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Metrics Reference

Complete reference documentation for all blocklens on-chain analytics metrics. Each metric page includes detailed descriptions, formulas, interpretation guides, and API usage examples.

Market Data

Price, volume, and market capitalization metrics. 64 metrics available.

Spot

MetricDescriptionTier
Price OHLCDaily Open-High-Low-Close price data for Bitcoin — rendered as candlestick charts showing full intraday price range and directionBasic
SymbolSymbol identifier (e.g., BTC) used to filter price dataBasic
PriceBTC market priceBasic
Price OpenDaily opening price of BTC in USDBasic
Price HighDaily highest price of BTC in USDBasic
Price LowDaily lowest price of BTC in USDBasic
Price CloseDaily closing price of BTC in USDBasic
Market CapTotal market capBasic
Price Drawdown from ATHPercentage decline of Bitcoin price from its all-time high — always 0% or negative, measuring how far price has fallen from its peakBasic
Volume24h trading volumeBasic

Cycle from Low

MetricDescriptionTier
2011-2015 Cycle (Low)Bitcoin price from Nov 2011 bottom through Jan 2015 bottomBasic
2015-2018 Cycle (Low)Bitcoin price from Jan 2015 bottom through Dec 2018 bottomBasic
2018-2022 Cycle (Low)Bitcoin price from Dec 2018 bottom through Nov 2022 bottomBasic
2022+ Cycle (Low)Bitcoin price from Nov 2022 bottom — current ongoing cycleBasic

Cycle from ATH

MetricDescriptionTier
2011-2013 Cycle (ATH)Bitcoin price from Jun 2011 ATH ($35.88) through 2013 ATHBasic
2013-2017 Cycle (ATH)Bitcoin price from Nov 2013 ATH ($1,156) through 2017 ATHBasic
2017-2021 Cycle (ATH)Bitcoin price from Dec 2017 ATH ($20,089) through 2021 ATHBasic
2021-2025 Cycle (ATH)Bitcoin price from Nov 2021 ATH ($68,790) through 2025 ATHBasic
2025+ Cycle (ATH)Bitcoin price from Oct 2025 ATH ($126,198) — current cycleBasic

Cycle from Halving

MetricDescriptionTier
2012 HalvingBitcoin price from first halving (Nov 2012, 50 to 25 BTC)Basic
2016 HalvingBitcoin price from second halving (Jul 2016, 25 to 12.5 BTC)Basic
2020 HalvingBitcoin price from third halving (May 2020, 12.5 to 6.25 BTC)Basic
2024 HalvingBitcoin price from fourth halving (Apr 2024, 6.25 to 3.125 BTC) — current cycleBasic

Realized Volatility

MetricDescriptionTier
Realized Volatility (1Y)Annualized standard deviation of daily log-returns over a trailing 365-day window — measures how volatile BTC price has been over the past yearBasic
Realized Volatility (1W)Annualized standard deviation of daily log-returns over the past 7 days — a real-time gauge of short-term BTC price turbulenceBasic
Realized Volatility (2W)Annualized standard deviation of daily log-returns over the past 14 days — bridges instant noise and short-term trend volatilityBasic
Realized Volatility (1M)Annualized standard deviation of daily log-returns over the past 30 days — the industry-standard short-term BTC volatility benchmarkBasic
Realized Volatility (3M)Annualized standard deviation of daily log-returns over the past 90 days — tracks medium-term volatility across a full market phaseBasic
Realized Volatility (6M)Annualized standard deviation of daily log-returns over the past 180 days — a slow-moving anchor for long-term volatility trend analysisBasic

Futures

Open Interest

MetricDescriptionTier
Binance Open InterestClose-of-day open interest on Binance BTC perpetual futures — the largest single venue by OI.Pro
Bybit Open InterestClose-of-day open interest on Bybit BTC perpetual futures.Pro
OKX Open InterestClose-of-day open interest on OKX BTC perpetual futures.Pro
Deribit Open InterestClose-of-day open interest on Deribit BTC perpetual futures.Pro
Bitget Open InterestClose-of-day open interest on Bitget BTC perpetual futures.Pro
Gate.io Open InterestClose-of-day open interest on Gate.io BTC perpetual futures.Pro
Hyperliquid Open InterestClose-of-day open interest on Hyperliquid, the leading decentralized perpetual futures exchange.Pro
Futures Open InterestTotal futures open interest across all exchanges in USDBasic
OI Change (USD)Daily change in futures open interest in USDBasic
OI Change (%)Daily percentage change in futures open interestBasic
SymbolSymbol filter for aggregated open interest dataBasic
Total OI USDAggregated open interest across all tracked exchanges in USDBasic
OI Delta USDOI change USDBasic
OI Delta %OI change %Basic
OI Exchange CountExchange countBasic
ExchangeExchange identifier for per-exchange open interest dataPro
SymbolSymbol filter for per-exchange open interest dataPro
Per-Exchange Close OIExchange OIPro

Funding Rates

MetricDescriptionTier
Binance Funding RateBinance annualized funding ratePro
Bybit Funding RateBybit annualized funding ratePro
OKX Funding RateOKX annualized funding ratePro
Deribit Funding RateDeribit annualized funding ratePro
Bitget Funding RateBitget annualized funding ratePro
Gate.io Funding RateGate.io annualized funding ratePro
Hyperliquid Funding RateHyperliquid annualized funding ratePro
SymbolSymbol filter for aggregated perpetual futures funding rate dataBasic
Annualized Funding Rate (OI-Weighted)OI-weighted average annualized funding rate across 7 exchangesBasic
Median Funding RateMedian funding rateBasic
Min Funding RateMin funding rateBasic
Max Funding RateMax funding rateBasic
Active ExchangesNumber of exchanges reporting funding dataBasic
ExchangeExchange identifier for per-exchange funding rate dataPro
SymbolSymbol filter for per-exchange funding rate dataPro
Per-Exchange Funding RateExchange funding ratePro
Per-Exchange Close OIExchange OIPro

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Supply Analysis

Holder supply distribution segmented by Long-Term and Short-Term Holders. 18 metrics available.

MetricDescriptionTier
Circulating SupplyTotal BTC ever minedBasic
Cost Basis DistributionHeatmap of Bitcoin supply distribution by cost basis price over timeEnterprise
LTH SupplyLong-term holder supplyBasic
STH SupplyShort-term holder supplyBasic
UTXO Token AmountBTC per cohortBasic
UTXO USD ValueUSD per cohortBasic

Supply by Age

MetricDescriptionTier
Supply <24hBTC in UTXOs < 24h oldBasic
Supply 1d-1wBTC in UTXOs 1d-1w oldBasic
Supply 1w-1mBTC in UTXOs 1w-1m oldBasic
Supply 1m-3mBTC in UTXOs 1m-3m oldBasic
Supply 3m-6mBTC in UTXOs 3m-6m oldBasic
Supply 6m-12mBTC in UTXOs 6m-12m oldBasic
Supply 1y-2yBTC in UTXOs 1y-2y oldBasic
Supply 2y-3yBTC in UTXOs 2y-3y oldBasic
Supply 3y-5yBTC in UTXOs 3y-5y oldBasic
Supply 5y-7yBTC in UTXOs 5y-7y oldBasic
Supply 7y-10yBTC in UTXOs 7y-10y oldBasic
Supply 10y+BTC in UTXOs 10y+ oldBasic

Valuation Metrics

Realized capitalization, realized price, and MVRV ratios for assessing fair value. 48 metrics available.

MetricDescriptionTier
Realized CapSum of LTH + STH realized capBasic
Realized PriceRealized Cap / Circulating SupplyBasic
Average CapLife-to-date cumulative moving average of Market Cap — smooths out short-term volatility to reveal the long-term fair value trajectory of Bitcoin's networkBasic
Block Price Trend (BPT)Cumulative indicator that tracks the relationship between Bitcoin block production rate and price movements — rising BPT signals alignment between mining activity and positive price actionBasic
Blocklens-MayerRatio of Bitcoin price to Short-Term Holder (STH) Realized Price — an on-chain alternative to the traditional Mayer Multiple that uses cost basis instead of SMA-200Basic
Mayer MultipleRatio of Bitcoin price to its 200-day simple moving average (SMA-200), indicating whether BTC is overvalued or undervalued relative to its long-term trendBasic
Delta CapRealized Cap minus Average Cap — a valuation floor model that historically marks Bitcoin absolute market cycle bottomsBasic
Thermo CapCumulative miner revenue at time of issuance — measures the total cost basis of all mined Bitcoin valued at the price on their creation dateBasic
Volume Price Trend (VPT)Cumulative volume-weighted price momentum indicator that confirms trend strength by measuring whether volume flows into or out of an assetBasic
Delta PriceDelta Cap per BTC — an on-chain derived price floor that has historically marked absolute Bitcoin cycle bottomsBasic
Market Cap / Thermo Cap RatioMarket valuation relative to cumulative miner cost basis — high values suggest overvaluation vs production cost, low values suggest undervaluationBasic
Money Flow Index (MFI)Volume-weighted momentum oscillator (0-100) combining price and volume to identify overbought/oversold conditions and potential reversalsBasic
Balanced PriceRealized Price minus Transferred Price — marks full capitulation and accumulation bottomsBasic
Investor CapValue paid by investors (excluding miners) for their Bitcoin holdings — the aggregate cost basis of all non-miner participants in the networkBasic
On-Balance Volume (OBV)Cumulative volume flow indicator that tracks whether volume is flowing into or out of an asset based on price directionBasic
Accumulation/Distribution Line (ADL)Cumulative volume indicator weighted by where the close falls within the daily range, revealing accumulation and distribution patternsBasic
Investor Cap PriceAverage price paid by investors (excluding miners) per Bitcoin — derived from Investor Cap divided by circulating supplyBasic
LTH Realized CapLTH realized market capBasic
STH Realized CapSTH realized market capBasic
LTH Realized PriceLTH cost basisBasic
STH Realized PriceSTH cost basisBasic
MVRVRatio of market value to realized value across all holdersBasic
LTH MVRVLTH profit ratioBasic
STH MVRVSTH profit ratioBasic

Realized Price by Age

MetricDescriptionTier
Realized Price <24hCost basis of UTXOs < 24hBasic
Realized Price 1d-1wCost basis of UTXOs 1d-1wBasic
Realized Price 1w-1mCost basis of UTXOs 1w-1mBasic
Realized Price 1m-3mCost basis of UTXOs 1m-3mBasic
Realized Price 3m-6mCost basis of UTXOs 3m-6mBasic
Realized Price 6m-12mCost basis of UTXOs 6m-12mBasic
Realized Price 1y-2yCost basis of UTXOs 1y-2yBasic
Realized Price 2y-3yCost basis of UTXOs 2y-3yBasic
Realized Price 3y-5yCost basis of UTXOs 3y-5yBasic
Realized Price 5y-7yCost basis of UTXOs 5y-7yBasic
Realized Price 7y-10yCost basis of UTXOs 7y-10yBasic
Realized Price 10y+Cost basis of UTXOs 10y+Basic

Realized Cap by Age

MetricDescriptionTier
Realized Cap <24hRealized cap of UTXOs < 24hBasic
Realized Cap 1d-1wRealized cap of UTXOs 1d-1wBasic
Realized Cap 1w-1mRealized cap of UTXOs 1w-1mBasic
Realized Cap 1m-3mRealized cap of UTXOs 1m-3mBasic
Realized Cap 3m-6mRealized cap of UTXOs 3m-6mBasic
Realized Cap 6m-12mRealized cap of UTXOs 6m-12mBasic
Realized Cap 1y-2yRealized cap of UTXOs 1y-2yBasic
Realized Cap 2y-3yRealized cap of UTXOs 2y-3yBasic
Realized Cap 3y-5yRealized cap of UTXOs 3y-5yBasic
Realized Cap 5y-7yRealized cap of UTXOs 5y-7yBasic
Realized Cap 7y-10yRealized cap of UTXOs 7y-10yBasic
Realized Cap 10y+Realized cap of UTXOs 10y+Basic

Profit & Loss

Realized and unrealized profit/loss, and SOPR for measuring market profitability. 13 metrics available.

MetricDescriptionTier
LTH NUPLNet Unrealized Profit/Loss ratio for Long-Term HoldersPro
NUPLNet Unrealized Profit/Loss as a ratio of market capPro
STH NUPLNet Unrealized Profit/Loss ratio for Short-Term HoldersPro
LTH Unrealized P/LLTH paper gains/lossesPro
SOPRAggregate profit ratio of spent outputsPro
STH Unrealized P/LSTH paper gains/lossesPro
LTH Realized P/LLTH daily realized gainsPro
STH Realized P/LSTH daily realized gainsPro
LTH SOPRLTH spending profit ratioPro
STH SOPRSTH spending profit ratioPro
Unrealized P/LAggregate unrealized profit/loss across all holders (Market Cap - Realized Cap)Basic
Realized P/LAggregate realized profit/loss across all holders (LTH + STH)Basic
Supply in Profit (%)Share of total supply where cost basis is below current market priceBasic

Blockchain

Network fundamentals: block height, hash rate, difficulty, and other blockchain-level metrics. 2 metrics available.

MetricDescriptionTier
Block HeightTotal number of blocks mined in the Bitcoin blockchainBasic
Blocks MinedNumber of new blocks mined per day on the Bitcoin networkBasic

Coin Days

Coin-day metrics measuring the economic weight and dormancy of Bitcoin transactions. 11 metrics available.

MetricDescriptionTier
Coin Days DestroyedSum of coin age × amount for all spent UTXOs per day — a fundamental measure of on-chain economic activityBasic
Net Coin DaysCoin Days Created minus Coin Days Destroyed — positive means the network is aging (accumulating), negative means old coins are movingBasic
Coin Days AccumulatedRunning total of all coin-days ever created minus all coin-days ever destroyed — the total stored economic energy in the networkBasic
LivelinessCumulative CDD / CDC ratio — higher values indicate more old coins moving, lower values indicate HODLing dominanceBasic
VaultednessCDA / cumCDC ratio — higher values indicate stronger HODLing behavior, lower values indicate more spending of old coinsBasic
Binary CDDBinary signal for above-average coin-day destruction — filters noise from raw CDDBasic
Supply-Adjusted CDDCDD per BTC in circulation — normalizes destruction for supply growth across market cyclesBasic
Transferred PriceLife-to-date average price weighted by coin-day destruction — a spending-behavior-derived price floorBasic
Transfer VolumeDaily on-chain BTC transfer volume derived from UTXO spending activityPro
DormancyAverage lifespan of spent coins in days — high dormancy means old coins are movingPro
Dormancy FlowDormancy relative to its yearly average — above 1 means old coins moving more than usualPro

ETF Analytics

Bitcoin ETF metrics: holdings, flows, AUM, dominance, and cost-basis analysis across all tracked ETF products. 25 metrics available.

MetricDescriptionTier
ETF CountNumber of active Bitcoin ETF products trackedBasic
ETF US AUMTotal assets under management for US-listed Bitcoin ETF productsBasic
Total BTC in ETFsAggregate BTC held by all ETFsBasic
Total ETF AUMAggregate AUM of all BTC ETFsBasic
ETF Daily Net Flow (BTC)Daily BTC net flow into/out of ETFsBasic
ETF Cumulative Flow (BTC)Cumulative BTC net flow into ETFsBasic
ETF Cumulative Money FlowCumulative USD invested into ETFsBasic
ETF Realized PriceAverage cost basis of ETF-held BTCBasic
US Spot ETF Realized PriceUS spot ETF average cost basis from Jan 2024Basic
US Spot ETF Cumulative Money FlowCumulative USD flow for US spot ETFs from Jan 2024Basic
ETF BTC DominanceETF share of circulating BTC supplyBasic
US ETF BTC HoldingsBTC held by US-listed ETFsBasic
ETF Avg Premium/DiscountWeighted avg ETF premium/discountBasic

Fund Analysis

MetricDescriptionTier
ETF BTC Holdings (Per Fund)BTC held by a single ETF fundPro
ETF Net Flow (Per Fund)Daily BTC bought or sold by a specific ETF fund (positive = inflow, negative = outflow)Pro
ETF Cumulative Flow (Per Fund)Running sum of all daily BTC flows for a specific ETF fund since inceptionPro
ETF Market Share (Per Fund)Percentage of total ETF Bitcoin holdings belonging to a specific fundPro
ETF NAV/ShareNAV per sharePro
ETF Market PriceMarket pricePro
ETF Realized Cap (Per Fund)WAC-based USD cost of all BTC held by a specific ETF fundPro
ETF Realized Price (Per Fund)Average BTC acquisition price (cost basis) for a specific ETF fundPro
ETF Shares OutstandingShares outstandingPro
ETF AUM (Per Fund)Per-fund total AUM in USDPro
ETF VolumeDaily trading volume for individual Bitcoin ETF fundsPro
ETF Premium/DiscountPremium/discountPro

Digital Asset Treasuries

Corporate and institutional Bitcoin holdings: aggregate treasury metrics, entity breakdowns, and per-company analysis. 30 metrics available.

MetricDescriptionTier
DAT Entity AUMPer-entity AUM in USDPro
DAT Entity Cumulative FlowRunning sum of daily flow changes for a DAT entityPro
DAT Entity Market ShareEntity share of total DAT holdingsPro
DAT Entity Net FlowDaily change in holdings for a DAT entityPro
DAT Entity Realized PriceAverage purchase price per BTC — the entity's effective entry point into Bitcoin.Pro
DAT Entity Cost BasisTotal dollars spent acquiring Bitcoin — the entity's aggregate investment in BTC.Pro
DAT Government Realized PriceVolume-weighted average acquisition price per BTC across all tracked government and sovereign entities — reveals the collective entry point of state-level Bitcoin holders.Basic
DAT Public Realized PriceVolume-weighted average acquisition price per BTC across all tracked public companies — the collective entry point of corporate Bitcoin treasuries.Basic
DAT Private Realized PriceVolume-weighted average acquisition price per BTC across all tracked private companies — the collective entry point of non-public Bitcoin holders.Basic
DAT Realized Price (Total)Volume-weighted average acquisition price per BTC across ALL tracked institutional and sovereign entities — the institutional 'realized price' of Bitcoin.Basic
DAT Top Holder BTCBitcoin holdings of the single largest institutional holderBasic
DAT Top Holder NameName of the entity with the largest Bitcoin holdingsBasic
DAT BTC PriceBitcoin price recorded alongside DAT aggregate data for valuation contextBasic
DAT Cumulative BTCRunning total of all institutional Bitcoin acquisitions over timeBasic
DAT BTC HoldingsTotal BTC held by institutions, governments, and other entitiesBasic
DAT Holders CountCount of entities holding BTCBasic
DAT BTC Net ChangeDaily net change in total DAT BTCBasic
DAT Cumulative Money FlowCumulative USD flow from DAT net changesBasic
DAT BTC % of SupplyDAT BTC as % of circulating supplyBasic
DAT BTC USD ValueUSD value of all DAT BTCBasic
DAT Entity BTC HoldingsPer-entity BTC holdings over timePro
DAT Entity USD ValuePer-entity BTC USD value over timePro
DAT Entity % of SupplyPer-entity % of BTC supply over timePro
DAT Holdings (Per Entity)Per-entity BTC holdings historyPro

Public Companies

MetricDescriptionTier
DAT Public Company CountNumber of publicly traded companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheetBasic
DAT Public BTCBTC held by publicly traded companiesBasic

Private Companies

MetricDescriptionTier
DAT Private Company CountNumber of private companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheetBasic
DAT Private BTCBTC held by private companiesPro

Governments

MetricDescriptionTier
DAT Government CountNumber of government entities holding BitcoinBasic
DAT Government BTCBTC held by national governmentsBasic