diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py b/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py
index c7239abb8..728974125 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/block_processor.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class BlockProcessor:
 
         # add the spike for trending
         self.db_op_stack.append_op(self.db.prefix_db.trending_spike.pack_spike(
-            height, claim_hash, tx_num, nout, txo.amount - previous_amount, half_life=self.env.trending_half_life
+            height, claim_hash, tx_num, nout, txo.amount, half_life=self.env.trending_half_life
         ))
 
     def _add_support(self, height: int, txo: 'Output', tx_num: int, nout: int):
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py
index de1f6b59b..ee17113d2 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py
@@ -178,9 +178,8 @@ class SearchIndex:
             }, slices=4, conflicts='proceed'
         )
         self.logger.info("updated trending scores in %ims", int((time.perf_counter() - start) * 1000))
-
-        whale_decay_factor = 2 * (2.0 ** (-1 / self._trending_whale_half_life))
-        decay_factor = 2 * (2.0 ** (-1 / self._trending_half_life))
+        whale_decay_factor = 2.0 ** ((-1 / self._trending_whale_half_life) + 1)
+        decay_factor = 2.0 ** ((-1 / self._trending_half_life) + 1)
         decay_script = """
         if (ctx._source.trending_score == null) { ctx._source.trending_score = 0.0; }
         if ((-0.1 <= ctx._source.trending_score) && (ctx._source.trending_score <= 0.1)) {
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/db/prefixes.py b/lbry/wallet/server/db/prefixes.py
index ddeb204f9..125210016 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/db/prefixes.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/db/prefixes.py
@@ -1363,12 +1363,14 @@ class TrendingSpikePrefixRow(PrefixRow):
         struct.Struct(b'>L20sLH').pack
     ]
 
-    def pack_spike(self, height: int, claim_hash: bytes, tx_num: int, position: int, amount: int, half_life: int,
+    @classmethod
+    def pack_spike(cls, height: int, claim_hash: bytes, tx_num: int, position: int, amount: int, half_life: int,
                    depth: int = 0, subtract: bool = False) -> RevertablePut:
-        softened_change = (((amount * 1E-8) + 1E-8) ** 0.25).real
-        spike_mass = (-1.0 if subtract else 1.0) * softened_change * 2 * ((2.0 ** (-1 / half_life)) ** depth)
-        # trending_spike_height = self.height + delay_trending_spike(self.amount * 1E-8)
-        return RevertablePut(*self.pack_item(height, claim_hash, tx_num, position, spike_mass))
+        softened_change = (((amount * 1E-8) + 1E-8) ** (1 / 4))
+        spike_mass = softened_change * ((2.0 ** (-1 / half_life)) ** depth)
+        if subtract:
+            spike_mass = -spike_mass
+        return RevertablePut(*cls.pack_item(height, claim_hash, tx_num, position, spike_mass))
 
     @classmethod
     def pack_key(cls, height: int, claim_hash: bytes, tx_num: int, position: int):
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/env.py b/lbry/wallet/server/env.py
index 6086c3ff6..d2de19254 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/env.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/env.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # See the file "LICENCE" for information about the copyright
 # and warranty status of this software.
 
-
+import math
 import re
 import resource
 from os import environ
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ class Env:
         self.obsolete(['UTXO_MB', 'HIST_MB', 'NETWORK'])
         self.db_dir = self.required('DB_DIRECTORY')
         self.db_engine = self.default('DB_ENGINE', 'leveldb')
-        self.trending_algorithms = [
-            trending for trending in set(self.default('TRENDING_ALGORITHMS', 'zscore').split(' ')) if trending
-        ]
-        self.trending_half_life = float(self.string_amount('TRENDING_HALF_LIFE', "0.9"))
-        self.trending_whale_half_life = float(self.string_amount('TRENDING_WHALE_HALF_LIFE', "0.99"))
-        self.trending_whale_threshold = float(self.integer('TRENDING_WHALE_THRESHOLD', 10000))
+        # self.trending_algorithms = [
+        #     trending for trending in set(self.default('TRENDING_ALGORITHMS', 'zscore').split(' ')) if trending
+        # ]
+        self.trending_half_life = math.log2(0.1 ** (1 / (3 + self.integer('TRENDING_DECAY_RATE', 48)))) + 1
+        self.trending_whale_half_life = math.log2(0.1 ** (1 / (3 + self.integer('TRENDING_WHALE_DECAY_RATE', 24)))) + 1
+        self.trending_whale_threshold = float(self.integer('TRENDING_WHALE_THRESHOLD', 10000)) * 1E8
+
         self.max_query_workers = self.integer('MAX_QUERY_WORKERS', None)
         self.individual_tag_indexes = self.boolean('INDIVIDUAL_TAG_INDEXES', True)
         self.track_metrics = self.boolean('TRACK_METRICS', False)
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/session.py b/lbry/wallet/server/session.py
index 4ee328621..767261213 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/session.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/session.py
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ class LBRYElectrumX(SessionBase):
             'donation_address': env.donation_address,
             'daily_fee': env.daily_fee,
             'hash_function': 'sha256',
-            'trending_algorithm': env.trending_algorithms[0]
+            'trending_algorithm': 'variable_decay'
         })
 
     async def server_features_async(self):