OPENAIUSDT Gains 0.87% This Week: Only 6 of 19 Weekly Samples Were Stronger
OPENAIUSDT closed the week at 1601.85 USDT, up 0.87%, with only 6 of 19 weekly samples stronger.
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The week closed almost where it started
OPENAIUSDT opened at 1588.05 USDT on 2026-09-28 and last closed at 1601.85 USDT on 2026-10-01, a weekly move of 0.87%. Against 19 weekly samples, only 6 weeks were stronger, so this was not a breakout but a stretch of back-and-forth that kept returning to the same area. For anyone watching an unlisted-company valuation contract, the useful part is not that 0.87% but how price traveled from 1588.05 USDT down to 1566.09 USDT, up to 1627.67 USDT, and back to 1601.85 USDT. The launch of OpenAI's always-on AI agent Dots left a mark on that line as sentiment, not direction.
Two turning points in the daily data
| Date | Open | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 1658.43 USDT | 1603.83 USDT | -3.29% |
| 2026-09-24 | 1604 USDT | 1604.19 USDT | 0.01% |
| 2026-09-25 | 1604.11 USDT | 1597.31 USDT | -0.42% |
| 2026-09-26 | 1597.33 USDT | 1585.8 USDT | -0.72% |
| 2026-09-27 | 1585.8 USDT | 1588.2 USDT | 0.15% |
| 2026-09-28 | 1588.05 USDT | 1566.09 USDT | -1.38% |
| 2026-09-29 | 1566.17 USDT | 1627.67 USDT | 3.93% |
| 2026-09-30 | 1627.67 USDT | 1601.85 USDT | -1.59% |
Two days stand out. On 2026-09-28 price fell from 1588.05 USDT to 1566.09 USDT, down 1.38%, the weakest stretch of the week. On 2026-09-29 it moved from 1566.17 USDT to 1627.67 USDT, up 3.93%, recovering the prior drop in a single session. Then 2026-09-30 gave back part of it, from 1627.67 USDT to 1601.85 USDT, down 1.59%. Read together: a dip, a sharp pull, a giveback, with a net result of 0.87%. The -3.29% session on 2026-09-23, opening at 1658.43 USDT and closing at 1603.83 USDT, shows the starting point was already elevated.
Where this week ranks
OPENAIUSDT has 19 weekly samples, and 6 weeks were stronger than this one. Listing the original values side by side makes the gap clear: the week of 2026-06-15 ran from 1286.89 USDT to 1375.79 USDT, up 6.91%; 2026-08-03 ran from 1103.76 USDT to 1161.95 USDT, up 5.27%; 2026-08-10 ran from 1161.77 USDT to 1245.53 USDT, up 7.21%; 2026-08-31 ran from 1190.81 USDT to 1410.57 USDT, up 18.45%; 2026-09-14 ran from 1380.79 USDT to 1541.06 USDT, up 11.61%; 2026-09-21 ran from 1541.94 USDT to 1588.2 USDT, up 3%. This week's 0.87% is lower than all six. Put differently, late August through mid-September lifted price from 1190.81 USDT to 1588.2 USDT, while this week mostly ground sideways at that higher level.
What popular Square posts say
Popular Square posts argue that OpenAI's launch of the always-on AI agent Dots is a product move with no direct cash-flow link to an unlisted-company valuation contract, so the reaction stays at the discussion level (relayed, not this site's view). Other popular posts note that OPENAIUSDT listed on 2026-05-26 as an unlisted-company valuation USDT-margined perpetual contract, tracking valuation expectations rather than a listed stock, so news can drive short bursts without changing the weekly structure (relayed, not this site's view). Some posts single out the 3.93% session on 2026-09-29 as a sentiment release rather than a trend start (relayed, not this site's view). Together they point to one thing: news can spark, but it did not spark much beyond 0.87%.
Three plain truths
First, gaps and sharp pulls are common in unlisted-company valuation contracts; the 3.93% move from 1566.17 USDT to 1627.67 USDT on 2026-09-29 came fast and gave back fast, as the -1.59% on 2026-09-30 shows. Second, high leverage magnifies that back-and-forth, since price went from 1588.05 USDT to 1566.09 USDT to 1627.67 USDT in a matter of days, and a one-directional position feels nothing like the weekly line. Third, funding fees drain during choppy weeks; price circled back to 1601.85 USDT, but holding costs do not return to the start, which is why a 0.87% week means different things to a holder and an observer. Fourth, the best week is a conclusion in hindsight; the 18.45% week of 2026-08-31 only looked that way after it happened, and this week's 0.87% will be read the same way.
On fees
Binance contract default maker fee is 0.02%, and default taker fee is 0.05%. With a 20% rebate, the effective maker fee after rebate is 0.016%, and the effective taker fee after rebate is 0.04%. In a 0.87% weekly range, fees do not decide profit or loss, but they do decide the cost of trading in and out often.
Source: https://fapi.binance.com/fapi/v1/exchangeInfo
Data as of 2026-10-01; source: Binance official API. Not investment advice.
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