dYdX · DYDX/USDT · daily
What happens to dYdX after a 15% drop in a day?
Since 2021, dYdX has shown a 15% drop in a day 16 times. In the 14 cases old enough to score, the price was higher 7 days later 43% of the time, with a median move of −1.3%. On an ordinary day the median 7-day move for DYDX is −1.7%.
No better than chance33
Once you allow for how many studies were run, a gap this large is luck about 99% of the time, so this signal has told you nothing reliable about the following week.
By holding period
| After | Cases | Higher | Median move | Middle half | Ordinary median | Gap | By luck | Proof score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 14 | 29% | −3.5% | −7.9% to +0.6% | −0.2% | −3.3% | 13% | 71 |
| 3 days | 14 | 64% | +1.8% | −9.3% to +6.7% | −0.7% | +2.6% | 65% | 39 |
| 7 days | 14 | 43% | −1.3% | −3.3% to +7.5% | −1.7% | +0.4% | 99% | 33 |
| 14 days | 14 | 36% | −1.9% | −13.5% to +1.5% | −3.9% | +2.0% | 95% | 10 |
| 30 days | 14 | 21% | −14.2% | −20.2% to −5.2% | −7.8% | −6.5% | 86% | 38 |
“Ordinary median” is the median move of DYDX over the same number of days starting from any day. “Gap” is the signal's median minus the ordinary one. “By luck” is how often a gap at least that large comes from randomly chosen days, corrected for the 3,572 studies run at each holding period (for this study taken alone: 91%).
Holding it for 7 days
Dips and best points use each day's low and high, measured from the close on the signal day. Costs assume 0.3% for a round trip: a 0.1% exchange fee each way and 0.05% slippage each way.
Did it hold up over time?
Splitting the cases by date: in the earlier 8 the gap over 7 days was +8.7%, and in the later 6 it was +0.1%. Same direction both times.
Every occurrence
One square per occurrence, oldest first. Green: higher 7 days later. Red: lower. Grey: not yet 7 days old.
| Date | Close | +1d | +7d | +30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | $0.1439 | −10.8% | −1.7% | −21.1% |
| 5 Feb 2026 | $0.1060 | +9.5% | −2.5% | −24.1% |
| 3 Nov 2025 | $0.2705 | −0.1% | +30.9% | −11.1% |
| 10 Oct 2025 | $0.3383 | +1.0% | −3.5% | −3.2% |
| 9 Dec 2024 | $2.12 | −8.2% | −1.1% | −36.4% |
| 12 Apr 2024 | $2.31 | −14.5% | −1.4% | −13.1% |
| 10 Jun 2023 | $1.59 | −1.9% | +7.0% | +16.9% |
| 8 Nov 2022 | $1.43 | −6.9% | +65.8% | +14.2% |
| 11 Jul 2022 | $1.72 | +0.9% | +21.3% | +41.9% |
| 26 May 2022 | $1.73 | −3.0% | +7.6% | −11.9% |
| 9 May 2022 | $2.84 | −3.9% | −34.4% | −41.9% |
| 22 Jan 2022 | $6.45 | −6.3% | −5.1% | −17.5% |
The 12 most recent. All 16 are in the open data file.
The rule
Close at least 15% below the close one day earlier.
Occurrences closer than 7 days to the previous one are not counted again. The signal is confirmed at the daily close (00:00 UTC) and returns are measured from that close. Full method.
The same signal on other coins
| Coin | Cases | Higher after 7d | Median | Gap | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zcash | 24 | 58% | +5.8% | +5.7% | Weak evidence |
 Tellor | 31 | 58% | +3.2% | +3.7% | Weak evidence |
 Reserve Rights | 27 | 37% | −4.9% | −3.6% | Weak evidence |
 ConstitutionDAO | 21 | 52% | +1.6% | +2.9% | Weak evidence |
 Theta Network | 20 | 45% | −3.2% | −2.6% | Weak evidence |
 Kava | 24 | 67% | +4.7% | +5.3% | No better than chance |
 COTI | 26 | 62% | +3.3% | +4.5% | No better than chance |
 Neo | 24 | 58% | +3.4% | +4.0% | No better than chance |
15% drop in a day across all 94 coins
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