The word volatility is typically received as a negative by financial circles just the same way the name Lionel Messi is received in Brazilian favelas, yet volatility historically presents some of the greatest opportunities for gains, especially in the crypto markets. The crypto market experiences much greater price oscillations on average when compared to traditional markets, such as equities, bonds and Treasury bills. In 2021, the benefits of volatility were on full display: Market proxies like the S&P 500 exchange-traded fund trust (SPY) climbed 27%, while Bitcoin (BTC) rose a whopping 140%! Of course, the story is darker in 2022, …

Cointelegraph Markets Pro, a data platform designed to level the playing field for cryptocurrency market participants, has been available to the public for nearly two years now. The platform, which took a year to develop, is the result of an exhaustive analysis of crypto markets and the key drivers of asset price movements. It was developed jointly by Cointelegraph and The Tie, the most comprehensive and actionable digital asset information provider trusted by 100+ institutional clients. Testing the VORTECS™ Score At the heart of the platform is the VORTECS™ Score, which compares current market conditions for over 420 crypto assets …

Since Cointelegraph Markets Pro launched — bringing professional crypto market intelligence to every investor — the platform has helped thousands of subscribers to better understand the opportunities and threats inherent in the world of crypto investing and trading. In this brief, we want to draw attention to some highlights since the platform’s launch, including a critical look at a variety of backtested strategies that the Markets Pro team tracks. Cointelegraph Markets Pro consists of two unique research features — VORTECS™ Score and NewsQuakes™ — in addition to a wide variety of market performance metrics and access to a vibrant community …

Research into the top ten crypto deals in 2017 based on their investment returns (ROI) has revealed that on average each returned over 136,000 percent, according to data shared with Cointelegraph by Crypto Finance Conference (CFC) analysts July 27. Out of all the crypto projects that raised a minimum of $1 million in 2017, IOTA (MIOTA) clinched a staggering 614,934 percent return for investors, sealing the top spot in the researchers’ rankings. IOTA is an Internet of Things (IoT)-focused crypto platform that uses a so-called Tangle system. The protocol is different from blockchain, in that it does not use “blocks” …