Terminal Price
A long-term price ceiling model: 21 × Transferred Price, where Transferred Price aggregates all value-days destroyed over Bitcoin's lifetime. Historically has served as a reliable resistance ceiling at prior cycle peaks.
What is it?
Terminal Price is calculated as 21 × Transferred Price, where Transferred Price aggregates the cumulative value of all Coin Days Destroyed weighted by price (Value Days Destroyed), divided by supply and network age. It represents a structural price ceiling that has historically captured or approached cycle tops. Created by Willy Woo.
How to read
Plotted above price, Terminal Price represents structural upside potential. The price / Terminal Price ratio measures where the market sits in its historical range.
Key zones
Terminal Price was approached but never exceeded at the 2013, 2017, and 2021 tops. Ratios > 0.8 (price at 80% of Terminal Price) coincided with extreme overheating zones.
What to observe
Terminal Price rises slowly as it is based on cumulative data. Its growth rate accelerates in bull markets when more transactions occur at high prices.
Historical context
In 2017, Terminal Price was ~$25K and price reached ~$20K (80%). In 2021, it was ~$90K and price reached $69K (77%). This ratio consistency has made it one of the most followed ceilings.
Expert notes
Terminal Price = 21 × Transferred Price, where Transferred Price = Σ(CDD × price) / (supply × network_age). The factor 21 is an empirical multiplier capturing the ratio between transferred value and final value. The model is structurally biased upward over time as cumulative VDD can only grow.
Common mistakes to avoid
Terminal Price is NOT a 'top prediction.' It is a structural ceiling that price can approach to varying degrees. Using Terminal Price as a fixed sell target ignores inter-cycle variance.
Programmatic access
REST API
curl -sS \
'https://api.trinityinsights.io/api/v1/onchain/terminal-price/history?days=90' \
-H 'X-API-Key: $TRINITY_API_KEY'MCP server
{
"tool": "get_chart_value",
"metric_id": "terminal-price",
"timeframe": "1y"
}Required tier: pro. See the pricing grid for the tier list and the MCP documentation for multi-client configuration.
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Trinity Insights is an educational and analytical tool. The metric above does not constitute investment advice. Trinity Insights is not a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) registered under MiCA Regulation (EU) 2023/1114. See the full disclaimer.