OPENAIUSDT Falls 4.3% This Week: Only 3 of 21 Weeks Were Weaker

This week closed at 1601.49 USDT, down 4.3%

OPENAIUSDT moved from 1673.38 USDT to 1601.49 USDT this week, a drop of 4.3%. Across a 21-week sample, that ranks 18th, placing it in the back half of the sample, with only 3 weeks weaker. In other words, this was not an ordinary pullback but one of the weaker weeks since the contract launched. For anyone watching unlisted-company valuation contracts, what matters is not just the size of the decline but where it sits — several prior weeks had been climbing, and this week gave part of that back.

Only three days in the daily data deserve separate mention

Date	open (USDT)	close (USDT)	Change
2026-10-07	1670.57	1707.7	2.22%
2026-10-08	1707.41	1637.83	-4.08%
2026-10-09	1638	1666.74	1.75%
2026-10-10	1666.88	1689.69	1.37%
2026-10-11	1689.68	1673.07	-0.98%
2026-10-12	1673.38	1664.67	-0.52%
2026-10-13	1664.79	1643.13	-1.3%
2026-10-14	1643.23	1601.49	-2.54%

The 8 October candle was the turning point of the week, falling from 1707.41 USDT to 1637.83 USDT, down 4.08%, erasing the prior day's gain and more in a single session. The following two days tried to recover, closing at 1666.74 USDT on 9 October and 1689.69 USDT on 10 October, which looked like stabilisation. But 11 October through 14 October closed lower four days in a row, down 0.98%, 0.52%, 1.3% and 2.54% respectively, accelerating into a final close of 1601.49 USDT. Individually none of those four days was dramatic; stacked together they produced the week's 4.3% decline.

In a 21-week sample, 17 weeks were stronger

Stronger week	open (USDT)	close (USDT)	Change
2026-06-08	1344.48	1286.89	-4.28%
2026-06-15	1286.89	1375.79	6.91%
2026-06-22	1376.12	1332.15	-3.2%
2026-06-29	1332.37	1317.65	-1.1%
2026-07-06	1317.65	1292.55	-1.9%
2026-07-20	1179.27	1134	-3.84%
2026-07-27	1132.57	1103.96	-2.53%
2026-08-03	1103.76	1161.95	5.27%
2026-08-10	1161.77	1245.53	7.21%
2026-08-17	1246.84	1204.06	-3.43%
2026-08-24	1205.51	1191.07	-1.2%
2026-08-31	1190.81	1410.57	18.45%
2026-09-07	1410.57	1380.89	-2.1%
2026-09-14	1380.79	1541.06	11.61%
2026-09-21	1541.94	1588.2	3%
2026-09-28	1588.05	1618.17	1.9%
2026-10-05	1618.17	1673.07	3.39%

Placing this week in the 21-week sample, 17 weeks were stronger, the week ranks 18th, and its position is in the back half of the sample. Among those 17, the strongest was the week of 2026-08-31, up 18.45% from 1190.81 USDT to 1410.57 USDT; the week of 2026-09-14 rose 11.61% from 1380.79 USDT to 1541.06 USDT; 2026-08-10 rose 7.21% and 2026-06-15 rose 6.91%. Several weeks also fell, but fell less than this week: 2026-06-08 dropped 4.28%, 2026-07-20 dropped 3.84%, 2026-08-17 dropped 3.43%, 2026-06-22 dropped 3.2%, 2026-07-27 dropped 2.53%, 2026-09-07 dropped 2.1%, 2026-07-06 dropped 1.9%, 2026-08-24 dropped 1.2% and 2026-06-29 dropped 1.1%. Those weeks closed lower but by less than this week, so they still count as stronger weeks in the sample. Only 3 weeks were weaker, confirming this week sits near the back of the sample.

What the trending posts on Square are saying

Trending posts on Square argue that this week's weakness in OPENAIUSDT is tied to sentiment around the arrest of an OpenAI engineer suspected of office recording, with mood reacting first and price following (relayed, not the view of this site). Another claim in those posts is that unlisted-company valuation contracts have no earnings or operating data to anchor to, so headlines move them more directly than conventional instruments (relayed, not the view of this site). Some also note the contract has not been listed long, the week sample is limited, and single-week rankings can be skewed by a handful of weeks (relayed, not the view of this site). These remain discussion points without a verifiable causal chain, so treat them as a description of market mood.

Three honest points

First, gaps and headlines often arrive together on this kind of contract. The move from 1707.41 USDT to 1637.83 USDT on 8 October, down 4.08%, is hard to see in markets with price limits but is just one daily candle in perpetual futures.

Second, high leverage magnifies that kind of move beyond expectation. Four consecutive down days of 0.98%, 0.52%, 1.3% and 2.54% each look small, but with size on the line the cumulative pressure is not.

Third, funding fees keep draining position costs in this kind of tape. When price drifts sideways or slowly lower, fees still settle, and the longer a position is held the more visible that expense becomes — many watch price and ignore this line item.

It is also worth stating plainly that the best week and the worst week are conclusions reached looking backward. Before a week finishes, nobody knows where it will rank; the sample ranking is compiled after the fact and cannot be used as a basis for what comes next.

The actual numbers on fees

The Binance contract default maker fee is 0.02% and the default taker fee is 0.05%. After a 20% rebate, the effective maker fee is 0.016% and the effective taker fee is 0.04%. These three figures are fixed and unrelated to price direction, applying to both long and short positions.

Source: https://fapi.binance.com/fapi/v1/exchangeInfo

Data as of 2026-10-15; source: Binance official API. Not investment advice.