RHODL Ratio
The RHODL Ratio compares the realised value of the youngest coins (1 week) with that of the 1–2-year-old cohort. When it spikes, a lot of old supply is being handed over at high prices — the pattern of the 2013, 2017 and 2021 cycle tops. Scale caveat: this is the plain ratio (currently ~0.07), not the scaled variant many charts plot — the familiar "50,000 = top" threshold does not apply here; peaks decline from cycle to cycle. Descriptive, not a signal.
- Formula:
- RHODL = RHODL-Band(1 w) ÷ RHODL-Band(1–2 y) · Band = Realized-Cap-Anteil der Alterskohorte
- Originator:
- Philip Swift (LookIntoBitcoin, 2020)
- Data source:
- BRK (Bitcoin Research Kit, brk_rhodl_ratio — plain ratio, point-in-time in btc_chart_metrics)
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