CORE perps

Perp · OKX · #524 by volume

0.01119-4.44% 24h

OKX USDT · 24h 0.01104 – 0.01178

24h volume: $1.9M; #524 of 910
Open interest: $937.4K; −2.0% contracts · 24h
Spread: 8.78 bps; median · 24h
Size at best price: $1.2K; mean · 24h
Net taker flow: −$210.9K; every contract · 24h
Funding: −0.0175%; per period · OKX

Aperiodic metrics · CORE · 24 h

Every metric on CORE, bar by bar →

Are takers buying or selling CORE?

Flow

Takers sold $210.7K more than they bought on OKX USDT over 24 h; the heaviest hour, 03:20 UTC, saw $31.0K.

+$31.0K0−$31.0K

23:20 UTCnow

flow.volume_delta_notionalbusiest contract · hourly · 24 h

What does it cost to cross CORE's spread?

L1 liquidity

8.78 bps median on OKX USDT, wider than 95% 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
#524CORE8.78 bps

l1_liquidity.spread_bpsbusiest contract · median · 24 h

How much size waits at CORE's best price?

L1 liquidity

$1.2K at the best bid and ask on OKX USDT, on average, thinner than 64% 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
#524CORE$1.2K

l1_liquidity.total_dollar_depthbusiest contract · mean · 24 h

Which way is CORE's book leaning?

L2 imbalance

Leaned to the bid in 14 of 24 hours on OKX USDT; 51% bids over the day.

57% bid043% bid

23:20 UTCnow

l2_imbalance.imbalance_ratio_10OKX USDT · top 10 levels · hourly

Does CORE trade away from its index?

Basis

26.7 bps below its index on OKX USDT now; 8.63 bps to 31.0 bps below over 24 h.

+31.0 bps0−31.0 bps

23:20 UTCnow

basis.basis_bpsOKX USDT · hourly

Is leverage building in CORE?

Open interest

$937.4K open across 1 contract: −2.0% in contracts, −5.7% in dollars over 24 h.

$1.0M$933.6K

23:20 UTCnow

open_interest.open_interestbusiest contract · hourly

Who pays funding on CORE?

Funding

Shorts pay −0.0175% a period on OKX USDT; between −0.0204% and +0.0100% over 24 h.

+0.0204%0−0.0204%

23:20 UTCnow

funding.funding_rateOKX USDT · hourly

CORE's contract · now

Named by Atlas →

Contract	Price	24h	Volume 24h	Open interest	Funding	Spread	Charts
OKX USDTperpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT	0.01119	-4.44%	$1.9M	$937.4K	−0.0175%	8.78	Charts →

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

Every chart for CORE →

Python

import os
from datetime import date

from aperiodic import get_derivative_metrics, get_metrics

# aperiodic.io/markets: CORE on OKX
# 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).
# OKX: okx-perps l1_liquidity and l2_liquidity count contracts, not coins (BTC-USDT-SWAP is 0.01 BTC each). Multiply by the contract size to match the page.
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),
)

flow = get_metrics(
    api_key=API_KEY,
    metric="flow",
    exchange="okx-perps",
    symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT",
    **PERIOD,
)

l1_liquidity = get_metrics(
    api_key=API_KEY,
    metric="l1_liquidity",
    exchange="okx-perps",
    symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT",
    **PERIOD,
)

l2_imbalance = get_metrics(
    api_key=API_KEY,
    metric="l2_imbalance",
    exchange="okx-perps",
    symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT",
    **PERIOD,
)

basis = get_derivative_metrics(
    api_key=API_KEY,
    metric="basis",
    exchange="okx-perps",
    symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT",
    **PERIOD,
)

open_interest = get_derivative_metrics(
    api_key=API_KEY,
    metric="open_interest",
    exchange="okx-perps",
    symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT",
    **PERIOD,
)

funding = get_derivative_metrics(
    api_key=API_KEY,
    metric="funding",
    exchange="okx-perps",
    symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT",
    **PERIOD,
)

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

Contract

Price

24h

Volume 24h

Open interest

Funding

Spread

OKX USDTperpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT

0.01119

-4.44%

$1.9M

$937.4K

−0.0175%

8.78

Charts →

import os from datetime import date from aperiodic import get_derivative_metrics, get_metrics # aperiodic.io/markets: CORE on OKX # 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). # OKX: okx-perps l1_liquidity and l2_liquidity count contracts, not coins (BTC-USDT-SWAP is 0.01 BTC each). Multiply by the contract size to match the page. 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), ) flow = get_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="flow", exchange="okx-perps", symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT", **PERIOD, ) l1_liquidity = get_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="l1_liquidity", exchange="okx-perps", symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT", **PERIOD, ) l2_imbalance = get_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="l2_imbalance", exchange="okx-perps", symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT", **PERIOD, ) basis = get_derivative_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="basis", exchange="okx-perps", symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT", **PERIOD, ) open_interest = get_derivative_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="open_interest", exchange="okx-perps", symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT", **PERIOD, ) funding = get_derivative_metrics( api_key=API_KEY, metric="funding", exchange="okx-perps", symbol="perpetual-CORE-USDT:USDT", **PERIOD, )