Retrospective Research Examples

These examples compare dated YearBull observations with later observations. They are designed to test interpretation, surface limitations, and show where a metric can change without implying a guaranteed outcome.

Historical comparison

How YB Rank developed alongside price

Each example compares the asset’s price with its YearBull Rank across the same dated observation window. A lower Rank number means a stronger relative position. Bull Score remains visible as supporting dynamic context rather than the primary historical comparison.

Observation window: 2026-06-15 to 2026-09-13. Every example and linked coin profile is available without a paid plan. The dated series were frozen on 2026-09-13 and do not rotate with the market.

Examples72dated comparisons
Observation window2026-06-15through 2026-09-13
Median price change+11.7%historical outcome
Rank improved40/72lower number is stronger
Bull context improved37/72supporting metric
bitcoin

Bitcoin

BTC
+17.0%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#276 → #189
Bull Score context
59 → 62
Risk
Low → Low
Cycle
Early → Early
ethereum

Ethereum

ETH
+45.0%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#775 → #106
Bull Score context
51 → 71
Risk
Low → Low
Cycle
Early → Early
binancecoin

BNB

BNB
+16.8%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#345 → #439
Bull Score context
66 → 58
Risk
Low → Low
Cycle
Early → Early
ripple

XRP

XRP
+13.5%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#470 → #115
Bull Score context
57 → 72
Risk
Low → Low
Cycle
Early → Early
solana

Solana

SOL
+40.8%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#726 → #174
Bull Score context
52 → 69
Risk
Low → Low
Cycle
Early → Early
tron

TRON

TRX
+6.1%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#500 → #1,138
Bull Score context
69 → 45
Risk
Low → Low
Cycle
Early → Early
hyperliquid

Hyperliquid

HYPE
+21.5%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#1,254 → #1,504
Bull Score context
79 → 62
Risk
Medium → Low
Cycle
Late → Late
dogecoin

Dogecoin

DOGE
-5.9%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#770 → #611
Bull Score context
54 → 59
Risk
Low → Low
Cycle
Early → Early
leo token

LEO Token

LEO
-7.3%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#1,477 → #2,533
Bull Score context
69 → 53
Risk
Low → Low
Cycle
Early → Early
rain

Rain

RAIN
+18.1%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#689 → #1,939
Bull Score context
86 → 56
Risk
Medium → Low
Cycle
Mid → Mid
zcash

Zcash

ZEC
+136.8%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#1,057 → #2,195
Bull Score context
54 → 77
Risk
Low → High
Cycle
Mid → Late
cardano

Cardano

ADA
+11.7%
PriceYB RankBull Score · context

2026-06-15 → 2026-09-13 · 91 priced observations

YearBull Rank
#877 → #798
Bull Score context
41 → 49
Risk
Low → Low
Cycle
Early → Early
How to read this: YB Rank is the primary comparison with price; Bull Score shows how market-relative strength changed during the same period. Historical association does not establish causation or predictive power. These are dated historical examples, not a forecast, trading signal, or strategy backtest. Method changes and known process corrections are recorded in the public Methodology Changelog.

How to use these examples

Read the starting state, the later state, the number of stored daily observations, and the limitations together. A retrospective is not a backtest of a trading strategy and does not account for execution, fees, liquidity, taxes, custody, or selection bias.

See the Methodology, Methodology changelog, and Corrections Policy.

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