Whale Flow
The aggregate buying and selling activity of large market participants (whales), defined as orders exceeding $100,000 in notional value. Whale imbalance ranges from -1 (all selling) to +1 (all buying) and often precedes significant price moves.
Definition
The aggregate buying and selling activity of large market participants (whales), defined as orders exceeding $100,000 in notional value. Whale imbalance ranges from -1 (all selling) to +1 (all buying) and often precedes significant price moves.
Live Data Example </> API
# Whale Flow live data
$ curl command:
curl https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/whale-flow?coin=BTC
Endpoint: /v1/signals/whale-flow?coin=BTC
# Whale Flow live data
$ curl command:
curl https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/whale-flow?coin=BTC
Endpoint: /v1/signals/whale-flow?coin=BTC
Current Whale Flow data from the Algo Tick API:
{
"coin": "BTC",
"threshold_usd": 100000,
"timestamp": "2026-06-17T08:05:03.697Z",
"total_whale_ask_usd": 6333806.84,
"total_whale_bid_usd": 6341822.11,
"whale_imbalance": 0.5003,
"whale_orders": [
{
"coin": "BTC",
"distance_from_mid_pct": 0.001,
"price": 65441,
"side": "bid",
"size_coins": 3.08911,
"size_usd": 202154.45,
"timestamp": "2026-06-17T08:05:03.697Z"
},
{
"coin": "BTC",
"distance_from_mid_pct": 0.007,
...# Fetch this yourself:
curl https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/whale-flow?coin=BTCRelated Terms
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