AnalysisAdvanced10 min

How to Analyze a Pool

Core question

How do you systematically read a single pool, instead of just looking at the APY?

This lesson walks you through ten steps to assess a real pool from the report — from yield through the risk factors to data completeness. Pick an example below.

How this market is built

MarketWBTCAssetWBTCProtocolCompound V3ChainEthereumTVL$410.13MAPY0.00%ExposureSingle assetData flags2 flags

Market: WBTC

Class
Lend & Borrow
Stablecoin market
No

A single pool: one asset, at one protocol, on one chain. Everything below belongs to exactly this market.

Source: DeFiLlama, as of Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.

Step 1 of 10

1. Yield

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Quick check

What does step 10 (“Data completeness”) of the analysis show?