What Does 'Unlock Overhang' Mean?

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FORCE: Degen EconomyUNIVERSE: Crypto CultureCLUSTER: Token Analysis

The persistent downward price pressure on a token or stock caused by a large, scheduled future unlock of previously-vested tokens/shares, even before the unlock actually happens.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Price has been bleeding for weeks purely from unlock overhang, nothing to do with the news."

LORE & ORIGIN

Standard term in token/equity trading naming the anticipatory selling pressure that builds ahead of a known unlock date, distinct from the unlock event itself.

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2026-05

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2026 (Token/Equity Trading)

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