Bid-Ask Spread
The difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept (ask). Tighter spreads indicate more liquid markets with lower trading costs. During liquidation cascades, spreads widen dramatically as market makers withdraw liquidity.
Definition
The difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept (ask). Tighter spreads indicate more liquid markets with lower trading costs. During liquidation cascades, spreads widen dramatically as market makers withdraw liquidity.
Live Data Example </> API
# Bid-Ask Spread live data
$ curl command:
curl https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/spreads?coin=BTC
Endpoint: /v1/signals/spreads?coin=BTC
Current Bid-Ask Spread data from the Algo Tick API:
{
"spreads": [
{
"coin": "BTC",
"funding_rate": 1.3e-05,
"funding_zscore": 0,
"mark_price": 65813,
"regime": "backwardation",
"spread_bps": 0
}
],
"timestamp": "2026-06-17T06:00:24.008Z"
}# Fetch this yourself:
curl https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/spreads?coin=BTCRelated Terms
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