The curve showing futures contract prices across different expiration dates. Shows the relationship between spot price and forward delivery prices at various maturities.
Contango (upward sloping) = bullish baseline, markets expect prices to rise. Backwardation (downward sloping) = bearish or indicating spot demand outpacing futures.
Cumulative Volume Delta for spot markets — the running total of the difference between taker buy and taker sell volume on exchanges.
Periodic payments between long and short traders in perpetual futures contracts. Positive rates mean longs pay shorts; negative rates mean shorts pay longs. Keeps perpetual prices anchored to spot.
Daily trading volume in Bitcoin options contracts. Measures the level of options market activity and can indicate hedging demand or speculative interest.
The annualized spread between Bitcoin futures prices and the spot price. Represents the cost of carry and reflects market sentiment about future prices.