Every channel we surface has one thing in common: their videos are getting dramatically more views than their subscriber count should allow. We call this the arbitrage score — views ÷ subscribers across their last 3 videos.
10–100x
Arbitrage score range we track
< 96h
Detection window after signal appears
7d
Velocity trend lookback period
A high score means the YouTube algorithm is amplifying this channel's content far beyond its existing audience — a classic early indicator that a niche is in breakout mode. When the score accelerates over 7 days, that's your window.
Channels drop off the feed when their subscriber base catches up (score normalizes below 10x) or when copy-cat content floods the niche and CPMs compress.