ALT long/short ratio live
65.6% of Binance accounts with an open ALT position are net long, a ALT long/short ratio of 1.91 (+1.7 pp in 24 hours). Binance's top traders hold 62.7% of their combined ALT position long (ratio 1.68), 2.9 pp less long than the average account. Counted by account instead of position size, 69.1% of those top traders are net long. On Bybit, 63.5% of users are long (ratio 1.74, +2.1 pp in 24 hours). New readings arrive every 5 minutes.
ALT long/short ratio
All coins' long/short ratios →| Series | Now | 24h |
|---|---|---|
| Binance top traders vs accounts | -2.9 pp | — |
| Binance taker buys | 52.2% | -10.3 |
Share of longs; changes in percentage points (pp). Accounts = share of accounts with a net long position; top trader accounts = the same for the exchange's top traders (Binance: top 20% by margin); top trader positions = share of their combined position that is long; top traders vs accounts = top trader positions long minus accounts long, in pp (negative: the big traders are less long than the crowd); taker buys = share of the last 5 minutes' taker volume that bought. New points every 5 minutes; 24h history backfilled from the exchanges. Gate, Bitget and HTX are tracked for the top 50 coins.
ALT whale vs retail delta: top traders vs all accounts, its percentile over the past year and what price did after the extremes.
Bybit Trade on Bybit
No account yet? Signing up through our link helps keep Swolecharts free.
Referral link · availability depends on your country (not available in the US)
HL New to Hyperliquid?
Code VOLUMEMONITOR saves 4% on fees for your first $25M of volume. New wallets only: use it before your first trade.
Referral link · availability depends on your country
ALT long/short history
From recorded history, hourly65.7% of ALT trader accounts on Binance and Bybit are net long, up 3.0 points over the past 24 hours (from 62.7%).
ALT long/short ratio
Share long · Binance and Bybit history from 2020Loading chart…
Not recorded Chart: TradingView Lightweight Charts™
ALT top traders vs all accounts
Top trader positions long minus accounts long, ppLoading chart…
Not recorded Chart: TradingView Lightweight Charts™
About the ALT long/short ratio
What is the ALT long/short ratio?
The number of traders long divided by the number short on ALT perpetuals. Binance accounts: the share of accounts with an open position whose net position is long. Binance top traders: the share of the combined position of the top 20% of Binance futures users by margin that is long. Bybit accounts: the share of users holding a long. A share of 60% long is a ratio of 1.50.
How to read it for ALT
Account ratios count people, not money, and retail accounts lean long most of the time, so the level alone says little. Look at changes (the crowd piling in or out) and at divergence between top traders and all accounts. Some traders fade extreme readings, since a crowded side can be squeezed, but that often fails. Not financial advice.
How often it updates
New observations are fetched every 5 minutes, with available 24-hour history backfilled from the exchanges. Coverage varies by exchange and series; missing current observations can reflect absent feed coverage, delays or expired readings. Compare all coins.