How Does a ‘Deviation Threshold’ Affect a Data Feed Update?

A deviation threshold is a pre-set percentage change in the asset's price that must occur before the oracle network is triggered to submit a new price update to the blockchain. For example, a 0.5% threshold means the price must move by at least 0.5% since the last update.

This mechanism significantly reduces gas costs by preventing unnecessary updates but introduces a slight latency, as small price movements are not immediately reflected.