Various factors can be used to monitor usage of a subreddit. Due to the promising trading strategy generated from the factors chosen in [7], these same factors will be examined here. Posts per day indicates the number of posts made on a particular subreddit, per day. (this factor does not include comments made in response to particular posts). Subscriber growth indicates the number of new subscribers that a subreddit receives, per day. New authors indicates the number of new authors posting on a particular subreddit, per day. This current work will aim to confirm the relationship the factors identified have with price in a model-free environment, rather than with the use of a trading strategy which can potentially introduce ambiguity relating to individual factor contributions.
"Nevertheless, with central banks likely to begin raising rates and tapering its stimulus package, investors are looking for a store of value that is perhaps less susceptible to these changes.

Without a clear track record to assess long-term value, cryptocurrency rises and falls on an unpredictable demand cycle. And for individual investors, the challenge is “you really don’t know where supply and demand can end up,” Aliaga-Díaz says.
Bitcoin’s bullish price rise to near $70,000 in value comes as investors hope to see the $1 trillion market cap remain firmly in place ahead of a volatile trading period.