The month in shortON RECORD
The month in short
as of · generated from the events of February 2019
- Best day-30 outcome: Bitcoin Extreme fear: Fear & Greed Index at 14 (+11.3%); worst: Bitcoin Bitcoin mining difficulty +0.17% (−4.1%).
- The previous month (January 2019) held 11 events, more than February 2019.
- Also recorded: 2 Bitcoin difficulty adjustments, 1 extreme fear reading, 1 Wikipedia attention spike, 1 Bitcoin options expiry and 1 network upgrade.
Every eventMEASURED
Every event in February 2019
as of · events with effects
6 events grouped by day; 5 carry a measured day-30 outcome and each row links to the event's row on the token page.
| Date | Event | Token | 7d before | Next day | 7 days | 30 days | vs BTC | 90 days | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| extreme fear reading Extreme fear: Fear & Greed Index at 14 | Bitcoin (BTC) | +1.8% | −2.1% | +4.0% | +11.3% | 0.0% | +68.4% | macro | |
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index (alternative.me) read 14 of 100, the first reading at or below 15 in over 14 days. It is published at 00:00 UTC; the move is Bitcoin's, from that moment's close. On Feb 6, 2019 BTC saw an extreme fear reading; it fell 2.1% by day 1 and was 11.3% higher 30 days later, 0 points behind BTC; it had moved +1.8% in the 7 days before. | |||||||||
| Bitcoin difficulty adjustment Bitcoin mining difficulty +4.25% | Bitcoin (BTC) | +4.6% | −0.9% | +0.1% | +5.9% | 0.0% | +93.1% | macro | |
Bitcoin's mining difficulty retargeted by +4.25% at block 562,464 (mempool.space). The move is Bitcoin's, from the close before that day. On Feb 10, 2019 BTC saw a Bitcoin difficulty adjustment; it fell 0.9% by day 1 and was 5.9% higher 30 days later, 0 points behind BTC; it had moved +4.6% in the 7 days before. | |||||||||
| Wikipedia attention spike Attention spike: 1,166 read STABLE's Wikipedia article, 4.7x usual 4.7% of circ. | Stable (STABLE) | — | — | — | — | — | — | wikipedia | |
1,166 people read the Wikipedia article 'Stablecoin' on 2019-02-15, 4.7 times the median day of the 28 days before. Wikimedia publishes a day's count within a day of its end, so the event is dated 2019-02-17: the move is the coin's from the close a full day after the day it counts. STABLE saw a Wikipedia attention spike on Feb 17, 2019; the price series does not cover the 30-day window, so no effect is measured. | |||||||||
| Bitcoin options expiry Bitcoin monthly options expiry | Bitcoin (BTC) | +9.7% | +4.6% | −2.9% | +1.4% | 0.0% | +99.4% | macro | |
Deribit's monthly Bitcoin options expire at 08:00 UTC. The move is Bitcoin's, from the close before the expiry day. On Feb 22, 2019 BTC saw a Bitcoin options expiry; it rose 4.6% by day 1 and was 1.4% higher 30 days later, 0 points behind BTC; it had moved +9.7% in the 7 days before. | |||||||||
| Bitcoin difficulty adjustment Bitcoin mining difficulty +0.17% | Bitcoin (BTC) | +13.8% | −7.0% | −7.5% | −4.1% | 0.0% | +94.9% | macro | |
Bitcoin's mining difficulty retargeted by +0.17% at block 564,480 (mempool.space). The move is Bitcoin's, from the close before that day. On Feb 24, 2019 BTC saw a Bitcoin difficulty adjustment; it fell 7.0% by day 1 and was 4.1% lower 30 days later, 0 points behind BTC; it had moved +13.8% in the 7 days before. | |||||||||
| network upgrade Constantinople and St. Petersburg | Ethereum (ETH) | −9.0% | +0.2% | +1.3% | +5.5% | −2.1% | +99.1% | network | |
Constantinople and St. Petersburg, a network upgrade (ethereum.org: The history of Ethereum (every network upgrade and its mainnet date)). The move is the coin's, from the close before that day. On Feb 28, 2019 ETH saw a network upgrade; it rose 0.2% by day 1 and was 5.5% higher 30 days later, 2 points behind BTC; it had moved −9.0% in the 7 days before. | |||||||||
Source: CoinPaprika, DefiLlama, exchange announcements and instrument APIs; effects by PatternPlus · fetched
- On Feb 6, 2019 BTC saw an extreme fear reading (Extreme fear: Fear & Greed Index at 14);
- it fell 2.1% by day 1 and was 11.3% higher 30 days later, level with BTC;
- by day 90 it was 68.4% higher (it had moved +1.8% in the 7 days before).
- On Feb 10, 2019 BTC saw a Bitcoin difficulty adjustment (Bitcoin mining difficulty +4.25%);
- it fell 0.9% by day 1 and was 5.9% higher 30 days later, level with BTC;
- by day 90 it was 93.1% higher (it had moved +4.6% in the 7 days before).
- On Feb 28, 2019 ETH saw a network upgrade (Constantinople and St. Petersburg);
- it rose 0.2% by day 1 and was 5.5% higher 30 days later, 2 points behind BTC;
- by day 90 it was 99.1% higher (it had moved −9.0% in the 7 days before).
- On Feb 24, 2019 BTC saw a Bitcoin difficulty adjustment (Bitcoin mining difficulty +0.17%);
- it fell 7.0% by day 1 and was 4.1% lower 30 days later, level with BTC;
- by day 90 it was 94.9% higher (it had moved +13.8% in the 7 days before).
- On Feb 22, 2019 BTC saw a Bitcoin options expiry (Bitcoin monthly options expiry);
- it rose 4.6% by day 1 and was 1.4% higher 30 days later, level with BTC;
- by day 90 it was 99.4% higher (it had moved +9.7% in the 7 days before).
Month statisticsMEASURED
Month statistics against the all-time medians
as of · event_stats
4 exchange-and-kind pairs had a measured event in February 2019; the all-time median is printed beside the month's own.
| Venue | Kind | This month n | This month median 30 days | All-time n | All-time median 30 days | All-time up after 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| all venues | Bitcoin difficulty adjustment | 2 | +0.9% | 203 | +2.4% | 55.7% |
| all venues | extreme fear reading | 1 | +11.3% | 20 | −2.6% | 40.0% |
| all venues | Bitcoin options expiry | 1 | +1.4% | 92 | +2.5% | 56.5% |
| all venues | network upgrade | 1 | +5.5% | 16 | −0.5% | 50.0% |
- A month median over fewer than five events is printed but carries less weight than the all-time column.