Last updated: September 21, 2026
These guides explain the measures and conventions we use in our reporting and in the weekly crypto market wrap. Each one is reviewed when the facts change, and the date of the last update is shown at the top of the page.
- What Is Bitcoin Dominance? Meaning, Formula and How to Read ItBitcoin dominance is Bitcoin's share of the total crypto market value. How it is calculated, what rising and falling readings mean, and where the metric falls short.
- What Is the ETH/BTC Ratio? What It Shows and Why Traders Watch ItThe ETH/BTC ratio is the price of Ether measured in Bitcoin. What it represents, the key moments in its history, what moves it and how to read it.
- Is the Crypto Market Open on Weekends? Trading Hours and the Weekly Close ExplainedCrypto trades 24 hours a day, every day of the year. When the daily and weekly candles close, what changes at weekends and on holidays, and which products do pause.
