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What is Order Book Imbalance?

whether the buy side or sell side of the exchange order book is heavier.

The number

Order Book Imbalance is whether the buy side or sell side of the exchange order book is heavier.

What it means

more bids stacked than asks means buyers are lurking under the price, and vice versa.

Why it matters

it shows where the immediate pressure sits before the candle even moves.

From the desk

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.

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Market Dominance

Bitcoin's share of the entire crypto market cap, as a percent

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Implied Move

the percent swing the options market is pricing in through a given date

Explainer generated Sep 24, 2026 from the desk glossary. Not financial advice.