I think the payouts on Hive use a 3 day moving average. I am not sure what they are on the trines but I would presume somewhere near the same.
As for the activity, you are correct. The less VP used on a given days votes, the more valuable. If someone starts vote a great deal of activity from the day before with a large amount, then it can change things.
So yes it is fluid.
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