What is Exchange Flows?

This Academy lesson teaches exchange flows for crypto traders — from core definitions to how desks apply it on live perpetual and spot markets.

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Exchange Flows: Academy Preview

Exchange Flows

Inflow/outflow analysis, exchange reserve trends, and interpreting capital movement between wallets and exchanges.

What this lesson covers

→Exchange inflows often precede sell pressure; outflows can signal accumulation.
→Smooth flows with 7d moving averages — single prints are often noise.
→Cross-check flows with funding and spot/perp basis before directional bets.

Keywords & desk context

This lesson sits in the On-Chain Intelligence module. Traders use it to connect exchange flow, inflow, outflow, exchange reserve to live execution on CEX perpetuals and on-chain markets.

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