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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.

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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.

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API Endpoints

/spot-analytics-information-trade-analytics-pairs /spot-analytics-information-trade-exchange-support-per-pair /spot-analytics-trade-pressure

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Availability

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.
ExchangeHistoryGranularity
Binance2023-06-011hr, before 2025 then 1min
Binance.us2023-06-011hr, before 2025 then 1min
Bitstamp2023-06-011hr, before 2025 then 1min
Bybit2023-06-011hr, before 2025 then 1min
GDAX (Coinbase)2023-06-011hr, before 2025 then 1min
Gemini2023-06-011hr, before 2025 then 1min
OKEx (OKX)2023-06-011hr, before 2025 then 1min
Poloniex2023-06-011hr, before 2025 then 1min
itBit2024-03-051hr, before 2025 then 1min
Mercado Bitcoin2024-03-251hr, before 2025 then 1min
Bitget2024-09-241hr, before 2025 then 1min
Huobi2024-09-241hr, before 2025 then 1min
Gate.io2025-01-071min
Crypto.com2025-02-191min
KuCoin2025-02-191min
HashKey2025-02-281min
Bullish2025-03-191min
Deribit2025-03-201min
Coinbase Intl2025-04-011min
Upbit2025-04-281min
CoinW2025-05-151min

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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.
Can this distinguish between trader types?
  • Yes — by analyzing trade size bands, you can infer participation from bots, retail, or institutions.