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Order Book Imbalance Analytics for Polymarket Traders

Analyze Polymarket order book imbalance to detect directional pressure, liquidity skew, and potential signal confirmation.

Order book imbalance analytics measures whether bid-side or ask-side depth dominates at a point in time. For Polymarket traders, imbalance can help identify directional pressure before the displayed probability fully adjusts.

Common Imbalance Metrics

  • Top-of-book bid size versus ask size
  • Total bid depth versus ask depth near mid
  • Depth-weighted imbalance across multiple levels
  • Imbalance changes before price movement

How to Use It

Imbalance should be treated as a filter, not a standalone guarantee. It works best when combined with spread, volume, market interval, and reference price movement.

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