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yearn.finance (YFI) Signals

yearn.finance currently has a Risk Wave score of 53/100 (Patience Zone). Lower scores generally indicate better long-term accumulation conditions, while higher scores suggest elevated downside risk and a more defensive position-sizing approach.

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Risk Wave

Patience Zone

Risk Wave

53/100

Patience Zone

Fear & Greed

Greed

Coverage

DeFi

YFI · signal stack

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DeFi

YFI · signal stack

Risk Wave Analysis

yearn.finance's Risk Wave score is currently 53/100 — placing it in the Patience Zone.

yearn.finance is trading near its long-term trend. This zone suggests holding existing positions and monitoring for a clearer signal before adding.

Risk Wave measures how far YFI's price deviates from its long-term trend. Learn more →

Market Context

Fear & Greed

64/100

Greed

Market Cap

$85.7M

About yearn.finance

Yield aggregator protocol automatically optimizing DeFi lending strategies.

Vaults auto-compound yields across DeFi protocols, abstracting strategy complexity from depositors
yETH, yDAI, and other vault tokens are widely integrated as collateral across DeFi
veYFI governance model locks YFI for voting power and boosted vault rewards
Fair launch with zero pre-mine or VC allocation — YFI was distributed entirely to early users

Investment thesis: Yearn pioneered the yield aggregator category and its vaults remain among the most battle-tested DeFi products. The fair launch ethos (zero team allocation) gives YFI one of the most decentralized distributions in crypto. With only 36,666 total supply, YFI has one of the lowest token supplies of any major DeFi protocol, and the veYFI model adds locking dynamics that reduce float.

Key risks: TVL has declined from $6B peak to under $500M as DeFi yields compressed across the market. Founder Andre Cronje's departure and return created uncertainty about project direction. Yield strategies carry smart contract risk — a $11M exploit hit Yearn's DAI vault in 2021.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Alpha Factory's yearn.finance signals?

yearn.finance signals from Alpha Factory combine Risk Wave analysis (a momentum-based risk score from 0-100) with the Altcoin Rules composite framework covering market sentiment, RSI, dominance, and production cost indicators. Premium members also get Menno's portfolio moves with full entry/exit reasoning for YFI.

What is yearn.finance's current risk score?

yearn.finance's current risk level is measured by Risk Wave on a 0-100 scale. The three zones — Accumulation (0-30), Patience (30-70), and Danger (70-100) — are derived from how far the current price sits relative to YFI's long-term trend. This is not a price prediction — it is a risk measurement that helps you size positions appropriately.

How does Alpha Factory analyze yearn.finance?

Alpha Factory monitors yearn.finance through its Risk Wave indicator and the Altcoin Rules framework. Risk Wave tracks YFI's price deviation from trend, while Altcoin Rules scores the broader market conditions across 8 weighted indicators including RSI, sentiment, dominance, and production cost. Together, these tools help investors assess whether now is a good time to build or reduce a YFI position.

Is yearn.finance a buy or sell right now?

Alpha Factory does not give "buy" or "sell" instructions — instead, it gives you the data to decide for yourself. The Risk Wave score tells you the current risk level for YFI, the Altcoin Rules framework shows broader market conditions, and premium members get Menno's portfolio positioning as additional context. The best entry and exit decisions come from combining these signals with your own risk framework.

How does Risk Wave work for yearn.finance?

Risk Wave for YFI works by measuring the gap between current price and a long-term trend line. A low score (below 30) means the price is compressed — historically a zone where patient investors have done well. A high score (above 70) means the price has stretched far above trend — time to be cautious with new entries. This is not a prediction; it is a risk measurement grounded in yearn.finance's own price history.

This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry significant risk including the potential loss of all invested capital. Prices from CoinGecko. Always do your own research before making investment decisions.

yearn.finance (YFI) Signals

Risk Wave Analysis

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About yearn.finance

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