Methodology

1. Purpose of This Page

This page explains where Actlys gets its data, how often it is refreshed, and how we calculate the main metrics shown on actlys.com. The goal is to give you transparency into our data sources and the meaning of the indicators you see. Nothing on this page constitutes investment advice or a recommendation. Please see our Disclaimer for more information.

2. Data Sources

Cryptocurrency market data (CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap, Coinalyze, TradingView)
Prices, market capitalizations, trading volumes, percentage changes, supply data, and historical candle data for cryptocurrencies are obtained from reputable market data providers. This information powers our coin overviews, charts, and rankings.

Market indexes (Yahoo Finance)
Macro and market indexes such as Gold, volatility indexes, equity indexes, and currency indexes come from established financial data providers. These values help put crypto market moves into a broader macro context.

News (Financial Modeling Prep)
Crypto news headlines and related information are sourced from Financial Modeling Prep.

3. Coverage and Coin Selection

To reduce noise and limit exposure to illiquid, inactive, or clearly risky assets, Actlys focuses primarily on the top 300 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization and liquidity, based on data from our providers. This approach helps filter out many very small, thinly traded, or abandoned projects and reduces the chance of surfacing obvious scams or dead tokens.

This does not eliminate risk: even assets in the top 300 can be volatile, experimental, or fail. Inclusion on Actlys is not an endorsement, and the absence of an asset does not mean it is unsafe or that we have evaluated it.

4. Coin Categories

To reduce noise and help you focus on what matters, Actlys separates cryptocurrencies into four main categories:

Native tokens
These are the primary tokens of blockchain networks and protocols. Examples include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and other layer 1 and layer 2 blockchain tokens. We focus on native tokens because they represent the core value and utility of their underlying networks.

Memes
Meme coins are cryptocurrencies that gain popularity primarily through social media and community-driven marketing rather than fundamental utility. While these can be highly volatile, we include them as a separate category because they often represent a significant portion of crypto market activity and sentiment.

Stablecoins
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a stable value, typically pegged to fiat currencies like the US dollar. We categorize these separately because they serve a different function—as a medium of exchange and store of value—rather than as speculative investments or network tokens.

Derivatives
This category includes wrapped tokens (like Wrapped Bitcoin), bridged tokens, and synthetic assets that represent other cryptocurrencies or assets. We separate these to reduce redundancy: instead of showing both Bitcoin and multiple wrapped versions of Bitcoin, we focus on the underlying assets and native tokens. This helps you see the real market activity without the noise of duplicate or derivative representations.

This categorization approach helps you understand what you are looking at and reduces visual clutter from redundant wrapped and bridged tokens that essentially represent the same underlying asset.

5. Update Frequency

We aim to keep information reasonably up to date while balancing stability and performance. We continuously work to improve our product and reduce update times:

Market data and metrics are typically refreshed approximately every 5 minutes.
News is typically refreshed approximately every 5 minutes.
Tweets are updated every hour.

Actual refresh times may vary slightly due to technical constraints, upstream availability, or maintenance. Data shown on the site may therefore lag behind real‑time exchange prices.

6. Key Terminology

Price
The latest traded price of a cryptocurrency in the selected quote currency (for example USD), as reported by our data providers.

Market capitalization
An estimate of the total value of a cryptocurrency, generally calculated as current price multiplied by circulating supply, based on figures from our data sources.

Circulating, total, and maximum supply
Supply data is based on project‑reported figures and third‑party research as provided by our data sources. These values can change over time if projects or providers update their information.

24 hour volume
The total notional value of trades for a given cryptocurrency over the last 24 hours in the selected quote currency, as reported by our data providers.

Percentage change (1h, 24h, 7d, 14d, 30d, 1y)
Relative price change over the specified period. Where available, we use percentage change values as provided by our data sources. In general, these reflect the difference between the current price and the price at the start of the period, divided by the starting price.

OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close)
Daily or intraday candles that summarize price action over a time interval: opening price at the start of the interval, highest price reached, lowest price reached, and the closing price at the end of the interval.

7‑day and 30‑day average volume
We calculate average daily trading volume over a recent 7‑day and 30‑day window to smooth out short‑term noise. These averages help you see how current volume compares with typical activity over the past week or month.

Volume change and spikes
We look at how current trading volume compares with prior volume over similar time windows and with the 7‑day and 30‑day average volume. This helps highlight periods of unusually high or low activity and can be a signal that something has changed in the market for that asset.

RSI (Relative Strength Index)
A momentum indicator derived from recent price changes over a chosen lookback period (for example 7 or 14 days). RSI is typically scaled from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating stronger upward moves and lower values indicating stronger downward moves.

Alerts, signals and unusual activity
Where we highlight alerts or unusual activity, these are generally based on combinations of large price moves and significant changes in trading volume relative to recent history and volume averages. They are informational only and are not trading signals or recommendations.

Index‑level metrics (averages, sentiment, dominance)
For metrics such as average RSI, sentiment‑style scores (for example a Fear & Greed‑type view), or Bitcoin dominance, we aggregate underlying data across multiple assets or indexes:

averages and aggregates are calculated from the underlying values we receive from our providers,
Bitcoin dominance reflects the share of total crypto market capitalization represented by Bitcoin, based on market cap data from our sources,
sentiment‑style indicators combine several underlying inputs into a single normalized score.

7. Alerts & signals

Short-term volume spike

Short-term volume spike alerts highlight situations where recent trading volume increases significantly compared to a longer historical baseline. This alert compares activity over a short window with the average volume over a longer period to detect sudden changes in market participation.

A volume spike can indicate that new traders are entering a market or that existing participants are becoming more active, even if price has not yet moved meaningfully. In many cases, shifts in participation occur before price reacts, as liquidity adjusts to increased interest.

Volume spike alerts are informational indicators, not trading signals or recommendations. Increased volume does not guarantee a price move and may represent temporary activity, position rotation, or short-lived attention rather than a sustained trend.

Leverage buildup

Leverage buildup alerts highlight situations where trading leverage is increasing while price remains relatively stable. These alerts are based on changes in derivatives market data, such as rising open interest, positioning imbalances between long and short traders, funding rates, and liquidation activity.

This type of activity can indicate that traders are positioning aggressively beneath the surface, even though price has not yet reacted. In some cases, this can lead to increased market tension that later resolves with a sharp move. In other cases, the buildup may unwind without significant price impact.

Leverage buildup alerts are contextual indicators, not trading signals or recommendations. They are designed to help users understand market structure and risk conditions, not to predict direction or timing.

Confidence levels (low, medium, high) reflect how much leverage-related pressure is present based on multiple factors, not the likelihood of profit.

How volume spikes and leverage buildup work together

Short-term volume spike alerts and leverage buildup alerts describe different parts of the same market behavior.

A short-term volume spike shows that participation is increasing. More traders are becoming active compared to recent history, even if price has not yet moved. This reflects growing attention, interest, or rotation into a market.

A leverage buildup alert shows how that participation is being expressed. Rising open interest with stable price indicates that traders are opening leveraged positions rather than simply trading spot, increasing structural pressure in the market.

When both signals appear together, it suggests that:

New participation is entering the market, and
A meaningful portion of that activity involves leveraged positioning

This combination can indicate a transition from a quiet market into a more unstable or sensitive state, where price may react more sharply to future order flow.

When only one signal is present:

A volume spike without leverage buildup may reflect short-lived activity or spot trading
A leverage buildup without a volume spike may reflect quiet, early positioning without broader attention

Together, the signals provide context, not prediction. They help identify markets where attention and risk are increasing beneath the surface, without implying direction or timing.

8. Data Quality and Limitations

We rely on third‑party data providers for prices, volumes, supplies, indexes, and news. While these providers are widely used in the industry, their data can occasionally be delayed, revised, or inconsistent due to exchange outages, reporting changes, or technical issues. We may update or correct data when providers publish revised figures or when we improve our processing.

All numbers and metrics on Actlys are provided strictly for informational and educational purposes. They may not match values shown on individual exchanges or other platforms and may be subject to change without notice.

9. Questions and Feedback

If you have questions about our methodology or notice a possible data issue, please contact us at hey[a]actlys.com. We welcome feedback and continuously work to improve transparency and clarity.