UNI’s key performance indicators can help you make profitable trades

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The period between July and September was marked by a decline in key performance indicators for Uniswap [UNI], Messari found in a new report.

In its latest report titled “State of Uniswap Q3 2022,” the blockchain analytics platform assessed the performance of Uniswap in the last quarter. 

As for its key performance indicators, Messari found that trading volume on Uniswap in Q3 totaled $120.92 million. On a quarter-on-quarter basis (QOQ), this represented a 30% decline in trading volume on the platform. In Q2, trading volume on the decentralized cryptocurrency trading protocol equaled $172.80 million. 

Trading volume on Uniswap had been on a consistent decline since Q4 2021. As found by Messari, assessing the year-over-year (YoY) performance of Uniswap’s trading volume revealed an 18% decline in trading volume on the platform. 

Also, Messari discovered that end-of-period liquidity on Uniswap declined persistently since the beginning of the year. Between the year’s first two quarters, this decreased by 37%.

Between July and September, end-of-period liquidity on Uniswap was flat as it fell further by merely 0.5%. Interestingly, while this fell in Q3, it increased by 11% on a YoY basis.

The persistent fall in the cryptocurrency market led to a decline in the fees paid to liquidity providers on Uniswap. Between Q1 and Q2, liquidity provider fees on Uniswap fell by 21.8%.

Between July and September, it declined further by 38.8%. According to Messari, on a YoY basis, fees paid to liquidity providers on Uniswap dropped by 52.9%.

Source: Messari

While the report confirmed a 30% decline in trading volume on Uniswap in Q3, the protocol saw an increase in swap counts within the same period. According to Messari, this grew by 32% between