# Should You Buy RAY? Raydium Supply, Demand and What Moves Its Price

*Source: https://mrnasdog.com/research/ray — numbers checked Oct 18 2026*

Our read on Raydium for Oct 18 2026: a **positive** long-run signal and a score of 8/10, from new supply, demand and what moves the price.

- **Signal today:** positive — RAY, read by supply and demand
- **MrNasdog score:** 8/10 — supply 3.5/5, demand 4.5/5
- **New coins:** +0.19% in 90 days · +0.78% in a year
- **Demand:** very strong (4.5/5)
- **Drivers:** 2 ▲ price up · 0 ▼ price down

## Supply: how much new RAY is coming

RAY can't be minted; staking rewards added 525K RAY while the fee buyback kept the 4.51M it bought: net +0.19%.

Expect +0.19% more RAY in 90 days (+0.78% over the year). On supply alone Raydium gets 3.5/5 — steady.

## Who wants Raydium right now

How much do people want RAY? **very strong** — 4.5 out of 5, #6 of 110.

(Members see more RAY demand detail on the page; it is not repeated here.)

## Price drivers: what can move RAY

Raydium has 2 price drivers. Right now: 2 up, 0 down.

### ▲ Solana DEX share

Share fell from about 50% to 6%, doubled by Sep 30 2026.

More trades on Raydium → price up · Rivals take the trades → price down. Now: ▲ up side.

| Date | Raydium | PumpSwap |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 2026 | 4.3% | 32.2% |
| Aug 31 2026 | 5.8% | 30.6% |
| Sep 30 2026 | 12.2% | 18.6% |
| Oct 10 2026 | 9.7% | 16.3% |

*Checked Oct 11 2026*

### ▲ Stock token trades

Stock-token trades on Raydium grew from zero to $5B total.

Good for the price: More stock trading here. Bad for it: Stock trading moves away. Today: the price-up case.

| Date | Raydium stock-token volume |
|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | $0B |
| Jun 27 2026 | $3B |
| Aug 19 2026 | $4B |
| Sep 18 2026 | $5B |

*Checked Oct 11 2026*

## Raydium: buy, sell or hold — questions and answers

### Is it a good time to buy Raydium today?

Based on the law of supply and demand, the long-run signal for Raydium is positive. As of Oct 18 2026, score 8/10, Raydium faces +0.19% new supply over 90 days, with demand very strong (4.5/5). Raydium's price drivers: 2 ▲ price up, 0 ▼ price down.

### Raydium or Hyperliquid: does the smaller coin look better?

8 against 8.5: Hyperliquid edges ahead on our framework (Oct 11 2026). Both show demand at 4.5/5 and little new supply. The big difference is size, with Raydium worth about $623M in total and Hyperliquid about $19.0B. That leaves Raydium's long-run signal at positive, by supply and demand.

### Is $100 possible for Raydium?

It would take 43 times today's value: $100 × Raydium's coins in the market = about $27B, against $623M now (Oct 18 2026). Raydium's supply also grows +0.78% in the next year, so every extra coin needs buyers too. That leaves Raydium's long-run signal at positive, by supply and demand.

### Should I sell Raydium or hold?

Today the signal is positive. Supply and demand would point the other way for Raydium if new supply jumps (today +0.19% in 90 days), or demand falls from very strong.

### Is Raydium worth investing in for the long term?

On our framework Raydium scores 8/10 (Oct 18 2026), with supply 3.5/5 (steady) and demand 4.5/5. In the next year Raydium's supply changes +0.78%, so the long-run signal reads positive.

### What is the best time to invest in Raydium?

The law of supply and demand points to one window for Raydium: low new supply, high demand, drivers pointing up. Where Raydium stands today: +0.19% new supply in 90 days (steady), demand very strong (4.5/5), drivers 2 ▲ / 0 ▼.

### Will Raydium go up? What could move its price?

Raydium has 2 price drivers today (2 ▲ price up, 0 ▼ price down). ▲ Solana DEX share: Share fell from about 50% to 6%, doubled by Sep 30 2026. ▲ Stock token trades: Stock-token trades on Raydium grew from zero to $5B total.

### Is Raydium a better investment than Bitcoin?

Raydium reads positive at 8/10; Bitcoin reads positive at 8.5/10 (Oct 18 2026). On supply and demand, Raydium looks weaker than Bitcoin today.

## Go deeper on Raydium

- The long read on Raydium supply: https://mrnasdog.com/research/ray/inflation
- Which crypto to buy now — RAY next to every coin we rank: https://mrnasdog.com/coins
- How the Raydium score is built: https://mrnasdog.com/research/pressure-framework/full

*Every answer here applies basic economic theory — the law of supply and demand — to this coin's data. It is not financial advice.*