Exchange Reserve
Exchange reserves measure how much cryptocurrency is held on centralized exchanges.
✦ Key Insight
Changing reserves may indicate buying or selling pressure.
✕ Common Misconceptions
Ignoring broader market context
Detailed Explanation
How It Works
Coins moving onto exchanges may indicate possible selling.
Coins leaving exchanges may indicate long-term holding.
FAQs
Lower reserves are always bullish?
Not necessarily.
In Practice
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Whale
A whale is an individual, institution, fund, exchange, or other entity that controls a sufficiently large amount of cryptocurrency to potentially influence market liquidity, price, or sentiment. There is no universal amount that makes someone a whale.
On-Chain Data
On-chain data is information recorded directly on a blockchain. This includes transactions, wallet activity, token transfers, smart contract interactions, fees, and other measurable blockchain events.
Market Sentiment
Market sentiment is the overall mood or emotional tone of traders and investors toward the market or a specific asset. It reflects whether people feel bullish, bearish, fearful, optimistic, or uncertain.