How Cyclesolved works
The thesis
Crypto is volatile, and there is way too much to watch. Prices move because of technical setups, on-chain flows, dev activity, investor sentiment, and broader market conditions — all at once, all in different directions. Most people either spend hours a day watching charts or give up and trade on vibes.
Cyclesolved condenses signals from five different categories into one transparent score per coin — so you can make an informed decision in 30 seconds, not 3 hours. No hype, no shilling. Every score shows its work.
How to read a score
Every coin gets a composite score from 0 to 100. It's the weighted average of five category subscores. Higher is a stronger buy signal at this moment in time.
Scores are bucketed:
- 80+ Strong buy — rare, only shows up when multiple categories align
- 65–79 Buy — solid setup worth considering
- 45–64 Neutral — no clear edge in either direction
- 30–44 Caution — signals are leaning negative
- <30 Avoid — material weakness in multiple areas
A score is a signal, not a command. Even a 90 is not "buy this, guaranteed." It means our scoring framework sees unusual alignment across categories. Your own research, risk tolerance, and position sizing still matter.
Click any coin on the scanner to see the full breakdown — every metric, its current value, its individual score, a plain-English explanation, and a 30-day history sparkline showing how the composite has moved.
The colored dot next to each score
Not every coin has the same data coverage. Smaller coins sometimes lack on-chain or fundamentals metrics from our data providers. Rather than hide this fact and pretend every score is equally trustworthy, we mark each score with a small dot showing how complete the underlying data is:
- Full coverage — all 10 coin-specific metrics available. Score is as reliable as our framework gets.
- Partial coverage — most metrics available but a category or two is missing. Usable signal, read with a pinch of salt.
- Limited coverage — most coin-specific data is missing. The score still reflects what we do know, but weigh it lightly.
On the coin drill-down page you'll see a badge under the header spelling out exactly which categories were available and which were missing. Low-coverage coins are not hidden or ranked down — they still sort by composite score alongside everything else. The dot is just transparency so you can decide how much weight to give it.
The five signal categories
Technical — short-term timing
Reads price action. RSI tells us if a coin is overbought or oversold. MACD shows momentum building or fading. Moving averages define the trend.
Why it matters: Even when fundamentals are strong, buying at the top of a run costs you. Technical signals catch the timing.
On-chain — what holders are actually doing
Most crypto investing is flying blind. On-chain data isn't. We track whether coins are flowing onto exchanges (selling pressure) or off (accumulation), whether wallet activity is growing, and whether whales are buying or selling.
Why it matters: On-chain is the clearest window into the supply/demand balance. When whales are quietly accumulating, price usually follows.
Fundamentals — is this project alive and undervalued?
Three questions: are developers still shipping code? How far is the price from its all-time high? Are current holders in profit or pain?
Our drawdown curve peaks at 50–80% off ATH. Not because "cheap is good" — but because coins in that range are discounted and still have demand. Coins down 95%+ rarely make new highs. Bitcoin-like names that held up well tend to lead the next cycle.
Why it matters: This is where the quality-at-a-discount trade lives. Most 10x returns come from strong projects bought during weakness, not dying projects bought at pennies.
Sentiment — the contrarian's tool
When the Fear & Greed Index hits extreme greed, tops usually follow. When it hits extreme fear, bottoms usually follow. Same with funding rates: when everyone is crowded into leveraged longs, the market punishes them. Social volume extremes work similarly.
Why it matters: Being fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful is older than crypto. This category quantifies it.
Macro — is the tide with you or against you?
Bitcoin trend. BTC dominance. Total stablecoin market cap. If BTC is in a downtrend, most alts will struggle no matter how good their individual setup is. If BTC dominance is falling, alt season may be starting.
Why it matters: The macro tide lifts or sinks all boats. Check which way it's going before boarding.
Four ways to use the app
If you have 30 seconds a day
Open the Scanner. Look at the top 5 by composite score. Open anything that jumps out. That's it. You'll catch the strongest setups with almost zero time investment.
If you have 5 minutes a day
Add your favorite coins to your Watchlist so you can focus on what you actually care about. Enable the daily briefing email on /account — we'll send you what changed overnight, what's in your watchlist, and any strong new signals. Act on what matters, ignore the rest.
If you trade actively
Live on the Heatmap. Use the 1h and 4h timeframes to spot short-term momentum. Use the Technical view to find oversold reversals or overbought tops. Confirm setups on the drill-down page before entering.
If you want to spot projects before they break out
Open High Dev. We track developer activity across the top 300 coins — commit volume, contributor growth, GitHub breadth — and combine them into a Dev score weighted heavily toward growth. The "Rising stars" card surfaces projects outside the top 50 by market cap with rising contributor counts: the same pattern that preceded SOL and SUI's breakouts years before they were household names.
Watchlist
Pin up to 10 coins to your Watchlist so you can track them independently of where they sit in the broader top-50 rankings. Star a coin from the Scanner row, the Heatmap tile, or the coin's drill-down page — it shows up on your Watchlist immediately.
Use it to: track positions you already hold, stage a short list of "thinking about it" candidates, or build a focused universe that matches your style (e.g. only L1s, only DeFi). The watchlist view applies your composite weights, so the same coins can rank differently depending on how you've tuned the scoring.
What we don't do
- We don't tell you what to buy. Scores are signals. Decisions are yours.
- We don't pump coins. If a coin scores low, we show it low — regardless of our relationship with the project. There is no relationship.
- We don't give financial advice. Cyclesolved is an analysis tool, not a licensed advisor. Do your own research. Never risk money you can't afford to lose.
FAQ
How often do scores update?
Every 30 minutes in the background. The "updated Xm ago" label on the scanner tells you exactly how fresh the data is.
What's a good score threshold to act on?
Depends on you. Many users filter for 70+ as their "worth a deeper look" threshold. Strong buys (80+) are rare and deserve a closer read. But a high score alone is not a plan — position sizing, entry strategy, and risk management are still your job.
What data sources does Cyclesolved use?
CoinGecko Pro for market and technical data. Santiment for on-chain, fundamentals, and sentiment metrics. Alternative.me for the Fear & Greed Index. All scoring curves and weightings are proprietary.
How is Cyclesolved different from other crypto tools?
Most tools give you data and expect you to interpret it. Cyclesolved gives you a single composite score that synthesizes five categories of data, plus a plain-English explanation of every underlying signal. The goal is a decision-ready view, not an analysis surface.
Is this financial advice?
No. Cyclesolved is a data and analysis tool. Nothing here is financial advice and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any asset.
Can I customize the scoring weights?
Yes. Visit /settings/weights to adjust the weighting of each category to match your own investing thesis. Your weights persist across sessions and are applied everywhere you see a composite score.
Ready?
Open the Scanner and take a look. Signals update every 30 minutes.
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