OVERVIEW

Stocktwits Crypto Data Dive – Week 15

Welcome to the Stocktwits Crypto Data Dive for Week 15 of 2026! 📊

In this issue, we’ll dive into the data to keep you informed about the progress of the overall crypto market and shine a spotlight on emerging and established trends.

What You’ll Find In The Stocktwits Crypto Data Dive has three main objectives:

1. Total and Altcoin caps, stamped with YTD moves and the gap to ATH.

2. Seven-layer market-cap recap (TMC ex-stables, ex-top-50, and five more flavors).

3. Crypto Index Performance covering 12 indices.

4. The Liquidation Station boards the train with 30-day totals plus a 7-day heatmap for maximum schadenfreude.

5. Market Heatmap, Social Volume Heatmap, Active Address Heatmap.

6. ETF scorecards for BTC and ETH still tracking 7- and 30-day flows.

So, without further delay, let’s jump right into the data from week 15 and explore its intriguing insights! 🚀

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Crypto Market Cap Update

What is the broader trend within the crypto market? The simplest way to track this is by using three market cap charts. So let’s see what we got. 🔭

*the price levels and performance values may be very different from what you read in your mailbox vs. what’s happening in the live market. This is especially true when crypto faces a new bull or bear run. 

Total Market Cap

• All-Time High Close: $4.22 trillion

• YTD: -19%

• From ATH: -43%

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Altcoin Market Cap

• All-Time High: $1.73 trillion

• YTD: -19%

• From ATH: -44%

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Friday – My Confidence In This Confidence Is More Confident Than My Last Confidence 😐️

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Stocktwits Crypto Index RRG

Relative Rotation Graphs (RRG) help us visualize how a currency or sector performs compared to a benchmark – in this case, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY). Think of the four colored sectors as stages in a race:

• Leading Quadrant (green) – You’re a champ! 🏆 You’re ahead of everyone else, and the crowd is cheering. But watch out; you might be overdoing it.

• Weakening Quadrant (yellow) – You’re slowing down 😓 and losing your lead. Maybe you’re a bit demoralized because your biggest fan didn’t show up. You’re now in the middle of the pack.

• Lagging Quadrant (red) – Disaster strikes! 😱 You’re injured, exhausted, or just made a big mistake. You’re now in last place, and it’s a sad scene.

• Improving Quadrant (blue) – Time for a comeback! 💪 Your motivation returns, the music swells, and you’re picking up speed. You’re back in the middle, catching up with the leaders.

Analyzing the RRG Examples 

Example 1: Rapid Rotation
– If an instrument moves quickly through all four quadrants, it could indicate high volatility or erratic behavior. Traders may want to be cautious or use appropriate risk management strategies in such cases.

Example 2: Stuck in the Middle
– An instrument that remains close to the center of the RRG might be in a consolidation phase, lacking a clear trend or momentum. Traders might wait for a decisive move before entering a position.

Example 3: Consistent Leader
– If an instrument stays in the Leading Quadrant (top right) for an extended period, it could signify a strong, sustained uptrend. Traders might consider buying opportunities or riding the trend.

Example 4: Slow Recovery
– An instrument that gradually moves from the Lagging Quadrant (bottom left) to the Improving Quadrant (blue) and eventually to the Leading Quadrant (green) could indicate a slow but steady recovery. Traders might look for potential reversal or bottom-fishing opportunities.

The GIF below shows the past 21 days of movement on the RRG.

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The GIF below shows the past 13 weeks of movement on the RRG.

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Weekly Total Market Cap (TMC) Performance

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Weekly Crypto Index Performance

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Liquidation Station 😱 

Interested in how much has been flushed out of leveraged long and short positions? Who’s getting hurt the most? This is the best place to get an idea of how leveraged positions are doing. 🔴 

30-day Total Liquidations 📆 

What You’re Looking At

• Green bars above zero = longs blown out because price fell.

• Red bars below zero = shorts blown out because price ripped.

• Left-hand scale is U.S. dollars (millions); the dashed line near the top sits at $1B.

30-day Total Crypto Liquidation Chart – Click to enlarge.

• Mar 12 – Heavy short liquidation ($300M+). Early squeeze, nothing sticks.

• Mar 15 – Mar 16 – One of the bigger short flushes ($400M). Traders still leaning wrong into lows.

• Mar 22 – Another clean short wipe ($350M) as price rotates up.

• Late March (Mar 30 – Apr 1) – Mixed activity, smaller long and short liquidations ($150M-$250M). Chop intensifies.

• Apr 6 – Apr 7 – Notable short liquidation spike ($400M), probably the cleanest squeeze late in the window.

• Apr 8 – Apr 9 – Follow-up activity, but weaker. Momentum fades fast, as usual.

What You’re Looking At

• Rows = coins, columns = timestamps.

• Color = head-count of forced liquidations (legend tops at 2,000).

• A cell showing “BTC 1,600” means 1,600 separate BTC positions were liquidated.

Weekly Crypto Liquidation History Heatmap – Click to enlarge.

• Apr 3 – Apr 5 – Early cluster across BTC/ETH. First positioning reset of the week.

• Apr 5 20:00 – Apr 6 12:00 – Stronger band, aligns with one of the larger short squeezes.

• Apr 7 (mid-session) – Another burst across majors, but shorter-lived.

• Apr 8 – Apr 9 – Scattered activity, already cooling off.

• Apr 9 – Apr 10 – Mostly dead. Market just coasts.

Some Interesting Insights 👓️ 

• Monthly shows repeated short squeezes inside a broader range.

• Weekly confirms quick-hit liquidation bursts, not sustained stress.

• No expansion in liquidation size → volatility capped, trend suppressed.

• Both sides keep getting clipped depending on timing. No follow-through anywhere.

• The market is rewarding patience while everyone else is taking turns being exit liquidity.

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Author Disclosure: The author of this newsletter holds positions in AVAX, ADA, PUDGY, WLD, NEAR, INJ, LTC, LINK, ZEC, XLM, and FET. 📋