SOPR: Returning to around 1 ≠ an automatic turning point; first distinguish a reset from trend continuation
On-chain SOPR (Spent Output Profit Ratio) moving back toward 1 is often read as “cost basis reset, turning point imminent.” A more cautious reading is that it only indicates the coins being spent are roughly back at their historical cost basis. This could be a shakeout and reset, or it could be position rotation within a trend. Looking only at SOPR hovering near 1 can easily turn the mean into a buy-or-sell switch.
Three things to check:
1. Distinguish a brief touch from spending many days subdued below 1—the latter is more suggestive of unresolved pressure.
2. For spot and leverage: if SOPR is near 1 but spot is still absorbing sell orders and funding rates aren’t extreme, it looks more like position rotation within the trend than a scheduled reversal.
3. In trading, treat SOPR as a temperature gauge for position rotation. Base position sizing on market structure and flows; don’t automatically switch from bullish to bearish, or vice versa, just because SOPR returns to 1.
A reading near 1 is a snapshot of position rotation, not an alarm clock.
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On-chain SOPR (Spent Output Profit Ratio) moving back toward 1 is often read as “cost basis reset, turning point imminent.” A more cautious reading is that it only indicates the coins being spent are roughly back at their historical cost basis. This could be a shakeout and reset, or it could be position rotation within a trend. Looking only at SOPR hovering near 1 can easily turn the mean into a buy-or-sell switch.
Three things to check:
1. Distinguish a brief touch from spending many days subdued below 1—the latter is more suggestive of unresolved pressure.
2. For spot and leverage: if SOPR is near 1 but spot is still absorbing sell orders and funding rates aren’t extreme, it looks more like position rotation within the trend than a scheduled reversal.
3. In trading, treat SOPR as a temperature gauge for position rotation. Base position sizing on market structure and flows; don’t automatically switch from bullish to bearish, or vice versa, just because SOPR returns to 1.
A reading near 1 is a snapshot of position rotation, not an alarm clock.
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