Important Note Up Front
No filter set can tell you the single “best” cryptocurrency to buy right now or guarantee future gains. What these filters do is narrow the universe down to larger, more liquid coins that have recently shown strength but are not yet in extreme bubble territory, and that historically have had a relatively higher probability of rising over the next month. It’s about improving odds, not certainties.
Screening Filters
Market Cap ≥ 5,000,000,000 (≥ $5B)
- Purpose: Focus on large, established cryptocurrencies.
- Rationale:
- A higher market cap generally implies more maturity, broader adoption, and lower risk of manipulation compared with tiny altcoins.
- For someone asking for the “best crypto to buy right now,” it’s reasonable to assume they want something with staying power, not a micro-cap that can collapse on a single large trade.
- This filter weeds out very small, speculative projects and keeps you in the realm of major coins (e.g., top-tier or upper mid-tier cryptos by size).
24h Turnover (Trading Volume) ≥ 100,000,000 (≥ $100M)
- Purpose: Ensure high liquidity and active trading.
- Rationale:
- High 24-hour turnover means many buyers and sellers are active, so it’s easier to enter and exit positions near the quoted price.
- This reduces slippage (getting worse prices because of low liquidity) and makes it more practical for a real-world investor.
- For a “best to buy now” type of question, you want something you can actually transact in efficiently, not a thinly traded token.
1-Month Price Change: Between +5% and +80%
- Purpose: Target cryptos with recent positive momentum but avoid extreme, potentially unsustainable spikes.
- Rationale:
- Minimum +5%:
- Ensures the coin has been demonstrating upward momentum recently, reflecting improving sentiment or demand.
- Coins that are flat or negative over the last month may be weak or out of favor, which doesn’t align with trying to identify the “best” right now based on recent performance.
- Maximum +80%:
- Caps the recent gain to avoid cryptos that have already “gone parabolic” and may be at higher risk of a near-term pullback.
- If something has shot up, say, 200–300% in a month, a lot of the easy upside might already be priced in, and downside risk increases.
- Overall, this range attempts to catch cryptos in a “healthy uptrend” rather than in euphoric blow-off phases or dead/sideways markets.
One-Month Rise Probability ≥ 60%
- Purpose: Favor cryptos that, based on historical data or modeled metrics, have had a relatively higher chance of being up one month later.
- Rationale:
- This metric likely comes from a backtested or probabilistic model: for example, given current conditions (trend, volatility, volume, etc.), how often has a similar setup led to a positive 1‑month return in the past?
- A threshold of 60% means: historically, in similar conditions, the coin has tended to rise more often than it has fallen over the subsequent month.
- While it does not guarantee future performance, it systematically biases the screen toward assets with more favorable historical odds of near-term appreciation, aligning with the user’s desire for something to “buy right now” with a better-than-random chance of gain.
Why the Results Match What You Asked
You asked for the “best cryptocurrency to buy right now,” which implies:
- Relatively lower risk compared to tiny, illiquid coins → addressed by large market cap and high 24h turnover filters.
- A good balance between upside potential and not having already “missed the move” → addressed by the +5% to +80% 1-month price change range.
- A higher probability (not certainty) of near-term gains → addressed by the one-month rise probability ≥ 60% filter.
As a group, these filters try to:
- Keep you in major, liquid, investable cryptocurrencies.
- Select those already showing constructive price behavior, but not in extreme, bubble-like surges.
- Tilt toward setups that, historically, have offered better odds of being higher a month from now.
What you end up with is not a promise of the “best” coin, but a curated list of relatively strong, liquid, and statistically favorable candidates that are more suitable for consideration as a “buy right now” than the broader crypto universe.
This list is generated based on data from one or more third party data providers. It is provided for informational purposes only by Intellectia.AI, and is not investment advice or a recommendation. Intellectia does not make any warranty or guarantee relating to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any third-party information, and the provision of this information does not constitute a recommendation.