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Spread Timeline
Order Book ViewBest bid, best ask, micro-price and spread over time, with prints — the touch as a time series.
What it answers
How has the touch moved, and when did the spread widen? Open it from the order book toolbar with View → Spread Timeline, or from Settings → . The , bar and order entry stay in place; only the book pane changes.
Anatomy
How to read it
- Micro-price leaning toward the ask means bid size dominates the touch, so the mid tends to up next (and the reverse).
- Orange spread bars liquidity shocks; during them cost more.
- at the ask while the micro-price climbs: buying confirmed by the book.
How it is computed
- Each update stores the best bid, best ask, mid, micro-price and spread in bp; up to 300 updates are kept.
- Blow-outs are judged against the spread in the , so the flag adapts to the .
const micro = (bestBid * askQty + bestAsk * bidQty) / (bidQty + askQty);
series.push({ t, bid: bestBid, ask: bestAsk, mid, micro, spreadBps });
const median = sorted(series.map(p => p.spreadBps))[n >> 1];
const blowOut = (p: Point) => p.spreadBps > Math.max(median * 1.5, median + 0.05);Trading signals
Micro-price lead
The micro-price leading the mid by a for several updates is a strong short-horizon cue.
Spread shock
Repeated blow-outs mean market makers are pulling back. Widen limits and reduce size.
Settings that affect this view
Standalone HTML implementation
A complete, dependency-free page that implements this view on a canvas against the real-time book. It runs below exactly as written. The harness keeps a full local book from the REST snapshot and the 100ms diff stream (resyncing on any sequence gap) and reads from aggTrade. Change SYMBOL / GROUP for another market, or replace snapshot() with your own feed, and the draw() function works unchanged.
1<!doctype html>2<html lang="en">3<head>4<meta charset="utf-8">5<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">6<title>Spread timeline — order book view</title>7<style>8 html, body { margin: 0; height: 100%; background: #0b0e14; overflow: hidden; }9 canvas { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; }10 #status { position: fixed; left: 8px; bottom: 6px; font: 600 10px ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace;11 color: #cbd5e1; background: rgba(15,23,42,.85); border: 1px solid rgba(148,163,184,.3);12 border-radius: 4px; padding: 2px 6px; pointer-events: none; }13 #status i { display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 5px; background: #f59e0b; }14</style>15</head>16<body>17<canvas id="c"></canvas>18<div id="status"><i></i>connecting…</div>19<script>20// ─── Canvas + palette ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────21const C = document.getElementById('c'), X = C.getContext('2d');22let W = 0, H = 0;23function fit() {24 const r = C.getBoundingClientRect(), d = Math.min(devicePixelRatio || 1, 2);25 W = r.width; H = r.height; C.width = W * d; C.height = H * d; X.setTransform(d, 0, 0, d, 0, 0);26}27addEventListener('resize', fit); fit();28const BID = '#0ecb81', ASK = '#f6465d', GRID = 'rgba(148,163,184,.16)';29const TEXT = '#e2e8f0', MUTED = '#64748b', ACCENT = '#8b5cf6', WARN = '#f59e0b';3031// ─── Feed settings ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────32// Real-time Binance spot book. Change SYMBOL / GROUP for another market33// (e.g. 'ETHUSDT' with GROUP 0.1). If the exchange cannot be reached the page34// falls back to a synthetic book and says so in the status badge.35const SYMBOL = 'BTCUSDT';36const GROUP = 1; // aggregation step (price bucket)37const LEVELS = 30; // levels per side after grouping38const TICK = GROUP; // views size cells / buckets by the grouped step3940// ─── Real-time Binance book: REST snapshot + 100ms diff stream ──────────────41// Binance's documented procedure: buffer the diff stream, fetch a snapshot,42// drop events with u <= lastUpdateId, then apply in order; a gap43// (U != previous u + 1) means resnapshot. qty 0 deletes a level.44const live = { bids: new Map(), asks: new Map(), lastU: 0, lastE: 0, synced: false, buffer: [], ok: false, ups: [] };45const prints = [];46let source = 'connecting';47const statusEl = document.getElementById('status');48function setStatus(text, color) { statusEl.innerHTML = '<i style="background:' + color + '"></i>' + text; }4950function applyDiff(e) {51 for (const [p, q] of e.b) { const v = +q; v === 0 ? live.bids.delete(+p) : live.bids.set(+p, v); }52 for (const [p, q] of e.a) { const v = +q; v === 0 ? live.asks.delete(+p) : live.asks.set(+p, v); }53 live.lastU = e.u; live.lastE = e.E;54 const now = Date.now(); live.ups.push(now); while (now - live.ups[0] > 1000) live.ups.shift();55}56async function resnapshot() {57 live.synced = false;58 const r = await fetch('https://api.binance.com/api/v3/depth?symbol=' + SYMBOL + '&limit=1000');59 if (!r.ok) throw new Error('HTTP ' + r.status);60 const s = await r.json();61 live.bids = new Map(s.bids.map(([p, q]) => [+p, +q]));62 live.asks = new Map(s.asks.map(([p, q]) => [+p, +q]));63 live.lastU = s.lastUpdateId;64 const pending = live.buffer.filter(e => e.u > s.lastUpdateId); live.buffer = [];65 let first = true;66 for (const e of pending) {67 if (first && !(e.U <= live.lastU + 1 && e.u >= live.lastU + 1)) continue;68 first = false; applyDiff(e);69 }70 live.synced = true; live.ok = true; source = 'live';71}72// Snapshot failures fall back to the synthetic book and keep retrying; the page73// switches back to live as soon as a snapshot lands.74function trySnapshot() {75 resnapshot().catch(() => { fallback(); setTimeout(trySnapshot, 5000); });76}77function connect() {78 const s = SYMBOL.toLowerCase();79 let ws;80 try { ws = new WebSocket('wss://stream.binance.com:9443/stream?streams=' + s + '@depth@100ms/' + s + '@aggTrade'); }81 catch (e) { fallback(); return; }82 ws.onopen = () => trySnapshot();83 ws.onmessage = m => {84 const { stream, data } = JSON.parse(m.data);85 if (stream.endsWith('@aggTrade')) {86 // m = buyer is maker → the aggressor sold87 prints.push({ t: data.T, side: data.m ? 'sell' : 'buy', qty: +data.q, price: +data.p });88 if (prints.length > 400) prints.shift();89 return;90 }91 if (!live.synced) { live.buffer.push(data); if (live.buffer.length > 600) live.buffer.shift(); return; }92 if (data.u <= live.lastU) return;93 if (data.U > live.lastU + 1) { live.buffer = [data]; trySnapshot(); return; }94 applyDiff(data);95 };96 ws.onerror = () => { if (!live.ok) fallback(); };97 ws.onclose = () => { live.synced = false; setTimeout(connect, live.ok ? 2000 : 8000); };98}99setTimeout(() => { if (!live.ok) fallback(); }, 15000);100connect();101102// ─── Synthetic fallback (same shape as the live book) ───────────────────────103let center = 76500;104const base = { bid: [], ask: [] };105for (let i = 0; i < LEVELS; i++) { base.bid.push(0.4 + i * 0.5 + Math.random() * 3); base.ask.push(0.4 + i * 0.5 + Math.random() * 3); }106function fallback() {107 if (source === 'synthetic' || live.ok) return;108 source = 'synthetic';109 setStatus('SYNTHETIC · live feed unreachable, retrying', '#94a3b8');110}111function tickSynthetic() {112 if (Math.random() < 0.35) center += (Math.random() < 0.5 ? -1 : 1) * GROUP;113 for (const s of ['bid', 'ask']) for (let i = 0; i < LEVELS; i++) {114 let q = base[s][i] * (0.92 + Math.random() * 0.16);115 if (Math.random() < 0.003) q *= 5;116 if (q > 40) q *= 0.7;117 base[s][i] = q;118 }119 if (Math.random() < 0.6) {120 const side = Math.random() < 0.5 ? 'buy' : 'sell';121 prints.push({ t: Date.now(), side, qty: +(Math.random() ** 3 * 8 + 0.01).toFixed(3), price: side === 'buy' ? center + GROUP : center });122 if (prints.length > 400) prints.shift();123 }124}125function tick() { if (source === 'synthetic') tickSynthetic(); }126127// ─── Snapshot: group raw levels into LEVELS buckets per side ────────────────128let prev = new Map();129const r8 = v => Math.round(v * 1e8) / 1e8;130function group(map, side) {131 const out = new Map();132 for (const [p, q] of map) {133 const k = r8((side === 'bid' ? Math.floor(p / GROUP + 1e-9) : Math.ceil(p / GROUP - 1e-9)) * GROUP);134 out.set(k, (out.get(k) || 0) + q);135 }136 return [...out.entries()].sort((a, b) => (side === 'bid' ? b[0] - a[0] : a[0] - b[0])).slice(0, LEVELS);137}138function rawSynthetic(side) {139 const out = [];140 for (let i = 0; i < LEVELS; i++) {141 if ((i === 7 || i === 13) && Math.random() < 0.45) continue; // two flickering levels142 out.push([side === 'bid' ? center - i * GROUP : center + GROUP + i * GROUP, base[side][i]]);143 }144 return out;145}146function snapshot() {147 let rb, ra;148 if (source === 'live') {149 if (!live.synced) return null;150 rb = group(live.bids, 'bid'); ra = group(live.asks, 'ask');151 setStatus('LIVE · Binance ' + SYMBOL + ' · ' + live.ups.length + ' upd/s · ' + Math.max(0, Date.now() - live.lastE) + 'ms', '#22c55e');152 } else if (source === 'synthetic') {153 rb = rawSynthetic('bid'); ra = rawSynthetic('ask');154 } else return null;155 if (!rb.length || !ra.length) return null;156 const build = (levels, s) => {157 let tot = 0, notl = 0;158 return levels.map(([price, q]) => {159 const key = s + price;160 tot += q; notl += q * price;161 return { price, qty: q, total: tot, notional: q * price, cumNotional: notl,162 delta: prev.has(key) ? q - prev.get(key) : q, isNew: !prev.has(key) };163 });164 };165 const bids = build(rb, 'bid'), asks = build(ra, 'ask');166 const next = new Map();167 bids.forEach(l => next.set('bid' + l.price, l.qty));168 asks.forEach(l => next.set('ask' + l.price, l.qty));169 prev = next;170 const all = [...bids, ...asks], avg = all.reduce((s, l) => s + l.qty, 0) / all.length;171 all.forEach(l => { l.isWall = l.qty > avg * 3; });172 return { bids, asks, bestBid: bids[0].price, bestAsk: asks[0].price,173 mid: (bids[0].price + asks[0].price) / 2, t: Date.now(), prints };174}175176// ─── Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────177function txt(s, x, y, a = 'left', c = TEXT) { X.fillStyle = c; X.textAlign = a; X.textBaseline = 'middle'; X.fillText(s, x, y); }178function fmt(v, d = 2) { return Math.abs(v) >= 1e4 ? v.toLocaleString('en-US', { minimumFractionDigits: 1, maximumFractionDigits: 1 }) : v.toFixed(d); }179function alpha(hex, a) { return hex + Math.round(Math.max(0, Math.min(1, a)) * 255).toString(16).padStart(2, '0'); }180function clamp(v, a, b) { return Math.max(a, Math.min(b, v)); }181182// ─── View ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────183// Best bid / ask held as steps between updates, the spread as a shaded band,184// micro-price (size-weighted fair value) in violet, prints as bubbles, and a185// spread-width strip underneath that flags blow-outs past the median.186const hist = [];187function draw(X, W, H, b) {188 const bq = b.bids[0].qty, aq = b.asks[0].qty;189 hist.push({ t: b.t, bid: b.bestBid, ask: b.bestAsk, micro: (b.bestBid * aq + b.bestAsk * bq) / (bq + aq), spread: b.bestAsk - b.bestBid });190 if (hist.length > 300) hist.shift();191 if (hist.length < 2) return;192 const strip = 40, B = H - strip - 10, axis = 70;193 let lo = Math.min(...hist.map(h => h.bid)) - TICK, hi = Math.max(...hist.map(h => h.ask)) + TICK;194 const t0 = hist[0].t, t1 = hist.at(-1).t, xt = t => ((t - t0) / Math.max(1, t1 - t0)) * (W - axis), yp = p => B - ((p - lo) / (hi - lo)) * (B - 10);195 const step = key => { X.beginPath(); hist.forEach((h, i) => { if (!i) X.moveTo(xt(h.t), yp(h[key])); else { X.lineTo(xt(h.t), yp(hist[i - 1][key])); X.lineTo(xt(h.t), yp(h[key])); } }); };196 step('ask'); X.strokeStyle = ASK; X.lineWidth = 1.5; X.stroke();197 step('bid'); X.strokeStyle = BID; X.stroke();198 step('micro'); X.strokeStyle = ACCENT; X.lineWidth = 1.2; X.stroke();199 for (const p of b.prints) if (p.t >= t0) { X.beginPath(); X.arc(xt(p.t), yp(p.price), 2 + Math.sqrt(p.qty) * 2, 0, 7); X.fillStyle = alpha(p.side === 'buy' ? BID : ASK, 0.45); X.fill(); }200 const sorted = hist.map(h => h.spread).sort((a, c) => a - c), med = sorted[sorted.length >> 1], maxS = sorted.at(-1);201 const bw = Math.max(1, (W - axis) / hist.length - 0.5);202 hist.forEach(h => { const len = (h.spread / maxS) * (strip - 6); X.fillStyle = h.spread > med * 1.5 ? WARN : alpha(TEXT, 0.35); X.fillRect(xt(h.t) - bw / 2, H - 4 - len, bw, len); });203 txt(fmt(b.bestAsk), W - 4, yp(b.bestAsk), 'right', ASK); txt(fmt(b.bestBid), W - 4, yp(b.bestBid), 'right', BID);204}205206// ─── Loop: redraw 4× a second (the live book updates every 100ms) ───────────207let last = 0;208(function loop(now) {209 requestAnimationFrame(loop);210 if (now - last < 250) return;211 last = now; tick();212 const b = snapshot();213 if (!b) return;214 X.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);215 X.font = '11px ui-monospace, Menlo, monospace';216 draw(X, W, H, b);217})(0);218</script>219</body>220</html>See also
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