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Arbitrum’s DeFi TVL has increased steadily and recently reached a one-month high of $2.45 billion. Despite a rise in TVL and open interest, bearish signals around ARB continue to dampen the market sentiment. Arbitrum [ARB] has been stuck in a bearish trend, as its price has dropped by 11% in the last month. However, the downtrend is showing signs of weakness as in just four days, ARB has bounced from $0.49 to $0.56. ARB had lost some of these gains at press time and traded at $0.551. On-chain data suggests that ARB is well-positioned to make a rebound and possibly reclaim its monthly highs.  Rising DeFi TVL could fuel ARB rally  Arbitrum was recently flipped by Base in terms of Total Value Locked (TVL) and currently ranks as the second-largest layer 2 network by this metric.  Data from DeFiLlama shows that decentralized finance (DeFi) activity on the network is rising again. At press time, Arbitrum’s DeFi TVL stood at $2.456 billion, its highest level in one month. Source: DeFiLlama Besides the rising TVL, ARB volumes on centralized and decentralized exchanges have soared to the highest level since August.  The rising TVL and spike in volumes point towards growing interest in the DeFi applications created on the layer 2 network. This could in turn support ARB’s price recovery.  Arbitrum’s open interest surges  There is also a surge in speculative activity surrounding Arbitrum. This is seen in the surge in open interest that stood at $135 million at press time.  In just three days, ARB’s OI has increased by more than 10% suggesting that derivative traders are opening new positions on the token. Source: Coinglass A spike in OI that accompanies a price increase usually portrays bullish sentiment. Moreover, Arbitrum’s funding rates have been predominantly positive since September reinforcing the bullish thesis. Is…

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