M accumulation in July resolves what was a near-coin-flip position into a clear (if modest) buy-side lean.

As the leading RWA (Real World Assets) tokenization protocol, ONDO’s presence on the accumulation side marks a shift from the neutral-to-slight-distribution posture whale wallets held in June. The 52% buy ratio is not aggressive — but on $269.8M in volume, even a 2-point tilt above 50% produces meaningful net inflow. The whale market for ONDO remains two-sided and active, but the direction has tilted.

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$FET Fetch.ai Accumulation

+$5.9M
30d Net Flow
53%
Buy Ratio
$87.1M
30d Volume

FET recorded +$5.9M in net whale inflow on $87.1M in total volume with a 53% buy ratio. Fetch.ai operates in the AI compute and autonomous agent infrastructure space — a category that has maintained consistent whale interest across multiple months. In June, FET showed +$4.9M in net inflow with a 51.8% buy ratio, so the July reading represents a slight acceleration in both magnitude and conviction.

The +$5.9M net on $87.1M total volume means approximately 6.8% of all FET whale volume was net buying — a modest but persistent accumulation rate. The 24h data tells a different short-term story: −$1.1M net outflow with a 32.4% buy ratio on the most recent day, suggesting some near-term profit-taking or rotation within an otherwise positive trailing month.

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$SHIB Shiba Inu Accumulation

+$5.9M
30d Net Flow
56%
Buy Ratio
$46.0M
30d Volume

SHIB recorded +$5.9M in net whale inflow on $46.0M in total volume with a 56% buy ratio. The accumulation is notable because SHIB’s total volume is relatively modest compared to the other names in this list — the +$5.9M net represents 12.8% of all SHIB whale volume as net buying, one of the higher net-to-total ratios in the dataset.

In June, SHIB showed +$4.7M in net inflow with a 54.1% buy ratio. The July reading represents a continuation and slight acceleration of that trend. Whale wallets have maintained a net positive posture on SHIB across multiple months now, even as the broader meme token category remains volatile. The 56% buy ratio, while not extreme, reflects consistent directional preference across the trailing 30 days.

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$PEPE Pepe Accumulation

+$3.9M
30d Net Flow
52%
Buy Ratio
$106.0M
30d Volume

PEPE recorded +$3.9M in net whale inflow on $106.0M in total volume with a 52% buy ratio. The accumulation continues from June (+$11.5M) and May, though at a reduced magnitude. The deceleration from +$11.5M to +$3.9M is notable — PEPE’s whale accumulation has not reversed, but it has moderated meaningfully.

The 52% buy ratio on $106M in volume reflects a two-sided market where whale wallets are marginally net buyers but not aggressively so. PEPE remains in positive net flow territory for the third consecutive month in this series, making it one of the most consistently accumulated meme tokens in the tracked dataset. The deceleration may reflect a natural cooldown after June’s stronger buying, or it may reflect rotation into other accumulation targets (OPEN, UNI, ONDO) that showed more aggressive whale interest in July.

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30-day net whale flow by token — July 3, 2026

+$55M +$27M +$10M $0 −$15M −$175M +$52.7M OPEN +$26.7M UNI +$9.3M ONDO +$5.9M FET +$3.9M PEPE −$2.6M AAVE −$14.3M ENA −$172.1M LINK Net Inflow (Accumulation) Net Outflow (Distribution)

Source: Deep Blue Alpha · 30-day trailing data as of July 3, 2026 · deepbluealpha.io

The chart makes the asymmetry immediately visible. LINK’s −$172.1M distribution bar extends roughly 3.3x further than OPEN’s +$52.7M accumulation bar. No other token in the history of this monthly series — not $H’s +$107.1M in June, not LINK’s own +$68.2M in May — has produced a single-token net flow of this magnitude in either direction. The July chart is a picture of one dominant outflow surrounded by moderate, dispersed inflows.

Tokens where whales are distributing

Distribution — whale wallets selling more than they are buying — tells the other half of the story. July’s distribution side is dominated by a single name so completely that it reshapes the aggregate picture. The remaining distribution tokens, while notable, are orders of magnitude smaller.

$LINK Chainlink Heavy Distribution

−$172.1M
30d Net Flow
34%
Buy Ratio
$526.3M
30d Volume

LINK’s −$172.1M in net outflow on $526.3M in volume is the defining data point of July 2026 — and the single largest net outflow of any token in the history of this monthly series. The 34% buy ratio means whale wallets sold roughly $1.94 for every $1 they bought over the trailing 30 days. That is the most lopsided sell ratio recorded in the top 20 for any month.

The reversal is extraordinary. LINK was the top accumulation target in May at +$68.2M. It remained in accumulation in June at +$27.3M, decelerating but still firmly positive. In July, the direction reversed completely — and not gradually. The magnitude of the distribution (−$172.1M) is 6.3x larger than the June accumulation (+$27.3M) and 2.5x larger than even May’s strong accumulation (+$68.2M). Whatever thesis drove two months of LINK accumulation, the trailing 30-day data shows whale wallets have reversed course at scale. The 24h snapshot shows $9.7M in LINK whale volume on the most recent day, making it one of the three most actively traded whale tokens even amid the distribution.

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$ENA Ethena Distribution

−$14.3M
30d Net Flow
46%
Buy Ratio
$173.7M
30d Volume

ENA recorded −$14.3M in net outflow on $173.7M in total volume with a 46% buy ratio. In June, ENA sat in marginal accumulation at +$1.2M with a 50.3% buy ratio — essentially balanced. The flip to −$14.3M distribution in July is a clear directional shift. For every dollar of whale ENA buying, approximately $1.17 of selling occurred over the trailing month.

Ethena operates the USDe synthetic dollar protocol and has been one of the more closely watched stablecoin infrastructure plays on Ethereum. The distribution does not necessarily reflect a thesis reversal on the protocol itself — it could represent profit-taking, portfolio rebalancing, or rotation into other accumulation targets. The flow data records what happened; the reasoning is always inferred.

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$RE RE Distribution

−$5.5M
30d Net Flow
47%
Buy Ratio
$92.9M
30d Volume

RE showed −$5.5M in net outflow on $92.9M in total volume with a 47% buy ratio. The 47% buy ratio reflects a moderate sell-side lean — not extreme, but persistent across the trailing 30 days. The −$5.5M net on $92.9M total volume means approximately 5.9% of all RE whale volume was net selling.

RE was not in the top 20 in the June edition of this series, making it a new entry on the distribution side. The data records the directional flow; the context behind the distribution is specific to the token and its market dynamics.

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$AAVE Aave Slight Distribution

−$2.6M
30d Net Flow
50%
Buy Ratio
$291.0M
30d Volume

AAVE recorded −$2.6M in net outflow on $291.0M in total volume with a perfectly balanced 50% buy ratio. The near-even ratio combined with the highest volume of any token on the distribution side ($291.0M) shows that AAVE remains one of the most actively two-sided whale markets on Ethereum. The −$2.6M net on $291.0M in total volume means less than 1% of all AAVE whale volume was net selling — effectively flat.

AAVE flipped from −$1.5M distribution in May to +$11.1M accumulation in June, and now back to −$2.6M slight distribution in July. The oscillation between shallow accumulation and shallow distribution, combined with massive total volume, suggests whale wallets are actively managing AAVE positions as a core holding rather than making a sustained directional bet. The 24h snapshot confirms the two-sided nature: −$1.3M net with a 47.4% buy ratio on the most recent day.

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Full 30-day whale flow summary — top 20 tracked tokens by volume

Token30d VolumeNet FlowBuy %Direction
LINK$526.3M−$172.1M34%Heavy distribution
WLD$336.8M+$1.4M50%Near-neutral
AAVE$291.0M−$2.6M50%Slight distribution
ONDO$269.8M+$9.3M52%Accumulation
ENA$173.7M−$14.3M46%Distribution
UNI$171.4M+$26.7M58%Accumulation
LIT$154.6M+$5.7M52%Accumulation
OPEN$139.0M+$52.7M69%Strong accumulation
PEPE$106.0M+$3.9M52%Accumulation
RE$92.9M−$5.5M47%Distribution
FET$87.1M+$5.9M53%Accumulation
EIGEN$75.3M+$1.8M51%Slight accumulation
SHIB$46.0M+$5.9M56%Accumulation
KITE$41.7M+$0.9M51%Slight accumulation
BARD$22.7M+$1.6M53%Accumulation
SPX$16.9M+$1.5M54%Accumulation
BEAM$8.7M+$1.1M56%Accumulation
MANA$8.0M+$1.3M58%Accumulation
ZKP$6.5M+$1.4M61%Accumulation
NES$5.6M−$2.7M26%Distribution

Source: Deep Blue Alpha · 30-day trailing whale flow data · Pulled July 3, 2026 · Top 20 tokens by volume across $2.58B total volume

30-day whale buy ratio by token — top 12 by volume

50% (neutral) 30% 70% OPEN 69% ZKP 61% UNI 58% MANA 58% SHIB 56% BEAM 56% FET 53% ONDO 52% AAVE 50% ENA 46% LINK 34% NES 26%

Source: Deep Blue Alpha · 30-day buy ratio (buy volume / total volume) · July 3, 2026

The buy-ratio chart reveals the intensity dimension that net flow alone cannot capture. OPEN’s 69% buy ratio means that for every $1 of whale OPEN selling, $2.23 of buying occurred — the most lopsided accumulation ratio recorded in any month of this series. At the other end, LINK’s 34% buy ratio means every $1 of buying was met by $1.94 of selling — the most lopsided distribution ratio. The spread between the highest and lowest buy ratios (69% vs 26%) is 43 percentage points, far wider than June’s 23.9-point spread (65.5% vs 41.6%). July’s whale market is more directionally polarized than any month covered in this series.

The signals behind the flow

The accumulation and distribution data above, read as a portfolio-level picture of what whale wallets are building and what they are trimming, reveals patterns that diverge sharply from the prior two months.

The LINK reversal is the single most dramatic shift in this series

LINK went from the top accumulation target in May (+$68.2M, 56.1% buy ratio) to a decelerating-but-positive position in June (+$27.3M, 52.8% buy ratio) to the largest distribution in the dataset in July (−$172.1M, 34% buy ratio). The three-month arc — strong buying, moderating buying, massive selling — is the clearest example of a multi-month positioning cycle in the data. Whatever drove May and June’s LINK accumulation, the trailing 30-day data shows whale wallets reversed at scale. The $526.3M in total LINK volume confirms this is not illiquid noise — it is the highest-volume token in the tracked set.

UNI and ONDO flipped from distribution to accumulation

Both tokens were on the distribution side in June: UNI at −$3.5M and ONDO at −$1.5M. In July, UNI swung to +$26.7M (58% buy ratio) and ONDO to +$9.3M (52% buy ratio). UNI’s flip is the more dramatic of the two — the three-month sequence of −$13.2M (May) to −$3.5M (June) to +$26.7M (July) traces a gradual reversal that accelerated this month. The DEX governance space, which whale wallets were reducing in Q2, has drawn renewed accumulation.

June’s identity and AI theme faded fast

Humanity Protocol ($H), which dominated June with +$107.1M in net inflow and a 65.5% buy ratio, has dropped out of the July top 20 entirely. Worldcoin ($WLD) decelerated from +$32.8M to +$1.4M — effectively neutral. The identity and proof-of-personhood accumulation wave that defined June’s whale flow picture lasted, in hindsight, roughly one month. FET (AI compute) continued at a modest +$5.9M, but it is a small position relative to the June identity trade. The category rotation is sharp: what was 65% of June’s net inflow has nearly vanished from July’s accumulation column.

OPEN accelerated as the accumulation leader

OPEN went from +$14.3M in June to +$52.7M in July — nearly 3.7x the prior month. The 69% buy ratio is the highest recorded for any token in any month of this series. The concentration of accumulation is notable: OPEN’s +$52.7M accounts for the majority of July’s net positive flow across the accumulation-side tokens. If OPEN were removed from the dataset alongside LINK, the remaining 18 tokens would show a modest net positive.

Meme tokens remain in accumulation but are decelerating

PEPE (+$3.9M, 52% buy ratio), SHIB (+$5.9M, 56% buy ratio), and SPX (+$1.5M, 54% buy ratio) all sit on the accumulation side. PEPE has now been in net positive whale flow for three consecutive months in this series (May through July), making it one of the most consistently accumulated tokens in the dataset. However, the magnitude decelerated from +$11.5M in June to +$3.9M in July — the accumulation continues, but at a lower rate. SHIB, by contrast, accelerated slightly from +$4.7M in June to +$5.9M in July.

Stablecoin infrastructure is under distribution pressure

ENA flipped from marginal accumulation (+$1.2M in June) to clear distribution (−$14.3M in July). Combined with AAVE’s flip from accumulation (+$11.1M) back to slight distribution (−$2.6M), the broader lending and stablecoin infrastructure category has shifted from the neutral-to-positive posture of June to net distribution in July. The shift may reflect profit-taking after a multi-month accumulation period or rotation into other categories.

The pattern in one sentence: July 2026 is a month of reversals — LINK from dominant accumulation to dominant distribution (−$172.1M), UNI and ONDO from distribution to accumulation, OPEN accelerating to the top of the inflow column at +$52.7M (69% buy ratio), and the identity/AI theme that defined June fading as fast as it arrived. The 30-day aggregate is net negative (−$76.1M) for the first time, but the daily WSI reads 59 (Net Buying) — a tension that defines the month.

Whale flow category breakdown — July 2026

CategoryTokensAggregate DirectionSignal
InfrastructureOPENStrong accumulation+$52.7M, 69% buy ratio, nearly 3.7x June
DEX / DeFiUNIAccumulation (flipped from distribution)+$26.7M net (was −$3.5M in June)
RWAONDOAccumulation (flipped from distribution)+$9.3M net (was −$1.5M in June)
AI computeFETAccumulation (steady)+$5.9M net, slight acceleration from June’s +$4.9M
Meme tokensPEPE, SHIB, SPXAccumulation (decelerating for PEPE)+$11.3M combined, PEPE 3rd consecutive positive month
Oracle infrastructureLINKHeavy distribution−$172.1M, 34% buy ratio, largest outflow in series history
Stablecoin infra / LendingENA, AAVEDistribution−$16.9M combined (both flipped from June)

What changed from June to July

The month-over-month comparison reveals the most aggressive rotation between consecutive months in this series. Five tokens flipped direction, two vanished from the top 20, and the aggregate swung from net positive to net negative for the first time.

Key month-over-month shifts — June vs July 2026

TokenJune 30d Net FlowJuly 30d Net FlowShift
LINK+$27.3M−$172.1MFlipped to heavy distribution
UNI−$3.5M+$26.7MFlipped to accumulation
ONDO−$1.5M+$9.3MFlipped to accumulation
AAVE+$11.1M−$2.6MFlipped back to distribution
ENA+$1.2M−$14.3MFlipped to distribution
OPEN+$14.3M+$52.7MAccelerated +269%
PEPE+$11.5M+$3.9MDecelerated −66%
WLD+$32.8M+$1.4MDecelerated −96%
H+$107.1MDropped out of top 20
SKY−$11.1MRotated out of top 20
WLFI−$9.0MRotated out of top 20

The most consequential shift is LINK’s reversal — a swing of −$199.4M in net flow between consecutive months (from +$27.3M to −$172.1M). No other token in this series has shown a month-over-month delta remotely close to that magnitude. The LINK reversal, by itself, explains the aggregate flip from net positive to net negative. UNI’s opposite-direction reversal (+$30.2M swing from −$3.5M to +$26.7M) partially offsets LINK’s distribution, but at one-sixth the magnitude. Whether these rotations reflect the same capital rotating from one oracle/DeFi position to another, or independent decisions by different whale wallets, the aggregated data cannot distinguish. The coincidence of timing is notable.

How to track whale buying in real time

Every data point in this analysis was sourced from Deep Blue Alpha’s live whale tracker, which is free to use and requires no signup. The same data used to compile this snapshot is available in real time across several primary surfaces.

Whales Buying Today

The Whales Buying Today page aggregates the latest whale accumulation data across all tracked tokens. It shows which tokens whale wallets are actively buying and selling, with net flow direction, volume, and buy ratio updated continuously. This is the single best starting point for answering the question this series covers.

The live whale feed

The whale feed shows every tracked whale transaction as it happens — token, direction (buy or sell), size in USD, wallet address, and timestamp. Filter by token, time window, or minimum trade size to focus on the activity that matters to your research. The feed processes transactions from 27,517 tracked wallets in real time, covering 987 tokens.

Token-specific flow pages

For any of the tokens in this analysis, the individual token pages provide deep-dive data: /token/LINK, /token/UNI, /token/ONDO, /token/PEPE, /token/OPEN, /token/ENA, /token/FET, /token/SHIB, /token/AAVE, and /token/EIGEN. Each page shows 24h, 7d, and 30d net flow, whale wallet count, accumulation vs. distribution ratio, top holding wallets, and recent transactions.

The Whale Sentiment Index

The Whale Sentiment Index provides a single 0–100 daily score synthesizing trade-count sentiment and volume sentiment across all tracked wallets. The index at 59 (Net Buying) on July 3 captures the daily snapshot that contrasts with the trailing 30-day net outflow analyzed in this article. Historical index data goes back 30 days for trend analysis.

The whale wallet leaderboard

The wallet leaderboard ranks all 27,517 tracked wallets by holdings, activity, and conviction score. Use it to identify which wallets are behind the flows described in this analysis — and to monitor their activity going forward. The leaderboard updates continuously as new transactions are processed.

This article is a snapshot. The numbers above reflect the state of whale flow as of July 3, 2026. Whale positions change block-by-block. For the current state of any token’s whale flow, the live data at deepbluealpha.io/whales-buying-today is always more current than any published analysis.

Bottom line

July 2026 is defined by reversals, and the numbers back that up. The 30-day aggregate across the top 20 tokens is net negative at −$76.1M — the first negative month since this series began. The Whale Sentiment Index reads 59 (Net Buying) on the daily snapshot, and that tension between the monthly trailing picture and the daily posture is the analytical feature of the month.

The data underneath tells a specific story. LINK’s −$172.1M distribution — a reversal from two months of accumulation — is the single largest outflow of any token in this series by a wide margin. Remove LINK from the dataset, and the rest of the universe is net positive by roughly +$96M. OPEN accelerated to +$52.7M with a 69% buy ratio, the highest conviction accumulation recorded in any month. UNI flipped from two months of distribution to +$26.7M accumulation. ONDO flipped from slight distribution to +$9.3M accumulation. June’s identity darlings ($H, $WLD) faded from the top 20 or decelerated to near-neutral.

What this data cannot tell you is what happens next. LINK’s distribution could represent a peak in selling pressure that exhausts itself, or it could be the beginning of a sustained positioning shift. UNI’s accumulation flip could mark the start of a multi-month accumulation cycle, or it could be a single-month rotation that reverses in August. On-chain whale flow is behavioral data, not a crystal ball. It records what the largest, most capitalized wallets on Ethereum actually did with their capital over the past 30 days. What you do with that information is your own decision, informed by your own research and risk tolerance.

The live data is at deepbluealpha.io/whales-buying-today. The snapshot you just read is already aging. The tracker is not.

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What Whales Were Buying in June 2026
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How to Read Whale Buy/Sell Sentiment
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