Description
Spot Trade Pressure measures the net buying vs. selling activity, calculated as:Trade Pressure = Buy Volume − Sell Volume
It can be further segmented by trade size to analyze behavior across retail and institutional flows.
Details
Trade pressure offers directional insight from executed trades — not just order book intent. When broken down by trade size, it allows for segmentation: small trades (retail), medium (active traders), and large (institutional). Trade pressure is useful for real-time flow analysis and narrative confirmation.API Endpoints
/spot-analytics-information-trade-analytics-pairs /spot-analytics-information-trade-exchange-support-per-pair /spot-analytics-trade-pressureAvailability
Covergae includes major tokens such as BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and USDT. Please use the information endpoint to find all coverage and exact trading pairs. Coverage includes major tokens such as BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and USDT. Please use the information endpoint to find all coverage and exact trading pairs.| Exchange | History | Granularity |
|---|---|---|
| Binance | 2023-06-01 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| Binance.us | 2023-06-01 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| Bitstamp | 2023-06-01 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| Bybit | 2023-06-01 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| GDAX (Coinbase) | 2023-06-01 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| Gemini | 2023-06-01 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| OKEx (OKX) | 2023-06-01 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| Poloniex | 2023-06-01 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| itBit | 2024-03-05 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| Mercado Bitcoin | 2024-03-25 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| Bitget | 2024-09-24 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| Huobi | 2024-09-24 | 1hr, before 2025 then 1min |
| Gate.io | 2025-01-07 | 1min |
| Crypto.com | 2025-02-19 | 1min |
| KuCoin | 2025-02-19 | 1min |
| HashKey | 2025-02-28 | 1min |
| Bullish | 2025-03-19 | 1min |
| Deribit | 2025-03-20 | 1min |
| Coinbase Intl | 2025-04-01 | 1min |
| Upbit | 2025-04-28 | 1min |
| CoinW | 2025-05-15 | 1min |
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from Order Book Pressure?- Order Book Pressure is based on resting orders; Trade Pressure is based on executed trades. Both reflect sentiment but at different stages of market intent.
- Yes — by analyzing trade size bands, you can infer participation from bots, retail, or institutions.