Liquidity Heatmap
Map where buy and sell orders concentrate in the order book — see support and resistance before price gets there.
What is Liquidity Heatmap?
Liquidity Heatmap visualizes market depth and order book liquidity on a price chart, showing you where large clusters of limit orders sit. Unlike a standard order book view that only shows the current snapshot, the heatmap displays how liquidity has been distributed across price levels over time, revealing persistent support and resistance zones that matter to large players.
Order books tell you where traders have placed their buy and sell orders. When large orders cluster at specific price levels, they create zones of liquidity that can act as support (large buy orders) or resistance (large sell orders). Liquidity Heatmap makes these zones visible at a glance by color-coding order concentration on the price chart.
This tool gives you a structural edge. While most traders look at price action after the fact, Liquidity Heatmap shows you where the orders are sitting right now — before price reaches them. This forward-looking view of market structure helps you anticipate reactions at key levels rather than react to them.
Key Concepts
- Liquidity Zone: A price area where a high concentration of limit orders creates significant buy or sell pressure
- Order Clustering: When many orders stack at similar price levels, creating visible bands on the heatmap
- Liquidity Pull: Price tends to be attracted toward large liquidity pools as market makers and algorithms seek to fill orders
- Liquidity Void: A price area with very few orders — price can move quickly through these zones with little resistance
How to Use Liquidity Heatmap
- Open Liquidity Heatmap from the sidebar under Liquidation Tools
- Select the trading pair you want to analyze
- The price chart displays with the order book liquidity overlay showing color-coded concentration levels
- Identify the brightest zones above and below current price — these represent the strongest concentrations of orders
What to Look For
- Bullish signals: Dense buy-side liquidity below current price acts as a support floor. Thin sell-side liquidity above current price (a liquidity void) suggests price can move up easily if buying pressure increases.
- Bearish signals: Heavy sell-side liquidity stacked above current price creates a ceiling. Sparse buy-side support below means price could fall quickly if selling pressure picks up.
- Key patterns: Watch for liquidity shifts — when large orders move or disappear (pulled by the trader), it can signal a change in intent. Persistent liquidity that remains at a level through multiple price approaches is more meaningful than temporary clusters.
- Combine with: Liquidation Heatmap for understanding where forced orders sit in addition to voluntary orders, Limit Order Heatmap for whale-level positioning, Flow Chart for real-time buying and selling activity approaching key liquidity zones
Supported Exchanges
| Exchange | Status |
|---|---|
| Binance | ✅ |
Tips
- Liquidity can be spoofed — large orders sometimes appear and disappear to manipulate perception. Focus on liquidity that persists over time.
- The most interesting setups occur when liquidity zones align with liquidation clusters — these levels have both voluntary and involuntary order pressure
- Liquidity Heatmap shows where orders are, not where price will go — always combine with directional analysis from other tools