This page explains where our data comes from, how we define each metric, and what we do and do not publish. It is the technical companion to our editorial policy and is meant to let you judge our numbers for yourself.
Where our data comes from
We rely on a small number of established public providers. Asset pricing, market capitalisation and trading volume come from CoinGecko. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index comes from alternative.me. We do not run an exchange and we are not a price oracle — we aggregate and present data from these sources, we do not generate it ourselves.
How often data refreshes
Our data is cached for performance and is not tick-by-tick. Figures update on a regular cycle rather than streaming in real time, which keeps pages fast and stable. As a result, the numbers you see are recent and informational, but they are not a live trading feed.
How we define key metrics
- Price. The current aggregated market price of an asset, as reported by our data provider.
- Market cap. The price multiplied by the circulating supply of the asset.
- 24h volume. The total value of the asset traded over the previous 24 hours.
- 24h change. The percentage change in price over the previous 24 hours.
- Fear & Greed. A market-sentiment score provided by alternative.me, expressed on a scale from extreme fear to extreme greed.
How to read our market pages
Our markets page lists assets with the metrics above so you can scan them consistently. The gainers and losers pages sort by 24-hour change to show the day’s biggest moves. If you are new to these layouts, our guide on how to read a crypto market and the article how to read a cryptocurrency market page walk through each column in plain language.
Why prices differ between sites
You may notice a coin’s price differs slightly between Analyzing Market and another site or exchange. That is normal. Different services aggregate from different venues, weight them differently, and refresh on different cycles. Because our data is cached rather than streamed, and because market cap depends on which circulating-supply figure a provider uses, small discrepancies are expected. The related article market cap vs price explains why a low price does not mean a coin is “cheap”.
How our tools use these definitions
Our calculators use the same definitions set out above. The market-cap calculator applies the price-times-circulating-supply formula directly. The ROI calculator measures return on investment as defined in our glossary entry for ROI. The Fear & Greed tool reflects the same sentiment scale we describe above. Keeping the definitions consistent between our data, our writing and our tools is deliberate.
What we publish and what we don’t
We publish data, definitions and education. We do not publish fabricated forecasts, invented statistics or price predictions. We will not present a guess as a measurement, and we will not manufacture certainty the data cannot support. Where a metric has limits — as sentiment indices always do — we say so.
Editorial content versus market data
Market data is reported from our providers and labelled informational. Editorial content interprets and explains, and is governed by our editorial policy. Neither is investment advice; see our disclaimer for the full statement. Keeping these two categories distinct is central to how we work.
Why circulating supply matters for market cap
Market cap is one of the most misunderstood numbers in crypto, and it is worth being precise about. Because we define it as price multiplied by circulating supply, two assets with very different prices can have similar market caps, and a low per-coin price tells you nothing on its own about how large a project is. This is exactly why we publish the article market cap vs price: why a cheap coin isn’t always cheap, and why our market cap, volume and supply guide walks through the relationship in detail. The figure also depends on which circulating-supply number a provider uses, which is another reason small differences appear between sites.
How we present sentiment data
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is a sentiment gauge, not a forecast, and we are careful to present it that way. It summarises mood, not value, and it cannot tell you where a price is heading. Our dedicated Fear & Greed tool and the live index page show the current reading, while the article what the Fear & Greed Index can and cannot tell you sets out its limits plainly. We never convert a sentiment score into a buy or sell signal.
Glossary of the terms we use
We define the vocabulary behind these metrics in plain English in our learn archive. Useful starting points include tokenomics for how supply is structured, order book for how trades are matched, and slippage for why an executed price can differ from a quoted one. For broader context, cryptocurrency covers the basics and consensus mechanism explains how networks agree on the ledger behind these markets. Linking each metric to a clear definition is part of keeping the site honest and accessible.
Accuracy, corrections and limitations
We work to keep our data and definitions accurate, but no aggregated dataset is perfect, and all of it carries the limitations described above. If you spot an error, please tell us via our contact page or at editorial@analyzingmarket.com. Confirmed corrections are logged on our corrections page.