BTC 30-day annualized volatility
30-day standard deviation of daily log returns × √365. 40% is roughly the bottom third since 2022.
Now 36.4%. Below 40% together with supply concentration ≥ 12%, the large-move warning turns on.
Zones: rules and how often each occurred
| Zone | Rule | Share of history in this zone |
|---|---|---|
| Low volatility (< 40%) ◀ now | < 40.0% | 22.9% |
| Not low (≥ 40%) | ≥ 40.0% | 77.1% |
Normal range
Window: 2012-01-01 – 2026-11-12, 5430 daily observations。Start: Pre-2012 data excluded (cycle analysis and the state-machine replay start in 2012)。L1 macro gauges use post-2018 data (method rule); on-chain cycle gauges start in 2012; percentage-change gauges also drop the early small-base period (see Methodology · statistics window). Percentiles describe position in history — not trade signals.
Judged series · full history annualized · dashed = zone boundaries; tint = zone bias (green = tailwind / red = headwind / yellow = watch); blue band = normal range; grey = excluded from statistics
For reference: BTC price (log scale) same time axis, linked hover
Zone switches last 10
| Date | From → to | Lasted | BTC then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | Not low → Low volatility | 41d (ongoing) | $84,756 |
| 2026-09-21 | Low volatility → Not low | 12d | $86,505 |
| 2026-09-20 | Not low → Low volatility | 1d | $81,195 |
| 2026-08-21 | Low volatility → Not low | 30d | $78,359 |
| 2026-07-02 | Not low → Low volatility | 50d | $61,438 |
| 2026-06-11 | Low volatility → Not low | 21d | $63,475 |
| 2026-06-09 | Not low → Low volatility | 2d | $61,640 |
| 2026-06-07 | Low volatility → Not low | 2d | $63,158 |
| 2026-04-26 | Not low → Low volatility | 42d | $78,539 |
| 2026-04-12 | Low volatility → Not low | 14d | $70,685 |
Rules and evidence grades: Methodology; rule changes are logged in Corrections.
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What’s new · 2026.11.14.6
New section: Alpha Radar (replaces Narratives)
- NewAlpha Radar complements Core Picks: Core covers mature tokens with continuous readings on Binance; this covers what is not mature yet. Two daily tables to start: tokenless protocols with ≥ $100K protocol revenue over 30 days (merged by parent) and protocols added to DefiLlama in the last 14 days. Established projects only, no launch-hour meme sniping.
- NewLead ledger: every protocol that appears in either table is logged with its first-seen date and reading, append-only; each day it is re-checked, and a token appearing later is logged as a launch. Today is the baseline; first-entry events start tomorrow.
- NewThe screening framework (web edition, execution rules removed), a case library (historical mechanisms, C01–C10 readouts, frozen 10-16 scores) and a progress page go live with it. Readings, evidence and unknowns only; no scores or rankings; not trade advice. /narrative/ now redirects to /alpha/.
What’s new · 2026.11.14.5
Leg tracker: phase-matched ticks + a day-45 marker for down-legs
- NewBTC and altcoin cards now carry ticks: down-legs get a duration bar and drop ticks, up-legs get gain ticks (the duration bar and day-89 line are unchanged). Ticks compare with legs from the same cycle phase, picked from the current L2 state, show the half and 9-in-10 marks, and state how many comparable legs this one already outlasted or outdid.
- NewA hypothesis-grade day-45 marker for BTC down-legs: of 9 down-legs since 2017 that passed day 45, 8 bottomed within 2–16 days, 2.1%–13.2% lower; the exception was the 2018-09 capitulation. Only 9 samples; the retirement rule is on the detail page. Not used by the trading plan. No marker for altcoins (untested).
- Improved/leg-tracker/ drops the altcoin-window section (its reading card went on 11-13), and the intro no longer asks about it.
What’s new · 2026.11.14.2
Core picks: full Binance volume, score backtest, rally replay
- DataVolume board now covers all of Binance: every spot pair (USDT / USDC / USD1 / FDUSD / BTC / fiat, converted at the day’s close) + USDⓈ-M (USDT and USDC margined, perpetual + delivery) + COIN-M. One table with regular / entrant / dropped / new tags, filterable and sortable. The market benchmark now uses the Macro page’s altcoin basket.
- DataScore research opened: the prototype’s R/C/V/D thresholds were never tested and none passed the first backtest. A research plan (what to test, data, pre-set pass rules, roles, stages) is on the new “Score research” tab; until it concludes the page shows readings and test results, with no scores or score rankings. The entry checklist now counts only verified and process rules. Asset pages gain a six-question pick card.
- NewNew “Rally replay” tab (Jul–Oct 2026 leaders-and-rotation study, 125 coins, anchor 08-19); asset pages show each coin’s class in the last BTC rally, plus active users, supply-side revenue, treasury and core developers (GitHub, from the next run). Every rule and score now has a plain-language explanation.