Predictive Strength

Negligible
Cardano historically had 5.18% 30 days returns when Short Term Holder Trading Activity was▆ Moderate (0.4 - 0.6). It indicates average expected returns.
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ADA Price with Short Term Holder Trading Activity

Factor Plot

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Predictive Strength

Negligible

Measures short-term investor behavior.

Potential Edge

Market Sentiment Amplification

STH behavior acts as a real-time sentiment gauge, with their profit-taking (STH SOPR >1) and panic selling (STH SOPR <1) creating self-reinforcing cycles. Their shorter time horizons make them first movers in reacting to news/price swings, creating leading signals before institutional flows adjust.

Liquidity Proxy for Retail Participation

STHs dominate 63-78% of exchange inflows during volatility spikes, making their activity a direct measure of retail liquidity.

Data Collection Methodology

The data is sourced through tracking wallet addresses categorized as short-term holders (STHs) based on holding periods under 14 days. After analyzing address activity, and realized profits/losses to quantify short term holder behavior, we normalize metrics against historical averages to create a comparative index.

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Backtest (Strategy Performance) - Strategy

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To understand a predictive factors predictive power, we create a simple long/short strategy and simulate its past performance (with daily rebalancing):

  • Long when the predictive factor is above 0, with a position size equivalent to the predictive factor value.
  • Short when the predictive factor is below 0, with a position size equivalent to the predictive factor value.

The strategy is rebalanced daily, on a continuous basis. There are 0.5% transaction costs applied on each position adjustment.

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Scatter plot - Short Term Holder Trading Activity and ADA 30 and 90 Day Average Returns

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