crowded-trade-detector

Paid x402 endpoint: $0.007 USDC per call on Base. Returns detects when too many agents are in the same trade — liquidation risk.

Tier 3 — Strategic Edge: A composite signal that combines several of APEX Runner's market models into one higher-level reading.

What It Does

Detects when too many agents are in the same trade — liquidation risk. Computed by APEX Runner from live market data, not from backtests.

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:

text

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

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

python

# pip install "x402[evm,requests]"
import os

import requests
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import max_amount, x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import wrapRequestsWithPayment
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact import register_exact_evm_client
from x402.mechanisms.evm.signers import EthAccountSigner

client = x402ClientSync()
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
client.register_policy(max_amount(10000))  # never sign more than the list price ($0.01 USDC)

session = wrapRequestsWithPayment(requests.Session(), client)
response = session.get("https://apexrunner.ai/signals/crowded-trade-detector")
print(response.json())

Example Response

json

{
  "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

$0.01/call — standard price

Every caller is charged $0.007/call until 2027-01-01 under the early-adopter discount (30% off the standard price). No tier, no wallet history, no enrolment — that is simply the price.

Related Signals

• agent-stress-index
• liquidation-pressure

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