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ok, cool, thanks!
I've seen the value go down as well as up. Does the explanation hold true when the valuation goes up as well? Is there a way you can describe an upward trend in valuation? TY

I guess that would happen when I really popular post get's paid out and leaves the payout cycle you are in. The payout pool is on a rotating cycle ever changing in response to the votes. You didn't see anything too drastic did you? I've found generally my posts will drop 5 - 10% from their peak by payout time.

no, I think 5% was the max/min change.
Thanks for explaining! I love community!

No worries, Steemit is really complicated for newbs. It's one of the biggest issues we're facing. The good news is that it is actively being worked on and changes happen every day.

Steemon!