Methodology

How we source market data

Prices, market caps, trading volumes and supply figures shown across Analyzing Market are aggregated from established third-party market-data providers, and cross-checked against major exchanges where possible. Data is cached briefly for speed and refreshed automatically, so figures are indicative and can differ slightly from your own exchange.

How prices are calculated

A coin’s market price reflects aggregated trading across many venues. Market capitalisation is the live price multiplied by circulating supply; fully diluted valuation uses the maximum supply. We display the rank, 24-hour range, all-time high and low, and multi-period changes drawn directly from this data.

How our price predictions work

Our forecasts are produced by a transparent, rules-based model — not human stock-picking and not insider insight. For each asset the model takes the current price and recent volatility (derived from short-term price changes) and projects three scenarios across a series of time horizons: a bear case, a base case and a bull case. The gap between the scenarios widens with the time horizon to reflect growing uncertainty.

What the bear, base and bull scenarios mean

The base case assumes current trend and volatility broadly persist. The bull case reflects stronger adoption and favourable conditions; the bear case reflects risk-off markets, adverse regulation or weakening demand. The wide spread between them is the point: it is a measure of genuine uncertainty, not a precise target.

Technical indicators

On coin pages we also surface simple, widely used technical readings — such as 50- and 200-day moving averages, the 52-week range and annualised volatility — to describe momentum. These are descriptive context, not buy or sell signals.

Limitations — what predictions are not

Our predictions are not guarantees, not forecasts of fact, and not financial advice. No model can predict crypto prices reliably; markets are driven by countless factors a formula cannot capture. Past performance does not indicate future results, and you should never make decisions on the basis of these figures alone.

How often data updates

Live market data refreshes frequently throughout the day. The deeper analytics that power coin pages — historical performance, technical readings and forecasts — are refreshed on a daily cycle.

Transparency and feedback

We publish this methodology so you can judge our figures for yourself, and we welcome questions and corrections through our contact page. Everything here is for information and education only — see our full disclaimer.