Frequently asked questions
Straight answers from the founder. If yours is not here, ask directly — replies within 24 hours.
The platform
Is ChartThread financial advice?
No. ChartThread is an analytics and education platform — it shows you charts and market context from a different angle, and it explains how we read the current situation, which can be wrong: in trading there is no 100% certainty in any technology, only probabilities. Nothing on the platform is ever a recommendation to enter a trade — there is no trade button, we never ask for your exchange API keys, and we never execute anything on your behalf. Trading carries real risk, so always do your own research before trading.
Will ChartThread tell me when to enter or exit a trade?
No — entries and exits are always up to your individual strategy. ChartThread provides market context and a shortlist of instruments worth following; what you do with that is yours. Five traders can enter at five different prices around the same level, because they follow different strategies or read the entry differently — and the platform never makes that decision for any of them.
Which exchanges and markets does ChartThread cover?
ChartThread covers Binance and Bybit, monitoring both spot and futures markets on each. Beyond crypto, the futures markets on both exchanges also list instruments tracking stocks, commodities, indexes, and innovation assets — and because these behave much like their native markets, level analysis carries over to them as well.
What does ChartThread cost, and why is it free right now?
ChartThread is currently free with full access — we're at an early stage, and the only "price" is an occasional request to share your feedback on the platform. You just register with your email and password, or with Google, and everything is open. Later, some features will move behind a paywall, but early access users will receive a solid loyalty discount when that happens.
What happens to my access when free early access ends?
Registered users will keep access to a limited set of features, and the core of the platform will always remain open to anyone with a ChartThread account. Paywalled features will be marked explicitly, so you'll see exactly what you're paying for before you pay. And as noted above, early access users will receive a loyalty discount on paid features.
Do I need an exchange account or API keys to use ChartThread?
No. The only account you need is a ChartThread account — register with your Google account or with an email address and password, and you're in. ChartThread never requests API keys or wallet connections of any kind: it is an informational platform, and nothing on it touches your funds or your exchange accounts.
Do I need experience to use ChartThread?
No — the only asset you need is your time, and we're building learning materials to help, which will remain free for life for all users. The best way to learn is repetition: review the levels, reaction biases, and spreads several times a day, and your eye will naturally start to recognize the three possible behaviours around a level — a breakout, a false breakout, or a bounce. No prior trading experience is required to start.
Levels and reaction bias
What makes ChartThread's levels "objective" — how are they different from lines a trader draws by hand?
In the methodology ChartThread follows, a level is not a subjective line — it is the footprint of a large player defending their interest at a specific price, and there are around twelve formal categories of these footprints. ChartThread applies the same construction rules to every chart, so a level either meets the criteria or it doesn't, with no discretion involved — and the same levels can typically be confirmed independently through horizontal volume analysis. We also deliberately say "level" rather than "support" or "resistance," because the balance of power around a price can flip while the level itself stays valid. Finally, every ChartThread level is a precise number, never a zone, because a trader can only calculate their stop placement and position size from an exact price.
What is a level reaction bias?
A level reaction bias is ChartThread's label for the direction — long or short — in which price has a higher probability of reacting at a specific level, based on a set of structural prerequisites the algorithm checks on the chart. It is a shortlisting tool, not a prediction: a bias means the setup deserves attention, never that the outcome is guaranteed. For example, if an instrument has already used more than 90% of its average daily range (ATR) — its "fuel" for the day — continuation becomes less likely, and the bias would lean toward the opposite direction. Always do your own research before acting on any bias.
What should I look at around a level?
There are only three price behaviours possible around a level. A breakout — price breaks through the level and continues; a bounce — the level is defended and price rejects away from it; and a false breakout — price breaks the level but fails to hold and returns back behind it. Learning to recognize which of the three is unfolding is the core skill the platform trains, and our learning materials cover the trading strategies built on each.
How often are levels updated?
Levels are built on daily (D1) candles, so they update at most once per day — when a new daily candle closes. This is by design: in the methodology ChartThread follows, meaningful levels are footprints of large players on the higher timeframe, and they don't change with every tick.
Spreads
What is the spread monitor and what does "net divergence" mean?
The spread monitor tracks, in real time, the last price of more than 1,000 assets listed on both Binance and Bybit futures, and compares them venue against venue — the same asset, for example BTCUSDT, exists on both, and market inefficiencies can push the price difference as high as 30%. This price gap is what a specific category of traders exploits. Net divergence is that gap measured after fees and funding, rather than the raw price difference — because a spread that looks attractive gross can be unattractive net.
How do funding rates affect a cross-exchange spread trade?
When the same instrument — for example BTCUSDT on Binance and Bybit — temporarily trades at different prices, that gap is a market inefficiency, and prices tend to converge again over time; a spread trade holds offsetting positions on both exchanges while that happens. Because convergence can take time, holding costs matter: perpetual futures charge funding — typically around 0.01% per interval, but occasionally up to 2% — settled every hour or every 4 hours depending on the exchange, and depending on market conditions funding is either paid to you or paid by you. That is why ChartThread shows spreads as net divergence — the price gap after fees and funding — rather than the gross price difference, since a gross spread can look attractive while the net spread is not. Note that a spread position is not risk-free even at low leverage: the two legs sit on different exchanges with separate margin, so a large enough move can liquidate one leg while the other cannot offset it. Treat this as information, not insight, and always do your own research.
Trade setup tools
How does the Trade Setup calculator work?
The Trade Setup calculator does the arithmetic of a trade you define yourself: you set your risk size in USDT, your entry, your stop, and your take profit — the platform never pre-fills any of them. From those inputs it computes the position quantity (in the asset and in USDT), the margin needed to open, the estimated commission, the risk/reward ratio, the liquidation price, and the maximum recommended leverage. It also shows your risk as a percentage of the daily ATR — how much of the instrument's average daily range your stop distance represents. Every computed value has a copy icon, because ChartThread never connects to your exchange: you place any order yourself, on your own platform.
What do the three lines on the chart mean — Entry Point, Stop Loss, and Liquidation?
The three lines visualize the trade you've defined in the Trade Setup calculator directly on the chart. Entry Point (white) is the price you chose to enter at, Stop Loss (red) is where your own stop sits, and Liquidation (orange dotted) is the computed price at which the exchange would forcibly close the position at your chosen leverage. Seeing the liquidation line relative to your stop matters: your stop should always be hit long before liquidation ever comes into play.