Read an exchange's reserve health in 4 minutes
Exchange reserve trends are the cleanest macro signal for buying vs. selling pressure. Here is the quick read.
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Patterns
Reading + execution
⏱ 4 min
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Free
Last updated
2026-05-23
- On the BTC dashboard, switch the Exchange Reserves chart to the 90-day view to see the structural trend.
- Compare Inflow vs Outflow on the Exchange Flows chart. A sustained outflow-dominant regime (more BTC leaving than entering) means self-custody is rising — usually bullish.
- Cross-check the Funding Rate + Open Interest chart. High positive funding + high OI + rising reserves = leveraged longs being unloaded onto an exchange = caution.
- On the live feed, filter Flow Type to to_exchange (sell pressure) and watch for repeat inflows from cold-storage clusters. That is OTC sellers offloading.
- For a full macro frame, open the daily Brief — the Cross-Chain section flags whenever reserves shift unusually across BTC + ETH + USDT.
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