ALT perps

Perp · Binance, Hyperliquid · #337 by volume

0.0050840-2.32% 24h

Binance USDT · 24h 0.0048880 – 0.0053270

24h volume: $4.7M; #337 of 910
Open interest: $4.6M; −1.2% contracts · 24h
Spread: 1.96 bps; median · 24h
Size at best price: $415; mean · 24h
Net taker flow: −$171.5K; every contract · 24h
Funding: +0.0046%; per period · BIN

Aperiodic metrics · ALT · 24 h

Are takers buying or selling ALT?

Takers sold $169.5K more than they bought on Binance and Hyperliquid over 24 h; the heaviest hour, 03:20 UTC, saw $92.9K.

+$92.9K0−$92.9K

23:20 UTCnow

flow.volume_delta_notionalbusiest contract on each venue · hourly · 24 h

What does it cost to cross ALT's spread?

L1 liquidity

1.96 bps median on Binance USDT, wider than 52% of the 200 most traded perps.

#1BTC0.014 bps
#2ETH0.051 bps
#3SOXL1.56 bps
#5SOL1.25 bps
#10AKE3.20 bps
#25SP5000.13 bps
#50MUU5.64 bps
#100MVLL8.76 bps
#200AIN2.70 bps
#337ALT1.96 bps

l1_liquidity.spread_bpsbusiest contract · median · 24 h

How much size waits at ALT's best price?

L1 liquidity

$415 at the best bid and ask on Binance USDT, on average, thinner than 85% of the 200 most traded perps.

#1BTC$651.3K
#2ETH$269.7K
#3SOXL$87.0K
#5SOL$157.7K
#10AKE$562
#25SP500$105.4K
#50MUU$22.5K
#100MVLL$13.7K
#200AIN$181
#337ALT$415

l1_liquidity.total_dollar_depthbusiest contract · mean · 24 h

Which way is ALT's book leaning?

L2 imbalance

Leaned to the bid in 20 of 24 hours on Binance USDT; 55% bids over the day.

68% bid032% bid

23:20 UTCnow

l2_imbalance.imbalance_ratio_10Binance USDT · top 10 levels · hourly

Where does ALT trade?

OHLCV

Binance USDT took 96% of $4.7M traded in 24 h.

volume sharespread

Binance USDT96%1.96
Hyperliquid USDC3.5%5.89

ohlcv.volume_notionaleach contract · 24 h

Does ALT trade away from its index?

Basis

20.8 bps below its index on Binance USDT now; 8.04 bps to 17.9 bps below over 24 h.

+17.9 bps0−17.9 bps

23:20 UTCnow

basis.basis_bpsBinance USDT · hourly

Is leverage building in ALT?

Open interest

$4.6M open across 2 contracts: −1.2% in contracts, −2.9% in dollars over 24 h.

$4.8M$4.5M

23:20 UTCnow

open_interest.open_interestbusiest contract on each venue · hourly

Who pays funding on ALT?

Funding

Longs pay on 2 of 2 contracts; Binance USDT charges +0.0046% a period (Hyperliquid’s are hourly).

Binance USDT+0.0046%
Hyperliquid USDC+0.0013%

← shorts paylongs pay →

funding.funding_rateeach contract · per funding period · now

ALT's 2 contracts · now

Named by Atlas →

Contract	Price	24h	Volume 24h	Open interest	Funding	Spread	Charts
Binance USDTperpetual-ALT-USDT:USDT	0.0050840	-2.32%	$4.5M	$3.8M	+0.0046%	1.96	Charts →
Hyperliquid USDCperpetual-ALT-USDC:USDC	0.0050810	-2.33%	$164.7K	$727.5K	+0.0013%	5.89	Charts →

History · a year of 5m bars per series · busiest contract on each venue

Every chart for ALT →

Python

import os
from datetime import date

from aperiodic import get_derivative_metrics, get_metrics

# aperiodic.io/markets: ALT on Binance and Hyperliquid
# 5m bars, 2025-11-12 to 2026-11-12. Install: pip install "aperiodic[polars]"
# Needs an API key (https://aperiodic.io/home/api) on a plan with flow, basis, open_interest, funding (Pro) and l1_liquidity, l2_imbalance (Prime).
API_KEY = os.environ["APERIODIC_API_KEY"]
# timestamp="true" keys bars on capture time, as on the page; "exchange" keys them on exchange time.
PERIOD = dict(
    interval="5m",
    timestamp="true",
    start_date=date(2025, 11, 12),
    end_date=date(2026, 11, 12),
)
CONTRACTS = [
    ("binance-futures", "perpetual-ALT-USDT:USDT"),
    ("hyperliquid-perps", "perpetual-ALT-USDC:USDC"),
]

frames = {}
for exchange, symbol in CONTRACTS:
    frames["flow", exchange, symbol] = get_metrics(
        api_key=API_KEY,
        metric="flow",
        exchange=exchange,
        symbol=symbol,
        **PERIOD,
    )
    frames["l1_liquidity", exchange, symbol] = get_metrics(
        api_key=API_KEY,
        metric="l1_liquidity",
        exchange=exchange,
        symbol=symbol,
        **PERIOD,
    )
    frames["l2_imbalance", exchange, symbol] = get_metrics(
        api_key=API_KEY,
        metric="l2_imbalance",
        exchange=exchange,
        symbol=symbol,
        **PERIOD,
    )
    frames["basis", exchange, symbol] = get_derivative_metrics(
        api_key=API_KEY,
        metric="basis",
        exchange=exchange,
        symbol=symbol,
        **PERIOD,
    )
    frames["open_interest", exchange, symbol] = get_derivative_metrics(
        api_key=API_KEY,
        metric="open_interest",
        exchange=exchange,
        symbol=symbol,
        **PERIOD,
    )
    frames["funding", exchange, symbol] = get_derivative_metrics(
        api_key=API_KEY,
        metric="funding",
        exchange=exchange,
        symbol=symbol,
        **PERIOD,
    )

Every number is from Aperiodic's own 5-minute bars, 15 minutes behind.

Contract

Price

24h

Volume 24h

Open interest

Funding

Spread

Binance USDTperpetual-ALT-USDT:USDT

0.0050840

-2.32%

$4.5M

$3.8M

+0.0046%

1.96

Charts →

Hyperliquid USDCperpetual-ALT-USDC:USDC

0.0050810

-2.33%

$164.7K

$727.5K

+0.0013%

5.89

Charts →

import os from datetime import date from aperiodic import get_derivative_metrics, get_metrics # aperiodic.io/markets: ALT on Binance and Hyperliquid # 5m bars, 2025-11-12 to 2026-11-12. Install: pip install "aperiodic[polars]" # Needs an API key (https://aperiodic.io/home/api) on a plan with flow, basis, open_interest, funding (Pro) and l1_liquidity, l2_imbalance (Prime). API_KEY = os.environ["APERIODIC_API_KEY"] # timestamp="true" keys bars on capture time, as on the page; "exchange" keys them on exchange time. PERIOD = dict( interval="5m", timestamp="true", start_date=date(2025, 11, 12), end_date=date(2026, 11, 12), ) CONTRACTS = [ ("binance-futures", "perpetual-ALT-USDT:USDT"), ("hyperliquid-perps", "perpetual-ALT-USDC:USDC"), ] frames = {} for exchange, symbol in CONTRACTS: frames["flow", exchange, symbol] = get_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="flow", exchange=exchange, symbol=symbol, **PERIOD, ) frames["l1_liquidity", exchange, symbol] = get_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="l1_liquidity", exchange=exchange, symbol=symbol, **PERIOD, ) frames["l2_imbalance", exchange, symbol] = get_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="l2_imbalance", exchange=exchange, symbol=symbol, **PERIOD, ) frames["basis", exchange, symbol] = get_derivative_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="basis", exchange=exchange, symbol=symbol, **PERIOD, ) frames["open_interest", exchange, symbol] = get_derivative_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="open_interest", exchange=exchange, symbol=symbol, **PERIOD, ) frames["funding", exchange, symbol] = get_derivative_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="funding", exchange=exchange, symbol=symbol, **PERIOD, )