Crypto Narrative Tracker — Sector Rotation & Momentum Analytics

Track trending crypto narratives and sector rotations in real time — no API key or proxy required. Monitor RWA, DePIN, AI tokens, GameFi, LSDfi, and 100+ categories with computed momentum scores, rotation signals, and opportunity ratings. Powered by CoinGecko's free public API.

What does Crypto Narrative Tracker do?

Crypto Narrative Tracker fetches live category data from CoinGecko and aggregates it into actionable crypto sector rotation analytics. Each run returns a ranked list of narratives scored by momentum, trend direction, and capital rotation signals — helping you spot which sectors are heating up and which are cooling before the crowd notices.

Run it on a schedule via Apify to build a time-series database of narrative momentum — perfect for DePIN sector analysis, RWA token performance tracking, AI crypto momentum monitoring, and GameFi cycle detection.

Why use this Actor?

• No API key needed — uses CoinGecko's free public endpoint
• 8 computed analytics fields per narrative beyond raw price data
• Momentum score 0-100 weighted across 1h, 24h, 7d, and 30d timeframes
• Rotation signals — buy_rotation, sell_rotation, hold per category
• Sector grouping — automatically maps 100+ CoinGecko categories to 8 sectors: defi, ai_crypto, rwa, gaming, infrastructure, layer1, layer2, meme
• KVS summary — top 5 winners and losers saved to NARRATIVE_SUMMARY key per run
• Schedulable — run every 4-6 hours and track momentum trends over time

How to use Crypto Narrative Tracker

1. Open the Actor on Apify Store and click Try for free
2. Set your preferred inputs (or use defaults):
   • minMarketCapM: filter out micro-cap narratives (default: $100M)
   • topN: how many narratives to return (default: 30)
   • sortBy: rank by momentum_score, market_cap, or 24h_change
3. Click Start and wait ~15 seconds for results
4. Download the dataset in JSON, CSV, or Excel format from the Output tab
5. For recurring monitoring, click Schedule and set a cron interval

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
minMarketCapM	integer	100	Minimum category market cap in millions USD. Filters out micro-narratives.
topN	integer	30	Top N narratives to return after filtering and sorting.
sortBy	string	"momentum_score"	Sort order: momentum_score, market_cap, or 24h_change.

Output

Each dataset item represents one crypto narrative/sector with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
narrative_id	string	CoinGecko category ID
narrative_name	string	Human-readable category name
market_cap_usd	float	Total market cap of all tokens in category
market_cap_change_24h	float	24h market cap change %
volume_24h	float	24h trading volume (USD)
top_3_coins	array	Top 3 coin IDs by market cap in this category
price_change_1h	float	1h price change %
price_change_24h	float	24h price change %
price_change_7d	float	7d price change %
price_change_30d	float	30d price change %
momentum_score	float	Weighted composite score 0-100 (1h×0.1 + 24h×0.4 + 7d×0.35 + 30d×0.15)
momentum_label	string	surging / hot / rising / cooling / falling / crashing
narrative_tier	string	mega (>$10B) / large (>$1B) / mid (>$100M) / small
trend_direction	string	strong_bull / bull / mixed / bear
rotation_signal	string	buy_rotation / sell_rotation / hold
volatility_tier	string	extreme / high / moderate / low
sector_group	string	defi / ai_crypto / rwa / gaming / infrastructure / layer1 / layer2 / meme / other
opportunity_score	string	high / medium / low composite rating

Example output (2 records)

[
  {
    "narrative_id": "artificial-intelligence",
    "narrative_name": "Artificial Intelligence",
    "market_cap_usd": 45800000000,
    "market_cap_change_24h": 5.2,
    "volume_24h": 3200000000,
    "top_3_coins": ["worldcoin", "fetch-ai", "render-token"],
    "price_change_24h": 5.2,
    "price_change_7d": 18.4,
    "momentum_score": 72.4,
    "momentum_label": "hot",
    "narrative_tier": "large",
    "trend_direction": "bull",
    "rotation_signal": "buy_rotation",
    "volatility_tier": "moderate",
    "sector_group": "ai_crypto",
    "opportunity_score": "high"
  },
  {
    "narrative_id": "real-world-assets",
    "narrative_name": "Real World Assets (RWA)",
    "market_cap_usd": 8200000000,
    "market_cap_change_24h": -1.1,
    "volume_24h": 420000000,
    "top_3_coins": ["ondo-finance", "chainlink", "polymesh-network"],
    "price_change_24h": -1.1,
    "price_change_7d": 3.2,
    "momentum_score": 49.8,
    "momentum_label": "rising",
    "narrative_tier": "large",
    "trend_direction": "mixed",
    "rotation_signal": "hold",
    "volatility_tier": "low",
    "sector_group": "rwa",
    "opportunity_score": "medium"
  }
]

KVS Summary record

A NARRATIVE_SUMMARY key is saved to the Key-Value Store after each run containing:

• top_5_by_momentum — the 5 hottest narratives by momentum score
• top_5_losers — the 5 coldest narratives
• sector_distribution — count of narratives per sector group

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event billing — you only pay for what you get:

Event	Price
Actor start (once per run)	$0.001
Per narrative analyzed	$0.002

Example costs:

• Default run (30 narratives): $0.061
• Large run (100 narratives): $0.201

Compare to paying for premium data API subscriptions — this delivers sector rotation analytics at a fraction of the cost.

Use Cases

• Crypto sector rotation analytics — track capital flows between DeFi, AI tokens, RWA, and GameFi
• DePIN narrative tracking — monitor infrastructure token momentum
• AI crypto momentum signals — catch AI token surges before they go mainstream
• Portfolio rebalancing triggers — use rotation_signal to time sector rotations
• Market research — understand which narratives drive each bull run cycle
• Quantitative trading — feed momentum scores into systematic allocation models

Tips

• Schedule every 4-6 hours for intraday momentum tracking
• Set sortBy: "24h_change" to surface the fastest movers right now
• Filter rotation_signal == "buy_rotation" for sectors showing strong breakouts
• Combine opportunity_score == "high" with narrative_tier == "large" for highest-conviction setups
• Export to Google Sheets via Apify integrations for dashboard visualization

FAQ

Is an API key required? No. The Actor uses CoinGecko's free public API endpoint with no authentication.

Does it use proxies? No. No proxy configuration is needed or used.

How accurate are the momentum scores? Scores reflect the CoinGecko category data at fetch time. Free tier data may lag 5-10 minutes. For higher frequency, consider upgrading to CoinGecko Pro and extending this Actor.

Can I filter to specific sectors? Not directly via input — filter the output dataset on sector_group after the run.

Something broken? Please open an issue in the Issues tab or contact us for custom solutions.

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• Crypto Sector Rotation — Capital flow data to validate narrative momentum signals tracked here
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• Token Social Metrics — Social volume and sentiment to confirm narrative momentum scores

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