tracking-crypto-derivatives

What this skill does

# Tracking Crypto Derivatives

## Overview

Aggregate funding rates, open interest, liquidations, and options data across CEX and DEX derivatives exchanges to produce actionable trading insights.

**Supported Markets**: Perpetual Swaps (Binance, Bybit, OKX, Deribit, BitMEX), Quarterly Futures, Options (Deribit, OKX, Bybit), DEX Perpetuals (dYdX, GMX, Drift Protocol).

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.8+ installed
- Network access to exchange APIs
- Optional: API keys for higher rate limits
- Understanding of derivatives concepts (funding, OI, basis)

## Instructions

1. **Check funding rates** across exchanges to identify sentiment and arbitrage opportunities:

   ```bash
   python derivatives_tracker.py funding BTC
   python derivatives_tracker.py funding BTC ETH SOL
   python derivatives_tracker.py funding BTC --history 7d
   ```

   - Positive funding (>0.01%): Longs pay shorts, bullish sentiment
   - Negative funding (<-0.01%): Shorts pay longs, bearish sentiment
   - Extreme funding (>0.1%): Potential contrarian opportunity

2. **Analyze open interest** to gauge market positioning and trend strength:

   ```bash
   python derivatives_tracker.py oi BTC
   python derivatives_tracker.py oi BTC --changes
   python derivatives_tracker.py oi BTC --divergence
   ```

   - Rising OI + Rising Price = strong bullish trend
   - Rising OI + Falling Price = strong bearish trend
   - Falling OI + Rising Price = short covering rally
   - Falling OI + Falling Price = long liquidations

3. **Monitor liquidations** to find support/resistance clusters:

   ```bash
   python derivatives_tracker.py liquidations BTC
   python derivatives_tracker.py liquidations BTC --recent
   python derivatives_tracker.py liquidations BTC --min-size 100000  # 100000 = minimum USD liquidation size filter
   ```

4. **Analyze options market** for IV, put/call ratio, and max pain:

   ```bash
   python derivatives_tracker.py options BTC
   python derivatives_tracker.py options BTC --pcr
   python derivatives_tracker.py options BTC --expiry 2025-01-31  # 2025 = target expiry year
   ```

5. **Calculate basis** for spot-futures arbitrage opportunities:

   ```bash
   python derivatives_tracker.py basis BTC
   python derivatives_tracker.py basis BTC --quarterly
   python derivatives_tracker.py basis --all
   ```

6. **Run full dashboard** for comprehensive derivatives overview:

   ```bash
   python derivatives_tracker.py dashboard BTC
   python derivatives_tracker.py dashboard BTC ETH SOL
   python derivatives_tracker.py dashboard BTC --output json
   ```

## Output

The skill produces structured reports per market type:

- **Funding Rate Report**: Current, 24h avg, 7d avg rates per exchange with annualized yield and sentiment
- **Open Interest Report**: OI per exchange with 24h/7d changes, share %, and long/short ratio
- **Liquidation Heatmap**: Long/short liquidation clusters by price level with USD density
- **Options Overview**: Put/call ratio, IV rank, max pain, and large flow alerts
- **Basis Report**: Spot-perp and quarterly basis with annualized carry rates

See `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/implementation.md` for detailed output format examples.

## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Fix |
|-------|-------|-----|
| `ERR_RATE_LIMIT` | Too many API requests | Reduce frequency or add API key |
| `ERR_EXCHANGE_DOWN` | Exchange API unavailable | Try alternative exchange |
| `ERR_SYMBOL_INVALID` | Wrong symbol format | Use BTC, ETH (not BTCUSDT) |

## Examples

**Morning derivatives check** - Scan funding, OI, and liquidations for top assets:

```bash
python derivatives_tracker.py dashboard BTC ETH SOL
```

**Funding rate arbitrage** - Alert when funding exceeds threshold for cash-and-carry:

```bash
python derivatives_tracker.py funding BTC --alert-threshold 0.08
```

**Pre-expiry options analysis** - Check max pain and IV before Friday expiry:

```bash
python derivatives_tracker.py options BTC --expiry friday
```

**Basis trading scan** - Find all pairs with annualized yield above 5%:

```bash
python derivatives_tracker.py basis --all --min-yield 5  # 5 = minimum annualized yield %
```

## Resources

- **Coinglass**: Aggregated derivatives data
- **Exchange APIs**: Binance, Bybit, OKX, Deribit
- **The Graph**: DEX perpetuals data
- `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/implementation.md` - Detailed output formats, options/basis guides, key concepts