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NUPL (Net Unrealized Profit/Loss)

NUPL (Net Unrealized Profit/Loss) looks at the difference between Unrealized Profit and Unrealized Loss to determine whether the network as a whole is currently in a state of profit or loss.

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Indicator Overview

Profit and Loss metrics answer the question: if all units of a given currency were sold today, how much would investors stand to gain or lose?

Any value above zero indicates that the network is in a state of net profit, while values below zero indicate a state of net loss. In general, the further NUPL deviates from zero, the closer the market trends towards tops and bottoms. As such, NUPL can help investors identify when to take profit (blue) and when to re-enter (red).

How is it measured?

NUPL=RelativeĀ UnrealizedĀ Profitāˆ’RelativeĀ UnrealizedĀ Loss=MarketĀ Capāˆ’RealizedĀ CapMarketĀ Cap\begin{align*} \textrm{NUPL} &= \textrm{Relative Unrealized Profit} - \textrm{Relative Unrealized Loss} \\[0.5em] &= \frac{\textrm{Market Cap} - \textrm{Realized Cap}}{\textrm{Market Cap}} \end{align*}NUPL​=RelativeĀ UnrealizedĀ Profitāˆ’RelativeĀ UnrealizedĀ Loss=MarketĀ CapMarketĀ Capāˆ’RealizedĀ Cap​​

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February 2019

Further Resources

By looking at the delta between the price when a was created vs. the current price of an asset, we can determine whether the specific coins in that UTXO are in a state of unrealized profit (price has increased) or loss (price has decreased). When looking at this across the entire network, we can see how much of the network is in profit, and how much is in loss.

NUPL (Net Unrealized Profit/Loss) specifically looks at the difference between and to determine whether the network as a whole is currently in a state of profit or loss.

Net Unrealized Profit/Loss is the difference between Relative Unrealized Profit and Relative Unrealized Loss. It can also be calculated by subtracting from , and dividing the result by the market cap.

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