FoxScore

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Return (3y)

Total return over the last ~3 years

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Plain-language summary

What this metric tells you

Return (3y) shows how much an asset gained or lost over the last 3 years. It is one of the fastest ways to separate recent winners from laggards on one common time window.

Key takeaway

A strong return tells you the outcome over the window. It does not tell you whether the path was smooth, durable, or easy to hold through.

FoxScore context

How FoxScore uses it

  • FoxScore uses this window to move beyond short-term noise and show medium-term follow-through.
  • It helps compare assets that have done more than just one hot quarter.
  • The 3-year view is often a bridge between tactical recent winners and truly durable long-cycle names.

How to interpret this metric

What it measures

  • The net price change over the last 3 years.
  • Which assets actually ended the period materially higher or lower.
  • A simple outcome measure that is easy to compare across many assets.

How to read it

  • High positive values mean strong appreciation over the window.
  • Values near zero mean the asset made little net progress over the period.
  • Negative values mean the asset still sits below its level from that lookback start.

What can mislead

  • How violent the path was between the start and end date.
  • A strong number was driven by a very recent surge rather than a broad, persistent move.
  • The path involved deep drawdowns that this metric hides completely.

Most useful when

  • You want a fast first filter for recent or long-window winners.
  • You compare many assets on one consistent holding period.
  • You want the cleanest possible outcome metric before digging into risk or trend quality.

Important limits

  • How violent the path was between the start and end date.
  • Whether the move is still intact today or already rolling over.
  • Whether the gain came from a broad trend or a short late spike.
Methodology and sources

Technical definition, calculation notes and sources stay available here without dominating the explanation.

Description

The 3-year return shows how much the price has risen or fallen in total over roughly the last three years.

Calculation

  • We use daily UTC closing prices and crypto calendar-day windows.
  • We compare today’s price with the price about 3 years ago (≈ 3*365 calendar days) and compute the total return.
  • Formula: ret_3y = (price_today / price_3y_ago) − 1

Interpretation

  • Higher is better (more price appreciation).
  • Negative values mean price losses.

Metric ranking

Current ranking by this metric

Use the ranking after the explanation, not as a standalone investment signal.

Top Assets
  1. 1
    Zcash logo
    Zcash
    ZEC · crypto
    2,021.6 %
  2. 2
    DEXE
    DeXe
    DEXE · crypto
    689.3 %
  3. 3
    Tron logo
    Tron
    TRX · crypto
    325.8 %
  4. 4
    Solana logo
    Solana
    SOL · crypto
    255.7 %
  5. 5
    JUST logo
    JUST
    JST · crypto
    217.2 %
  6. 6
    SUN
    Sun Token
    SUN · crypto
    203.8 %
  7. 7
    Pepe logo
    Pepe
    PEPE · crypto
    200.0 %
  8. 8
    Pendle logo
    Pendle
    PENDLE · crypto
    198.7 %
  9. 9
    Raydium logo
    Raydium
    RAY · crypto
    197.6 %
  10. 10
    Bitcoin logo
    Bitcoin
    BTC · crypto
    147.7 %
Bottom Assets
  1. 87
    Flow logo
    Flow
    FLOW · crypto
    -95.6 %
  2. 86
    Kava logo
    Kava
    KAVA · crypto
    -94.9 %
  3. 85
    APE
    ApeCoin
    APE · crypto
    -94.8 %
  4. 84
    Arbitrum logo
    Arbitrum
    ARB · crypto
    -91.9 %
  5. 83
    Optimism logo
    Optimism
    OP · crypto
    -91.3 %
  6. 82
    dYdX logo
    dYdX
    DYDX · crypto
    -91.1 %
  7. 81
    MultiversX logo
    MultiversX
    EGLD · crypto
    -90.8 %
  8. 80
    Aptos logo
    Aptos
    APT · crypto
    -90.1 %
  9. 79
    Polygon logo
    Polygon
    POL · crypto
    -89.7 %
  10. 78
    Gala logo
    Gala
    GALA · crypto
    -89.3 %
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