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What is Stablecoin Exchange In/Outflow & Netflow?

Stablecoin Exchange Inflow is defined as an amount of Stablecoin deposited into the exchange wallets. Stablecoin Exchange Outflow is defined as an amount of Stablecoin withdrawal from the exchange wallets. Stablecoin Exchange Netflow is the difference between Stablecoin flowing into and out of the exchange. (Inflow - Outflow = Netflow) The mean value is the In/Outflow Total divided by the Transactions Count In/Outflow.

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Interpretation

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By value itself

  • Increase of inflow to exchanges is mostly a Bullish sign
  • Increase of outflow from exchanges is mostly a Bearish sign
Considering the fact that moving coins costs fees, wallets outside from exchange send their coins to the exchanges for two possible reasons.

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1) To buy coins - Bullish

In the case of inflow to spot exchange, it is highly likely that investors are sending Stablecoins for buying coins. This reason of action mostly leads to the price rise which indicates a bullish sign.

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2) To trade in derivatives market - volatility risk

The purpose for sending coins to derivative market wallets indicates that more trades will be happening on the derivative market. This could possibly lead to increased volatility risk as a result of increased trading activity, investors looking to take profits, and/or to rebalance to de-risk their investment portfolios. This type of action has difficulty in deciding the effect on price since coins in the derivative market could be used to open both long/short positions. Instead, it should be interpreted as increased volatility risk. Query this metric directly from the CryptoQuant Data API: