Order Book vs Order Book Imbalance (OBI)

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Order Book
beginner
market_structure

A real-time electronic record of all open buy and sell orders for a cryptocurrency on an exchange, showing the prices and quantities that traders are willing to transact at.

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Order Book Imbalance (OBI)
intermediate
market_structure

Ratio of total buy volume to sell volume in an order book, indicating whether buyers or sellers dominate available liquidity and predicting short-term price direction.

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