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From raw order flow to a ranked, backtestable signal — every step in runnable code.

Shown: net taker flow (buys minus sells) summed over each venue’s perpetuals, per minute, 18:00–01:00 UTC on 10 Oct 2025, buys above each venue’s line and sells below it on a square-root scale; the deepest sell minute, 21:13 UTC with $1.9B net sold across the three venues, is orange · built with flow 1m

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Intro to Aperiodic Flow Metrics

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This notebook introduces order-flow analytics with the `aperiodic` Python package. We focus on a single large-cap instrument — Binance BTC perpetuals (`perpetual-BTC-USDT:USDT`) — over the exact six-month window from September 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026, using 1-hour observations.

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Shown: minute lows of the 465 Binance perpetuals, 20:40–22:00 UTC on 10 Oct 2025, with BTC’s path traced · built with ohlcv 1m

Basis

Derivatives

Basis

Perpetual futures mark price premium over index price (basis) and last trade price, in absolute and basis-point terms.

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Need the ticks behind this metric? Prime + Raw includes raw mark price, index price, trades.

Sample CSV Start in Claude

Shown: basis_bps, hourly, 1–31 January 2024, from this page's Sample CSV · extreme: 20.4 bps, 2 Jan, 00:00 UTC · built with basis

low

high

extreme

basis_bps

Basis (bps)

Basis in basis points measures the relative premium or discount of the derivative against its reference market.

This makes it a core signal for carry, positioning pressure, and cross-market dislocations.

mark_price_spread_bps

Mark-Price Spread (bps)

Mark-Price Spread in basis points shows the gap between the exchange mark and the traded market price on a relative scale.

The spread matters because mark prices influence liquidation engines, risk controls, and PnL calculations even when the last trade wanders.

basis_mean

Mean Basis

Mean Basis summarizes the average premium or discount sustained through the interval rather than at a single moment.

That makes it helpful for distinguishing persistent carry conditions from brief spikes or flickers.

basis_bps_std

Basis Std Dev (bps)

Basis Std Dev in basis points measures how unstable the relative pricing relationship was inside the bar.

A high reading suggests basis was moving around materially, which can complicate hedging and carry strategies.

mark_price_spread_bps_std

Mark-Price Spread Std Dev (bps)

This metric tracks the variability of the mark-price gap, not just its average level.

That distinction matters because some markets spend long periods close to fair value but occasionally experience sharp internal repricing.

Endpoint: /api/v1/data/basis
Category: Derivatives
Built from: Raw mark price →Raw index price →Raw trades →
Intervals: 1m5m15m30m1h4h1d
Exchanges: binance-futuresokx-perpshyperliquid-perps

Fields

Field	Name	Description
`basis`	Basis	Last mark price minus index price in the interval
`basis_bps`	Basis (bps)	Last mark-versus-index spread in basis points of the index price
`mark_price_spread`	Mark-Price Spread	Last mark price minus last traded price in the interval
`mark_price_spread_bps`	Mark-Price Spread (bps)	Last mark-versus-last-price spread in basis points of the last price
`basis_mean`	Mean Basis	Average mark price minus index price in the interval
`basis_bps_std`	Basis Std Dev (bps)	Standard deviation of the mark-versus-index spread in basis points
`mark_price_spread_mean`	Mean Mark-Price Spread	Average mark price minus last traded price in the interval
`mark_price_spread_bps_std`	Mark-Price Spread Std Dev (bps)	Standard deviation of the mark-versus-last-price spread in basis points

Example Request

# Install the Aperiodic CLI into ~/.local/bin
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aperiodic-io/cli/main/install.sh | INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin" bash
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

# Free preview — no API key required
aperiodic basis --preview \
  --exchange binance-futures \
  --symbol perpetual-BTC-USDT:USDT \
  --interval 5m \
  --timestamp exchange \
  --start-date 2025-05-01 \
  --end-date 2025-05-31 \
  --output-dir ./data && echo "Saved to $PWD/data"

Live Stream

Every new row as it is computed, over WebSocket at wss://stream.aperiodic.io/v1/stream. Authenticate with your API key in the X-API-KEY header and subscribe to channels named basis.<exchange>.<interval>, on intervals 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 4h, 1d. Streaming is included on Live plans.

pip install "aperiodic[stream]"

pypi ↗

import os

from aperiodic import stream

for message in stream(
    api_key=os.environ["APERIODIC_API_KEY"],
    dataset="basis",
    exchange="binance-futures",
    interval="1m",
    symbols=["perpetual-BTC-USDT:USDT"],  # omit for every symbol on your plan
):
    print(message.channel, message.snapshot, message.data)

Query Parameters

timestampreqstring

string

Timestamp source. 'exchange' uses the exchange-reported timestamp, 'true' uses actual arrival time at our servers.

exchangetrue

intervalreqstring

string

Aggregation time interval for the data.

1m5m15m30m1h4h1d

exchangereqstring

string

Source exchange for the data.

binance-futuresokx-perpshyperliquid-perps

symbolreqstring

string

Trading pair symbol in the format of Atlas' universal symbology: https://github.com/aperiodic-io/atlas

start_datereqstring<date>

string<date>

Start date for the data range (YYYY-MM-DD format). A metric series starts on the first day of the raw series it is computed from (see /metadata/raw); raw trades and quotes start binance-futures from 2020-01-01, okx-perps from 2019-09-01, hyperliquid-perps from 2025-01-01. Earlier days return no files. How far back you can go depends on the plan: 5 years on Pro, full history on Prime, Prime + Raw and Institutional. An earlier start_date than the plan reaches returns 403.

end_datereqstring<date>

string<date>

End date for the data range (YYYY-MM-DD format). Must be greater than or equal to start_date.

Successful response with download URLs for every existing file covering the range from the series' published start — one per month before 2026-08-01, one per day from 2026-08-01 onwards

Schema

filesobject[]required

Files covering the requested date range, in chronological order. Data before 2026-08-01 is split by month (one file per calendar month, no `day`); data from 2026-08-01 onwards is split by day (one file per calendar day, with `day` set). The changeover falls on a month boundary, so a given month is served entirely one way or the other; a range spanning it returns the earlier months as monthly files followed by a daily file per day.

yearintegerrequired

Year of the data file

monthintegerrequired

Month of the data file (1-12)

dayinteger

Day of the data file (1-31). Present only on daily files, i.e. those covering 2026-08-01 onwards. Absent on monthly files, which cover an entire calendar month.

urlstring<uri>required

Presigned URL for direct file download (valid for 5 minutes). URLs are served from dataset-specific subdomains, e.g. ohlcv.aperiodic.io, trade-metrics.aperiodic.io, l1-metrics.aperiodic.io, l2-metrics.aperiodic.io, derivative-metrics.aperiodic.io.

Example

{
  "files": [
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "month": 6,
      "url": "https://ohlcv.aperiodic.io/binance-futures/1h/BTCUSDT/2026-06.parquet?X-Amz-Expires=300&..."
    },
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "month": 7,
      "url": "https://ohlcv.aperiodic.io/binance-futures/1h/BTCUSDT/2026-07.parquet?X-Amz-Expires=300&..."
    },
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "month": 8,
      "day": 1,
      "url": "https://ohlcv.aperiodic.io/binance-futures/1h/BTCUSDT/2026-08-01.parquet?X-Amz-Expires=300&..."
    },
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "month": 8,
      "day": 2,
      "url": "https://ohlcv.aperiodic.io/binance-futures/1h/BTCUSDT/2026-08-02.parquet?X-Amz-Expires=300&..."
    }
  ]
}

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Prefilled with the shared DEMO-KEY and a free preview slice — send the request to see live data, no account required.

timestamp*

interval*

exchange*

symbol*

Suggestions shown — any valid value accepted

start_date*

Suggestions shown — any valid value accepted

end_date*

Suggestions shown — any valid value accepted

Authentication

X-API-KEY*

GET

/api/v1/data/preview/basis?timestamp=exchange&interval=5m&exchange=binance-futures&symbol=perpetual-BTC-USDT%3AUSDT&start_date=2025-05-01&end_date=2025-05-31

Response will appear here

Use case

Find new alpha

From raw order flow to a ranked, backtestable signal — every step in runnable code.

Featured notebook

Alpha Discovery

We define Directional Alpha as a signal that exhibits a consistent positive or negative relationship with forward returns.

Loading notebook…

Or have your agent rerun this notebook and tell you what it finds. Start in Claude Claude Code Codex See the prompt

From notebook to production

Pick the metrics

Browse the catalog and pull point-in-time microstructure metrics — no L2 reconstruction, no tick archive to maintain.

Run the notebook

Every notebook runs end to end on preview data with a free account, in the browser or through the CLI.

Plug it into your stack

Swap the preview key for your own and the same code pulls every year your plan includes through the Python package or the API.

Metrics in this use case

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Predicting Short-Term Crypto Returns with Market Microstructure

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Intro to Aperiodic Flow Metrics

Find new alpha

View notebook

Find new alpha

From raw order flow to a ranked, backtestable signal — every step in runnable code.

Run on preview data Browse catalog

Shown: minute lows of the 465 Binance perpetuals, 20:40–22:00 UTC on 10 Oct 2025, with BTC’s path traced · built with ohlcv 1m

Basis

Derivatives

Basis

Perpetual futures mark price premium over index price (basis) and last trade price, in absolute and basis-point terms.

See it on real data

Need the ticks behind this metric? Prime + Raw includes raw mark price, index price, trades.

Sample CSV Start in Claude

Shown: basis_bps, hourly, 1–31 January 2024, from this page's Sample CSV · extreme: 20.4 bps, 2 Jan, 00:00 UTC · built with basis

low

high

extreme

basis_bps

Basis (bps)

Basis in basis points measures the relative premium or discount of the derivative against its reference market.

This makes it a core signal for carry, positioning pressure, and cross-market dislocations.

mark_price_spread_bps

Mark-Price Spread (bps)

Mark-Price Spread in basis points shows the gap between the exchange mark and the traded market price on a relative scale.

The spread matters because mark prices influence liquidation engines, risk controls, and PnL calculations even when the last trade wanders.

basis_mean

Mean Basis

Mean Basis summarizes the average premium or discount sustained through the interval rather than at a single moment.

That makes it helpful for distinguishing persistent carry conditions from brief spikes or flickers.

basis_bps_std

Basis Std Dev (bps)

Basis Std Dev in basis points measures how unstable the relative pricing relationship was inside the bar.

A high reading suggests basis was moving around materially, which can complicate hedging and carry strategies.

mark_price_spread_bps_std

Mark-Price Spread Std Dev (bps)

This metric tracks the variability of the mark-price gap, not just its average level.

That distinction matters because some markets spend long periods close to fair value but occasionally experience sharp internal repricing.

Endpoint: /api/v1/data/basis
Category: Derivatives
Built from: Raw mark price →Raw index price →Raw trades →
Intervals: 1m5m15m30m1h4h1d
Exchanges: binance-futuresokx-perpshyperliquid-perps

Fields

Field	Name	Description
`basis`	Basis	Last mark price minus index price in the interval
`basis_bps`	Basis (bps)	Last mark-versus-index spread in basis points of the index price
`mark_price_spread`	Mark-Price Spread	Last mark price minus last traded price in the interval
`mark_price_spread_bps`	Mark-Price Spread (bps)	Last mark-versus-last-price spread in basis points of the last price
`basis_mean`	Mean Basis	Average mark price minus index price in the interval
`basis_bps_std`	Basis Std Dev (bps)	Standard deviation of the mark-versus-index spread in basis points
`mark_price_spread_mean`	Mean Mark-Price Spread	Average mark price minus last traded price in the interval
`mark_price_spread_bps_std`	Mark-Price Spread Std Dev (bps)	Standard deviation of the mark-versus-last-price spread in basis points

Example Request

# Install the Aperiodic CLI into ~/.local/bin
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aperiodic-io/cli/main/install.sh | INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin" bash
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

# Free preview — no API key required
aperiodic basis --preview \
  --exchange binance-futures \
  --symbol perpetual-BTC-USDT:USDT \
  --interval 5m \
  --timestamp exchange \
  --start-date 2025-05-01 \
  --end-date 2025-05-31 \
  --output-dir ./data && echo "Saved to $PWD/data"

Live Stream

pip install "aperiodic[stream]"

pypi ↗

import os

from aperiodic import stream

for message in stream(
    api_key=os.environ["APERIODIC_API_KEY"],
    dataset="basis",
    exchange="binance-futures",
    interval="1m",
    symbols=["perpetual-BTC-USDT:USDT"],  # omit for every symbol on your plan
):
    print(message.channel, message.snapshot, message.data)

Query Parameters

timestampreqstring

string

Timestamp source. 'exchange' uses the exchange-reported timestamp, 'true' uses actual arrival time at our servers.

exchangetrue

intervalreqstring

string

Aggregation time interval for the data.

1m5m15m30m1h4h1d

exchangereqstring

string

Source exchange for the data.

binance-futuresokx-perpshyperliquid-perps

symbolreqstring

string

Trading pair symbol in the format of Atlas' universal symbology: https://github.com/aperiodic-io/atlas

start_datereqstring<date>

string<date>

end_datereqstring<date>

string<date>

End date for the data range (YYYY-MM-DD format). Must be greater than or equal to start_date.

Successful response with download URLs for every existing file covering the range from the series' published start — one per month before 2026-08-01, one per day from 2026-08-01 onwards

Schema

filesobject[]required

yearintegerrequired

Year of the data file

monthintegerrequired

Month of the data file (1-12)

dayinteger

Day of the data file (1-31). Present only on daily files, i.e. those covering 2026-08-01 onwards. Absent on monthly files, which cover an entire calendar month.

urlstring<uri>required

Example

{
  "files": [
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "month": 6,
      "url": "https://ohlcv.aperiodic.io/binance-futures/1h/BTCUSDT/2026-06.parquet?X-Amz-Expires=300&..."
    },
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "month": 7,
      "url": "https://ohlcv.aperiodic.io/binance-futures/1h/BTCUSDT/2026-07.parquet?X-Amz-Expires=300&..."
    },
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "month": 8,
      "day": 1,
      "url": "https://ohlcv.aperiodic.io/binance-futures/1h/BTCUSDT/2026-08-01.parquet?X-Amz-Expires=300&..."
    },
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "month": 8,
      "day": 2,
      "url": "https://ohlcv.aperiodic.io/binance-futures/1h/BTCUSDT/2026-08-02.parquet?X-Amz-Expires=300&..."
    }
  ]
}

Try It

Prefilled with the shared DEMO-KEY and a free preview slice — send the request to see live data, no account required.

timestamp*

interval*

exchange*

symbol*

Suggestions shown — any valid value accepted

start_date*

Suggestions shown — any valid value accepted

end_date*

Suggestions shown — any valid value accepted

Authentication

X-API-KEY*

GET

/api/v1/data/preview/basis?timestamp=exchange&interval=5m&exchange=binance-futures&symbol=perpetual-BTC-USDT%3AUSDT&start_date=2025-05-01&end_date=2025-05-31

Response will appear here

Alpha Discovery

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Plug it into your stack

Order flow

Trade sizes

Order-book imbalance

Run structure

Predicting Short-Term Crypto Returns with Market Microstructure

Intro to Aperiodic Flow Metrics

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Basis (bps)

Mark-Price Spread (bps)

Mean Basis

Basis Std Dev (bps)

Mark-Price Spread Std Dev (bps)

Fields

Example Request

Live Stream

API Reference

Query Parameters

Schema

Example

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Alpha Discovery

Pick the metrics

Run the notebook

Plug it into your stack

Order flow

Trade sizes

Order-book imbalance

Run structure

Predicting Short-Term Crypto Returns with Market Microstructure

Intro to Aperiodic Flow Metrics

Find new alpha

Basis (bps)

Mark-Price Spread (bps)

Mean Basis

Basis Std Dev (bps)

Mark-Price Spread Std Dev (bps)

Fields

Example Request

Live Stream

API Reference

Query Parameters

Schema

Example

Try It