From: To the moon: defining and detecting cryptocurrency pump-and-dumps
 | Temporal dimension | |
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Real time indicators | Post-pump indicators | |
Breakout indicators | ||
Volume | Has the volume at the current data point been significantly higher than in the estimation window? | Was there a decline in volume after the event window where a pump was detected? |
Price | Has the price at the current data point been significantly higher than in the estimation window? | Was there a decline in price after the event window where a pump was detected? |
Reinforcers | ||
Market cap | Is the market cap of the coin relatively low? (+) | |
Number of exchanges | Whether the coin is listed on multiple exchanges and the indicators only spike on one (+) Whether the coin is listed on multiple exchanges and the indicators spike on multiple exchanges (neutral) Whether the coin is not listed on multiple exchanges (+) | |
Symbol pair | Whether the coin is trading for BTC or some other cryptocurrency (+) Whether the coin is trading for USD or some other fiat currency (−) |