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Crypto-native indicators including NVT ratio, exchange flow, funding rate signals, holder momentu…
💰 Finance & Trading skills By agiprolabs Version v1.0.0 Added 2026-09-20 Updated 2026-09-20 Source ↗
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📊 Static rating
8.7/10
Trigger
7.0
Structure
9.3
Workflow
8.0
Content
9.0
Engineering
10.0
Security
10.0

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About this skill

Crypto-native indicators including NVT ratio, exchange flow, funding rate signals, holder momentum, and smart money flow

Custom Crypto Indicators

Documentation

Crypto-native indicators including NVT ratio, exchange flow, funding rate signals, holder momentum, and smart money flow

Custom Crypto Indicators

Why Standard TA Falls Short for Crypto

Traditional technical analysis was built for equities and forex — markets with

fixed supply, regulated exchanges, and institutional-dominated order flow.

Crypto markets have unique properties that demand purpose-built indicators:

  • **On-chain transparency**: Every transaction is public. We can measure real

economic activity, not just price and volume on a single exchange.

  • **Supply mechanics**: Fixed or programmatic supply schedules make

supply-side analysis (velocity, holder distribution) meaningful.

  • **Derivatives dominance**: Perpetual futures funding rates and open interest

often drive spot price, not the other way around.

  • **Whale concentration**: A small number of wallets hold outsized supply.

Tracking their behavior provides alpha that equity-market TA cannot.

  • **Exchange flows**: On-chain deposit/withdrawal to centralized exchanges

signals intent to sell or accumulate.

This skill covers nine crypto-native indicators. Each section includes the

formula, interpretation guide, data sources, and a working code snippet.

Files

| File | Description |

|------|-------------|

| references/indicator_formulas.md | Full formulas, parameter tables, signal ranges for all 9 indicators |

| references/signal_interpretation.md | Composite scoring, divergence detection, false signal filtering |

| scripts/compute_crypto_indicators.py | Computes all 9 indicators from free APIs or demo data |

| scripts/holder_momentum.py | Holder count tracking with momentum signals |

---

Indicator 1: NVT Ratio

**Network Value to Transactions** — the crypto equivalent of a P/E ratio.


NVT = Market Cap / Daily On-Chain Transaction Volume (USD)
  • **High NVT (> 65)**: Network is overvalued relative to its economic

throughput. Bearish signal.

  • **Low NVT (< 25)**: Network is undervalued or seeing heavy real usage.

Bullish signal.

  • **Data sources**: CoinGecko (market cap), blockchain explorers or

DeFiLlama (transaction volume).


def nvt_ratio(market_cap: float, daily_tx_volume_usd: float) -> float:
    """Compute NVT ratio.

    Args:
        market_cap: Current market capitalization in USD.
        daily_tx_volume_usd: 24h on-chain transaction volume in USD.

    Returns:
        NVT ratio value.
    """
    if daily_tx_volume_usd <= 0:
        return float("inf")
    return market_cap / daily_tx_volume_usd

**Smoothing**: Apply a 14-day or 28-day moving average to NVT (called

NVT Signal) to reduce noise from daily volume spikes.

---

Indicator 2: MVRV Ratio

**Market Value to Realized Value** — compares the current market cap to the

aggregate cost basis of all holders.


MVRV = Market Cap / Realized Cap
Realized Cap = Sum of (each UTXO * price when it last moved)
View full documentation
  • **MVRV > 3.5**: Most holders are in deep profit. Distribution likely.
  • **MVRV < 1.0**: Most holders are underwater. Historically marks bottoms.
  • **Data sources**: Glassnode, CryptoQuant (Bitcoin/Ethereum). For Solana

tokens, approximate via average entry price of top holders.


def mvrv_ratio(market_cap: float, realized_cap: float) -> float:
    """Compute MVRV ratio.

    Args:
        market_cap: Current market capitalization in USD.
        realized_cap: Realized capitalization (aggregate cost basis).

    Returns:
        MVRV ratio value.
    """
    if realized_cap <= 0:
        return float("inf")
    return market_cap / realized_cap

For tokens without UTXO-based realized cap, estimate using average purchase

price from DEX trade history multiplied by circulating supply.

---

Indicator 3: Exchange Flow

**Net exchange deposits minus withdrawals** — signals selling or accumulation

intent.


Exchange Netflow = Deposits to Exchanges - Withdrawals from Exchanges
  • **Positive netflow (large deposits)**: Holders moving tokens to exchanges,

likely to sell. Bearish.

  • **Negative netflow (withdrawals)**: Tokens leaving exchanges to cold

storage. Bullish accumulation signal.

  • **Data sources**: CryptoQuant, Glassnode. For Solana SPL tokens, track

transfers to known exchange wallets via Helius or Solana RPC.


def exchange_netflow(
    deposits_usd: float, withdrawals_usd: float
) -> tuple[float, str]:
    """Compute exchange netflow and interpret.

    Returns:
        Tuple of (netflow_value, signal_label).
    """
    netflow = deposits_usd - withdrawals_usd
    if netflow > 0:
        signal = "bearish"
    elif netflow < 0:
        signal = "bullish"
    else:
        signal = "neutral"
    return netflow, signal

Normalize by market cap for cross-token comparison:

Netflow Ratio = Netflow / Market Cap.

---

Indicator 4: Funding Rate Signal

Perpetual futures contracts use funding rates to anchor price to spot.


Funding Rate = (Perp Mark Price - Spot Price) / Spot Price
             (paid every 8 hours on most exchanges)
  • **Highly positive (> 0.05%)**: Longs pay shorts. Market is overleveraged

long. Contrarian bearish.

  • **Highly negative (< -0.05%)**: Shorts pay longs. Overleveraged short.

Contrarian bullish.

  • **Data sources**: Binance, Bybit, dYdX APIs. Aggregate across exchanges

for a volume-weighted average.


def funding_rate_signal(
    rates: list[float], weights: list[float] | None = None
) -> tuple[float, str]:
    """Volume-weighted average funding rate with signal.

    Args:
        rates: Funding rates from multiple exchanges.
        weights: Optional volume weights per exchange.
    """
    import numpy as np

    if weights is None:
        weights = [1.0 / len(rates)] * len(rates)
    vw_rate = float(np.average(rates, weights=weights))
    if vw_rate > 0.0005:
        signal = "bearish"
    elif vw_rate < -0.0005:
        signal = "bullish"
    else:
        signal = "neutral"
    return vw_rate, signal

---

Indicator 5: Open Interest Momentum

Tracks the rate of change in total open interest across derivatives exchanges.


OI Momentum = (OI_today - OI_n_days_ago) / OI_n_days_ago * 100
  • **Rising OI + Rising Price**: New money entering longs. Trend

confirmation.

  • **Rising OI + Falling Price**: New shorts opening. Bearish pressure.
  • **Falling OI + Rising Price**: Short squeeze / closing shorts.
  • **Falling OI + Falling Price**: Long liquidation.
  • **Data sources**: CoinGlass, Binance, Bybit open interest endpoints.

def oi_momentum(
    oi_series: list[float], lookback: int = 7
) -> float:
    """Compute open interest momentum as percentage change.

    Args:
        oi_series: Daily open interest values (newest last).
        lookback: Number of days for momentum calculation.
    """
    if len(oi_series) < lookback + 1:
        return 0.0
    old = oi_series[-(lookback + 1)]
    new = oi_series[-1]
    if old <= 0:
        return 0.0
    return (new - old) / old * 100.0

---

Indicator 6: Holder Momentum

Tracks the net change in unique token holders over time.


Holder Momentum = (Holders_today - Holders_n_days_ago) / Holders_n_days_ago
Holder Acceleration = Holder Momentum_today - Holder Momentum_yesterday
  • **Accelerating growth**: Viral adoption phase. Bullish.
  • **Decelerating growth**: Adoption slowing. Watch for reversal.
  • **Negative momentum**: Holders leaving. Bearish.
  • **Data sources**: Helius DAS API (Solana), Etherscan token holder count,

Birdeye holder stats.


def holder_momentum(
    holder_counts: list[int], lookback: int = 7
) -> tuple[float, float]:
    """Compute holder momentum and acceleration.

    Returns:
        Tuple of (momentum_pct, acceleration).
    """
    if len(holder_counts) < lookback + 2:
        return 0.0, 0.0
    old = holder_counts[-(lookback + 1)]
    new = holder_counts[-1]
    prev_old = holder_counts[-(lookback + 2)]
    prev_new = holder_counts[-2]
    mom = (new - old) / old if old > 0 else 0.0
    prev_mom = (prev_new - prev_old) / prev_old if prev_old > 0 else 0.0
    accel = m

Score breakdown

Trigger
7.0
Description names the What (five headline indicator families) with good domain keywords; no when/when-not in description; body notes standard-TA boundary in the rationale section.
Structure
9.3
398-line SKILL.md, two references, two scripts; Files table (placed early) maps roles; no redundant files.
Workflow
8.0
Consistent per-indicator pattern (formula, interpretation bands, data sources, code) makes computation directly actionable; 'no single indicator reliable' guard plus composite/false-signal filtering reference; scripts provide live/demo verification; organization is catalog-per-indicator rather than an end-to-end workflow.
Content
9.0
Dense formulas with explicit thresholds and docstrings; the 'Why Standard TA Falls Short' preamble is contextual but justified; minor repetition of signal-band structure across sections.
Engineering
10.0
Valid frontmatter; scripts have shebangs, dependency docs, graceful ImportError, timeouts, error handling; all referenced paths exist.
Security
10.0
6.0 manifest: data reads none beyond args; side effects none; network only to official keyless CoinGecko/DeFiLlama APIs; credentials none; persistence none. Capabilities match declared scope. Not-financial-advice disclaimer present. No injection, no destructive commands.
Nine crypto-native indicators (NVT, MVRV, exchange flow, funding rate, OI momentum, holder momentum, liquidity score, smart money flow, token velocity), each with formula, signal thresholds, data sources, and a runnable function. Composite/divergence guidance offloaded to signal_interpretation.md. Scripts fetch only CoinGecko and DeFiLlama (keyless) with demo fallback. Disclaimer: informational only, not financial advice. 6.0 manifest: network destinations api.coingecko.com / api.llama.fi only (official, matching declared data-source guidance); no credentials, no file writes, no persistence; capabilities match declared scope. Analysis-only, no execution.