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What happens to Worldcoin after a capitulation day?

Since 2023, Worldcoin has shown a capitulation day 11 times. In the 11 cases old enough to score, the price was higher 7 days later 55% of the time, with a median move of +0.1%. On an ordinary day the median 7-day move for WLD is −2.7%.

No better than chance10

Once you allow for how many studies were run, a gap this large is luck about 87% of the time, so this signal has told you nothing reliable about the following week.

Cases since 202311last on 23 Sep 2026
Higher after 7 days55%ordinary: 41%
Median 7-day move+0.1%ordinary: −2.7%
Could be luck87%allowing for 3,572 studies
Worst / best case−28% / +59%over 7 days
Median path after the signalMiddle half of casesOrdinary WLD drift
−20%−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40% -5dsignal+7d+14d+30d
Price change relative to the close on the signal day. Based on the 11 cases with a full 30 days of history after them.

By holding period

AfterCasesHigherMedian moveMiddle halfOrdinary medianGapBy luckProof score
1 day1164%+1.6%−2.4% to +5.8%−0.6%+2.3%48%15
3 days1173%+1.0%−0.5% to +19.2%−1.4%+2.4%80%36
7 days1155%+0.1%−13.2% to +17.6%−2.7%+2.8%87%10
14 days1155%+2.9%−17.2% to +20.3%−4.1%+6.9%81%38
30 days1145%−0.9%−14.3% to +22.6%−7.4%+6.5%94%35

“Ordinary median” is the median move of WLD 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: 52%).

Holding it for 7 days

Typical dip on the way−10.5%ordinary WLD: −11.2%
1 case in 4 dipped past−18.5%before day 7
Fell 10% or more on the way55%ordinary: 55%
Typical best point+20.6%highest price within 7 days
Median after costs−0.2%ordinary: −3.0%
Ahead after costs45%ordinary: 41%

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 6 the gap over 7 days was −2.0%, and in the later 5 it was +23.9%. The direction changed, which is what a pattern produced by chance tends to do.

Every occurrence

One square per occurrence, oldest first. Green: higher 7 days later. Red: lower. Grey: not yet 7 days old.

DateClose+1d+7d+30d
23 Sep 2026$0.4064+8.3%+31.7%+18.7%
6 Jun 2026$0.4141+14.0%+21.2%−0.9%
27 May 2026$0.3410−17.5%+58.9%+37.1%
17 Apr 2026$0.2806−6.1%−6.7%−15.9%
29 Jan 2026$0.4775−1.6%−27.5%−16.4%
10 Oct 2025$0.8710+5.2%+0.1%−6.2%
23 Jul 2025$1.18−3.1%−9.5%−12.7%
23 May 2025$1.35+3.8%−16.9%−38.8%
27 Apr 2025$1.12+0.5%−17.7%+24.9%
20 Feb 2024$6.70+6.4%+7.2%+20.2%
20 Nov 2023$2.20+1.6%+14.1%+58.9%

The 12 most recent. All 11 are in the open data file.

The rule

Daily close at least 7% below the previous close on volume at least 2.5× the previous 30-day average. A steep fall on very heavy volume is the textbook picture of capitulation, when the last holders give up.

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

CoinCasesHigher after 7dMedianGapVerdict
Neo2442%−6.7%−6.1%Weak evidence
Tellor2540%−5.8%−5.3%Weak evidence
Ethereum Classic2948%−0.2%+0.8%Weak evidence
Ravencoin2040%−3.7%−2.3%Weak evidence
Zcash2458%+6.0%+5.8%No better than chance
Dogecoin2143%−4.3%−3.4%No better than chance
Cardano2752%+1.2%+2.1%No better than chance
Dash2055%+2.9%+3.4%No better than chance

Capitulation: heavy drop on heavy volume across all 94 coins

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