Yield History and Stability

Auto retrieves historical yield data for any DeFi pool or vault, showing APY trends over days, weeks, or months. Checking yield history reveals whether a current rate is sustainable or a temporary spike — a pool showing 20% APY today may have averaged 5% over the last 6 months.

How Do You Check Yield History?

Auto pulls historical APY data and displays the trend — stable, rising, declining, or volatile — for any supported pool or vault.

"Show me the yield history for the top USDC pool over the last 6 months"

"How stable is the Aave USDC APY on Base?"

"Has the Morpho WETH vault APY been consistent?"

Why Does Yield History Matter?

Historical APY patterns reveal the true nature of a yield opportunity:

Pattern	Interpretation
Stable APY over months	Sustainable income driven by organic lending demand
Recently spiked	Likely temporary — caused by incentive campaigns or short-term high utilization
Declining trend	The opportunity is fading as supply increases or demand drops
Volatile (swings up and down)	Harder to plan around, riskier for fixed-income strategies

What Does a Yield History Research Flow Look Like?

Auto connects yield discovery to historical analysis in a single conversation:

You: "Best stablecoin yields right now"

Auto: Shows top pools ranked by APY

You: "Show me the 6-month history on the top one"

Auto: Shows historical trend — "APY averaged 4.2% over 6 months with a recent spike to 8% due to incentive program ending soon"

You: "What about the second option?"

Auto: Shows a more stable 5.1% average — "Consistent yield from organic lending demand"

What Should You Look for in Yield History?

Four factors determine whether a yield is worth entering:

• Consistency over 3+ months — a multi-month average is a better indicator than a current snapshot

• Source of yield — lending fees (sustainable) vs. token incentives (temporary)

• TVL trends — growing TVL often compresses yields as more capital enters; declining TVL can signal risk

• Protocol maturity — established protocols tend to have more stable and predictable rates

This differs from only checking current APY because a single data point hides rate volatility, incentive expiration, and demand shifts.