Description
### Data used
**X coordinate** : 1 day return
- · Bitcoin's return at a given time frame. It can be used as an indicator of momentum or mean reversal based on the chosen period and trading algorithm.
- · spot data
**Y coordinate** : Next interval return
- · The ultimate goal of trading. The final objective of research and modeling is to forecast future returns and make profits.
- · spot data
**Color mapping** : Interval return
- · Bitcoin's return at a given time frame. It can be used as an indicator of momentum or mean reversal based on the chosen period and trading algorithm.
- · spot data
**Line slope** : Funding rate
- · The rate of fees that traders of one side pay to their counterpart. It is used to control the price difference between spot and futures, since perpetual futures have no expiration. It is a feature unique to crypto perpetuals, and is an indicator of how much premium exists on the futures market.
- · perpetual data
**Line length** : 1 week return standard deviation
- · The amount of bitcoin's volatility for a given period of time. It is often used as a measurement of risk.
- · spot data