Services
Spread Alerts
Cross-exchange spread detection in real time
The Spread service monitors price differences for the same asset across multiple exchanges simultaneously. When a token trades at $100 on Exchange A and $105 on Exchange B, that 5% gap is a spread, and CryptoGrind detects it the instant it appears.
Alerts are informational notifications, not trading recommendations. Market conditions change rapidly. Risk Disclosure
How It Works
How Spread Alerts Works
CryptoGrind connects to the orderbook feeds of seven centralized exchanges and multiple DEX chains via persistent WebSocket connections. Every price update is cross-referenced against every other venue monitoring the same pair. When the spread between any two venues exceeds your configured threshold, an alert fires in under 5 milliseconds. No polling. No delay. The alert includes the buy venue, sell venue, current prices, spread percentage, and the direction (buy/sell) for the trade.
Technical Detail
Spread detection runs on a streaming architecture. Each price update triggers a pairwise comparison across all venues where the token is listed. For a token listed on 5 exchanges, that's 10 unique pair comparisons per price tick. CryptoGrind handles this at scale across 5,000+ trading pairs without introducing latency. Alerts are deduplicated, so you won't get the same spread alert twice unless the spread widens further or resets.
Features
What's Included
7 Spread Types
F/F — Futures/Futures, F/D — Futures/Dex, F/S — Futures/Spot, F/FP — Futures/Fair Price, S/D — Spot/Dex, S/S — Spot/Spot, and D/D — Dex/Dex. Each type captures a different market structure.
Directional Alerts
Every alert tells you exactly where to buy and where to sell. No ambiguity, no mental math.
Per-Exchange Volume Filters
Filter out low-volume pairs to avoid spreads that look good on paper but can't be executed at size.
DEX Liquidity Filters
Set minimum pool liquidity thresholds to ensure DEX-side spreads are actually executable.
Use Cases
How Traders Use This
Basis Trading
Buy spot on one exchange, sell futures on another to observe the basis spread in a market-neutral configuration. Common on BTC and ETH when funding rates diverge. Execution cost, slippage and counterparty risk can erase the observed spread — informational content, not an outcome.
CEX-DEX Arbitrage
DEX pool prices lag during volatile moves. Buy on Uniswap, sell on Binance futures, or the reverse. CryptoGrind detects these gaps across four chains.
Cross-Exchange Spot Arbitrage
The same token at different prices on two spot exchanges. Observing and acting on such spreads depends on transfer times, fees, liquidity and execution — CryptoGrind provides the informational alert, not a guarantee of outcome.
Configuration
Customize Your Alerts
- Minimum spread threshold (global, default 5%)
- Per-exchange volume minimums (spot & futures)
- DEX liquidity floor
- Token blacklist
- Direction filter (buy/sell)
- Spread type selection
- Telegram delivery toggle
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Spread Alerts.
For major pairs (BTC, ETH), basis spreads of 0.3-1% between spot and futures are common during volatile periods. For altcoins, cross-exchange spot spreads of 5-15% appear daily. The default threshold is 5%, which filters noise while catching actionable opportunities.
No. CryptoGrind is an alert-only platform. We detect the spread and notify you in under 5ms. Execution is entirely up to you. This means we never need your API keys and never touch your funds.
Spreads are time-sensitive and market conditions change continuously. The sub-5ms alert delivery provides information quickly, but actual opportunity windows and execution depend on user-specific factors (account funding, exchange latency, liquidity). Most basis spreads persist for seconds to minutes. Cross-exchange spot spreads on altcoins can last longer. No outcome is guaranteed.
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