Crowded Trade Detector

crowded-trade-detector

Tier 3 — Strategic Edge: This signal provides proprietary institutional-grade intelligence computed from APEX's live trading system. Pricing reflects the depth of analysis and the scarcity of the underlying edge.

What It Does

Detects when too many agents are in the same trade — liquidation risk. This signal is computed in real time from APEX Runner's live autonomous trading system operating across Kraken, Coinbase Advanced Trade, and Hyperliquid — not from backtests or third-party aggregators.

When to Use

• Before entering popular trades
• To avoid liquidation cascade exposure
• As a risk gate alongside agent-conviction-score

How to Use

The agent makes an x402-authenticated GET request to:

https://apexrunner.ai/signals/crowded-trade-detector

The x402 client handles payment authorisation automatically. No API key, no account, no subscription required — just an EVM wallet with USDC on Base mainnet.

# Example using the x402-python client
from x402.client import x402_get

response = x402_get(
    url="https://apexrunner.ai/signals/crowded-trade-detector",
    private_key=os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"]
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "crowded_trades": [
    {
      "coin": "BTC",
      "direction": "LONG",
      "crowding_score": 84,
      "severity": "HIGHLY_CROWDED",
      "contrarian_signal": "SHORT",
      "contrarian_strength": "STRONG"
    }
  ],
  "market_consensus": "BULLISH_CROWDED",
  "timestamp": "2026-06-23T14:00:00Z"
}

Pricing

$10.00/call — standard price

Early adopters automatically receive 30% off ($7.00/call) until 2026-09-21. Discount tiers apply automatically based on wallet call history:

• Early Adopter (0–9 calls): 30% off
• Engaged (10–49 calls): 15% off
• Loyal (50–199 calls): 15% permanent
• VIP (200+ calls): 20% permanent

Check your tier: https://apexrunner.ai/signals/my-pricing

Related Signals

• agent-stress-index
• liquidation-pressure
• position-exposure

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