whether the buy side or sell side of the exchange order book is heavier.
Order Book Imbalance is whether the buy side or sell side of the exchange order book is heavier.
more bids stacked than asks means buyers are lurking under the price, and vice versa.
it shows where the immediate pressure sits before the candle even moves.
This is one of the nine signals fused into the Pulse Score (as "order book"). Every hourly briefing re-ranks all 12 coins on it. See Methodology for the full input list.
Bitcoin's share of the entire crypto market cap, as a percent
Next explainerthe percent swing the options market is pricing in through a given date
Explainer generated Sep 24, 2026 from the desk glossary. Not financial advice.