Limit Order Heatmap

See where traders are placing their limit orders in real time, revealing hidden support and resistance before price gets there.

What is Limit Order Heatmap?

Limit Order Heatmap visualizes the placement of limit orders across price levels in real time, using data streamed directly from a Hyperliquid full node. Every time a trader places, modifies, or cancels a limit order, the heatmap updates — giving you a live view of where resting orders are stacked in the order book.

Bid orders (buy limits) are displayed in green, while ask orders (sell limits) are displayed in red. The width of each bar represents the concentration of orders at that price level — wider bars mean more orders are stacked there. This creates an intuitive visual map of where the market expects support and resistance to form.

Unlike historical support and resistance drawn from past price action, the Limit Order Heatmap shows you where traders are positioning right now. Large clusters of limit orders at a specific price level act as walls that price must break through or bounce off of. Watching how these clusters shift as price approaches them reveals whether the orders are genuine or likely to be pulled.

Key Concepts

Bid Cluster: A concentration of buy limit orders below current price, acting as potential support
Ask Cluster: A concentration of sell limit orders above current price, acting as potential resistance
Order Concentration: The density of orders at a given price level, shown by bar width
Order Spoofing: When large orders are placed to create the appearance of support or resistance but are pulled before they can be filled

How to Use Limit Order Heatmap

Open Limit Order Heatmap from the sidebar
Select the symbol you want to monitor
The heatmap displays live, updating as orders are placed and cancelled
Identify the thickest clusters of green (bid) and red (ask) bars — these are your key levels
Watch how clusters behave as price approaches them: do they hold, grow, or get pulled?

What to Look For

Bullish signals: Large bid clusters building and holding as price approaches indicate genuine buy interest. If bid walls grow thicker as price drops toward them, buyers are committed to defending that level.
Bearish signals: Heavy ask clusters forming above price that remain firm as price rallies suggest strong selling interest. When new ask orders continuously appear at the same level, sellers are actively defending it.
Key patterns: Orders that get pulled as price approaches are likely spoofing — the level will not hold. Orders that get reinforced (more added as price nears) are more likely genuine. A sudden clearing of ask orders above price can precede a breakout.
Combine with: Volume Profile for historical volume context at the same levels, Trade Footprint to see if past trades confirm the importance of these levels, Flow Chart for real-time execution data

Supported Exchanges

Exchange	Status
Hyperliquid	✅

Tips

Pay the most attention to limit order clusters at levels that also align with Volume Profile high-volume nodes — convergence of resting orders and historical volume creates the strongest levels
Watch for orders disappearing as price approaches — this is a common sign of spoofing and means the level is unlikely to hold
Limit Order Heatmap shows intent, not execution — just because orders are placed does not mean they will be filled, so always confirm with actual trade data