Stellar posts dramatic intraday recovery from $0.33 support to $0.35 resistance as institutional money flows in.

HBAR (Hedera Hashgraph) surged past key resistance at $0.19 amid a dramatic volume spike, signaling renewed institutional interest and reinforcing bullish momentum after a 9% recovery stretch.

The firm acquired BTC at an average price of over $123,000, while the crypto was trading well below $110,000 during last week's carnage.

Bitcoin derivatives show renewed optimism after a leverage flush, with open interest and basis rebounding, while options traders tilt bullish as funding rates diverge across exchanges.