Methodalgo Market Intel Explorer

Fetches cryptocurrency news, Binance public market data, chart snapshots, economic calendar data, server-side macro/FRED-derived indicators, crypto market totals, and trading signals. Use this skill when the user wants to check the latest crypto news, Binance spot/futures prices, 24h movers, order books, OHLCV klines, futures funding, open interest, long/short ratios, market snapshots, chart screenshots, trading signals, token unlocks, ETF flows, BTC/ETH dominance, total crypto market cap, Fear & Greed, Altseason Index, and macro-economic data (GDP, CPI, Liquidity, etc.).

Methodalgo Market Intel Explorer Skill

Part 1 — Installing the Skill

Choose one of the following methods to install this skill into your AI agent:

Option A — ClawHub (Recommended)

clawhub install methodalgo-market-intel-explorer

🔗 https://clawhub.ai/methodalgo/methodalgo-market-intel-explorer

Option B — GitHub Clone

git clone https://github.com/methodalgo/methodalgo-market-intel-explorer.git

Then point your AI agent (e.g. Claude, Cursor, Antigravity) to the cloned folder and instruct it to read SKILL.md to activate.

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Part 2 — Installing the CLI & Authentication

This skill relies on the methodalgo-cli, an open-source npm package (npmjs.com/package/methodalgo-cli), to fetch market data.

1. Install CLI

npm install -g methodalgo-cli

2. Authentication

Most Methodalgo service commands (news, signals, snapshot, calendar, and Methodalgo-backed data) require a Methodalgo API key. Binance public market data commands (methodalgo binance ...) do not require a Methodalgo API key or a Binance API key.

The CLI supports two authentication methods. The CLI will prioritize the environment variable over the local config.

Method A: Environment Variable (Recommended for AI Agents)

Set the following environment variable in your system or IDE:

• METHODALGO_API_KEY: Your Methodalgo API key.

Method B: Local CLI Login (Classic)

Run the following command and enter your key when prompted:

methodalgo login

Apply for a key at: https://account.methodalgo.com/account/api-keys

• The key is stored locally on your machine after login; it is never transmitted outside of Methodalgo's own API.

Verify the installation:

methodalgo --version

3. Troubleshooting & Common Errors

If you encounter errors, check the following:

Error Message	Solution
Authentication Required	Run methodalgo login or set METHODALGO_API_KEY environment variable.
Command Not Found	Ensure methodalgo-cli is installed: npm install -g methodalgo-cli.
macro/totals command missing	Update the CLI to methodalgo-cli v1.0.36 or newer: methodalgo update or reinstall with npm install -g methodalgo-cli.
Binance command missing	Update the CLI to methodalgo-cli v1.0.26 or newer: methodalgo update or reinstall with npm install -g methodalgo-cli.
Network Timeout	Ensure your network can access methodalgo.com.
Outdated Results	Update the CLI: methodalgo update.

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📚 References (LLM Recommended Reading)

To execute tasks more accurately, it is recommended to refer to the following documents before handling complex queries:

• Signal Channels Detailed Reference: Detailed explanation of the trigger mechanisms, timeframes, and details field meanings for various signal channels (Breakout, Exhaustion, Golden Pit, etc.).
• AI Prompts Guide: Provides prompt templates for scenarios such as "Daily Market Overview" and "Specific Coin Deep Scan".
• Data Output Samples: Shows real JSON response structures for news, signals, snapshot, macro, and Binance public market data commands to facilitate parsing logic.

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Usage

Invoke the methodalgo CLI directly; the --json flag is mandatory to obtain structured data:

# News
methodalgo news --type <type> --limit <N> --json

# Signals
methodalgo signals <channel> --limit <N> --json

# Snapshot
methodalgo snapshot <symbol> [tf] --url --json

# Calendar
methodalgo calendar --countries <codes> [options] --json

# Macro data
methodalgo macro <subcommand> [options] --json

# Crypto market totals
methodalgo totals [metric] [options] --json

# Binance public market data (no API key required)
methodalgo binance <subcommand> [options] --json

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📸 Snapshot Command

methodalgo snapshot <symbol> [tf] --url --json

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description	Example
symbol	Trading pair symbol (Required)	SOLUSDT (Spot) / SOLUSDT.P (Perpetual)
tf	Timeframe (Optional, default: 60)	15 / 30 / 60 / 240 / D / W / M
--url	Forces a URL link to be returned instead of a binary stream	--url
--buffer	Outputs the raw binary image stream (suitable for direct programmatic processing)	--buffer
--json	Outputs structured JSON data	--json

Output Structure

{
  "symbol": "SOLUSDT.P",
  "tf": "60",
  "url": "https://m.methodalgo.com/tmp/xxx.webp",
  "timestamp": 1774899516784
}

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📰 News Command

methodalgo news --type <type> --limit <N> --json

Available Types

Type	Description
article	Deep crypto market news and analysis (includes summaries and AI analysis)
breaking	Real-time breaking news flashes
onchain	Monitoring for on-chain data anomalies
report	Institutional research reports

Optional Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
--type	News type (Required)	--type breaking
--limit	Limit on the number of results, up to 500	--limit 10
--language	Language zh / en	--language zh
--search	Search for keywords in titles	--search 'Bitcoin'
--start-date	Start date	--start-date 2026-03-20
--end-date	End date	--end-date 2026-03-30

Output Structure

[
  {
    "type": "breaking",
    "title": { "en": "...", "zh": "..." },
    "excerpt": { "en": "...", "zh": "..." },
    "description": { "en": "...", "zh": "..." },
    "analysis": { "en": "...", "zh": "..." },
    "publish_date": "2026-03-30T19:15:56+00:00",
    "url": "https://..."
  }
]

The article type usually includes excerpt, analysis, and url; breaking, onchain, and report types typically do not have an excerpt. It is recommended to fetch a sufficient quantity of news items, such as 50-100, to ensure adequate time coverage.

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📡 Signals Command

methodalgo signals <channel> --limit <N> --json

Channels

Channel	Description	Update Frequency
breakout-htf	High Timeframe Breakout (1D/3D), 100-candle rolling window	Medium
breakout-mtf	Medium Timeframe Breakout (1H/4H), 100-candle rolling window	High
breakout-24h	24-hour rolling window breakout detection	Ultra-high
liquidation	Real-time alerts for large liquidation orders	Real-time
exhaustion-seller	Seller exhaustion reversal signal (Liquidation Heatmap, inventory <10%/<5%)	Low/Medium
exhaustion-buyer	Buyer exhaustion reversal signal (Liquidation Heatmap, inventory <10%/<5%)	Low/Medium
golden-pit-mtf	Golden Pit signal (30m/1h/4h) - Bull=recovery after dip, Bear=drop after bounce	Medium
golden-pit-ltf	Golden Pit signal (5m/15m) - Bull=recovery after dip, Bear=drop after bounce	High
token-unlock	Token unlock events, including unlock time, fundamentals, volume, etc.	Daily
etf-tracker	Daily BTC/ETH/SOL/XRP ETF fund inflows and outflows	Daily
market-today	Discord-style market summary stream; use methodalgo totals for structured metric values	Daily

Standard Output Structure

Standard Signal Channels (breakout / liquidation / exhaustion / golden-pit / etf-tracker / market-today):

[
  {
    "id": "1488261183843864617-0-0",
    "timestamp": 1774899516784, // Signal transmission timestamp
    "attachments": [],
    "image": "https://m.methodalgo.com/tmp/xxx.webp", // Link to chart or data image (optional, may be null)
    "signals": [
      {
        "title": "Signal title display...",
        "description": "Signal summary content (format varies by channel)...",
        "direction": "bull/bear/empty string", // Directional hint
        "details": { 
          // ⚠️ Field names in the details object vary by channel; see the following enumeration:
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]

details Structure Enumeration for Standard Channels:

1. breakout-* series (Detecting breakout trading opportunities)

{
  "Symbol": "NIGHTUSDT.P", "TimeFrame": "1h", "Type": "DOWN / UP", 
  "BreakPrice": "0.04284", "Exchange": "BINANCE"
}

2. liquidation (Detecting large liquidation/blow-off orders)

{
  "Symbol": "ZECUSDT.P", "Side": "🔴 SHORT / 🟢 LONG", "Quantity": "88.245", 
  "Average Price": "$227.43", "Liquidation Price": "$229.70", "Position Total": "$20069"
}

3. exhaustion-* series (Buyer or seller exhaustion, potential trend reversal)

{
  "Type": "Early Reversal", "Timeframe": "30m", "Exhaustion Side": "SELLER / BUYER", 
  "Safety": "...", "Tip": "...", "Exchange": "Binance"
}

4. golden-pit-* series (Re-entry opportunities in Smart Cloud patterns)

{
  "Pattern": "Pull then Push", "Safety": "Wait 6-10 bars to develop..."
}

5. etf-tracker (ETF fund flow broadcast)

{
  "Net Inflow": "$0K", "7 Days Avg.": "$663.0K"
}

6. market-today (Discord-style market summary stream)

{
  "summary": "...",
  "image": "https://m.methodalgo.com/tmp/xxx.webp",
  "details": { "...": "..." }
}

For structured BTC dominance, ETH dominance, total market cap, Fear & Greed, and Altseason Index values, call methodalgo totals --json or a specific methodalgo totals <metric> --json command.

token-unlock Channel Structure

token-unlock channel (Unique data structure with a signals array at the top level):

{
  "signals": [
    {
      "ts": 1774915176617, // Unlock time
      "symbol": "OP", // Token name
      "perc": 1.52, // Unlock percentage
      "progress": "40.91%", // Unlock progress
      "circSup": "6.79 B ICE", // Current circulating supply
      "countDown": "0Day23Hr30Min", // Countdown relative to updatedAt. Please calculate real-time using the ts and updatedAt in the data.
      "marketCap": "$218.99 M", // Current market capitalization
      "unlockToken": "32.21 M", // Number of tokens unlocked
      "unlockTokenVal": "$3.36 M (1.52% of M.Cap)" // Value of tokens unlocked
    }
  ],
  "updatedAt": 1774915176617 // Data update time
}

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📅 Calendar Command

methodalgo calendar --countries <codes> [options] --json

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description	Example
--countries	(Required) Comma-separated ISO country codes	--countries US,EU,CN
--from	Start date (Default: 2 days ago)	--from 2026-03-20
--to	End date (Default: 2 days later)	--to 2026-03-30
--json	Outputs structured JSON data	--json

Output Structure

 [
   {
     "title": "Non Farm Payrolls",
     "country": "US",
     "indicator": "Jobs",
     "period": "Mar",
     "comment": "Nonfarm Payrolls measures the change in the number of people employed during the previous month, excluding the farming industry...",
     "actual": "275K",
     "forecast": "198K",
     "previous": "229K",
     "importance": 1,
     "date": "2026-04-03T12:30:00.000Z",
     "source": "Bureau of Labour Statistics",
     "source_url": "http://www.bls.gov"
   }
 ]

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🏦 Macro Data Command

Access server-side macroeconomic data, FRED-derived indicators, economic calendar data, and market environment series. The CLI no longer needs a local FRED key; Methodalgo handles upstream macro data on the server side.

methodalgo macro <subcommand> [options] --json

Subcommands

Subcommand	Description	Example
environment	Current market environment data	methodalgo macro environment --json
history <metric>	Historical market environment series	methodalgo macro history altcoinSeason --timeframe 90d --json
snapshot	Server-side macro snapshot	methodalgo macro snapshot --json
series <source> <seriesId>	Macro time series from a source such as FRED	methodalgo macro series fred DGS10 --timeframe 6m --json
calendar	Server-side economic calendar	methodalgo macro calendar --countries US --json
dashboard	Full macro overview (Rates, Inflation, Liquidity, Employment, etc.)	methodalgo macro dashboard --json
recession	Recession indicator scorecard (6 classic signals)	methodalgo macro recession --json
liquidity	Net liquidity analysis (Fed Assets - RRP - TGA)	methodalgo macro liquidity --json
latest <id>	Get the latest value for a specific series ID	methodalgo macro latest FEDFUNDS --json
search <q>	Search for FRED series by keywords	methodalgo macro search "gold price" --json
compare <ids>	Compare multiple series (comma-separated IDs)	methodalgo macro compare DGS10,DGS2 --json
changes <id>	Show recent changes and trends for a series	methodalgo macro changes WALCL --json
spread <series1> <series2>	Compute difference between two series	methodalgo macro spread T10Y2Y T10Y3M --json
zscore <id>	Z-score and percentile analysis vs historical data	methodalgo macro zscore CPIAUCSL --lookback 5y --json

💡 High-Alpha Series IDs for Crypto Traders

Category	Series ID	Name	Trading Relevance
Policy	FEDFUNDS	Fed Funds Rate	Baseline for risk assets discount rate
Liquidity	WALCL	Fed Total Assets	The "Money Printer" (Direct correlation with BTC)
Liquidity	M2SL	M2 Money Supply	Global liquidity pool size
Liquidity	RRPONTSYD	Reverse Repo	Liquidity drain (Higher = Bad for Crypto)
Liquidity	WTREGEN	Treasury General Account	Gov cash (Lower = More market liquidity)
Inflation	CPIAUCSL	CPI (All Items)	Inflation core driver for Fed pivots
Inflation	PCEPILFE	Core PCE	Fed's internal favorite inflation gauge
Yields	DGS10 / DGS2	10Y / 2Y Treasury	Risk-free rate (Higher = Pressure on BTC)
Real Rate	REAINTRATREARAT10Y	10Y Real Interest Rate	The true cost of money (Negative = Crypto Moon)
Currency	DTWEXBGS	Dollar Index (DXY)	Inverse correlation: Strong Dollar = Weak BTC
Risk	VIXCLS	VIX Fear Index	Market stress indicator

📈 Macro Impact Logic (Quick Guide)

Indicator	Direction	Typical Impact on Crypto
Interest Rates (FEDFUNDS, DGS10)	⬆️ Increasing	Bearish (Higher cost of capital, attracts liquidity to bonds)
Inflation (CPIAUCSL, PCEPILFE)	⬆️ Above Target	Bearish (Forces Fed to keep rates high or hike further)
Net Liquidity (macro liquidity)	⬆️ Expanding	Bullish (More "excess" cash flowing into risk assets)
US Dollar (DTWEXBGS)	⬆️ Strengthening	Bearish (Inverse correlation with BTC price)
Real Rates (REAINTRATREARAT10Y)	⬇️ Falling/Negative	Bullish (Incentivizes holding non-yielding assets like Gold/BTC)

Macro Pro-Tip: methodalgo macro liquidity automatically calculates Net Liquidity using Fed Assets - RRP - TGA. This is the single most important macro driver for Bitcoin's medium-term price action.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
--tail	Show only the last N observations where supported; for liquidity, --tail 52 approximates one year of weekly data	--tail 52
--m2	Include M2 money supply context in liquidity output	--m2
--lookback	Lookback window for zscore analysis	--lookback 5y / 24m / 365d
--json	Outputs structured JSON data	--json

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🌐 Crypto Market Totals Command

Access structured crypto market total statistics from CMC-backed Methodalgo data. Use totals for crypto-wide statistics; use signals market-today only when you need the Discord-style market summary stream.

methodalgo totals [metric] [options] --json

Metrics

Metric	Description	Example
btc-dominance	BTC dominance	methodalgo totals btc-dominance --history 90d --json
eth-dominance	ETH dominance	methodalgo totals eth-dominance --json
total-market-cap	Total crypto market capitalization	methodalgo totals total-market-cap --json
fear-greed	Fear & Greed Index	methodalgo totals fear-greed --history 30d --json
altseason-index	Altseason Index	methodalgo totals altseason-index --history 90d --json

Run methodalgo totals without a metric to show the available metric help instead of fetching data.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
--convert	Quote currency, default USD	--convert USD
--history	Include history for 30d, 90d, or 1y	--history 90d
--json	Outputs structured JSON data	--json

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🟡 Binance Public Market Data Command

Access Binance spot and USD-M futures public market data through methodalgo binance. These commands do not require a Binance API key, but they do require methodalgo-cli version 1.0.26 or newer.

methodalgo binance <subcommand> [options] --json

Symbol Convention

Input Symbol	Market	Meaning
BTCUSDT	Spot	Binance spot symbol
BTCUSDT.P	USD-M Futures	Binance perpetual futures symbol; the CLI sends BTCUSDT to Binance futures APIs

--market auto|spot|futures is available where supported:

• auto uses the .P suffix to infer spot vs futures.
• Explicit --market spot or --market futures overrides the suffix.
• List-style commands without a symbol, such as ticker and movers, default to spot unless --market futures is provided.

Subcommands

Subcommand	Description	Example
price <symbol>	Latest price, 24h change, high/low, and quote volume	methodalgo binance price BTCUSDT.P --json
ticker [symbol]	24h ticker stats for one symbol or high-volume USDT pairs	methodalgo binance ticker BTCUSDT --json
movers	24h gainers and losers for spot or futures	methodalgo binance movers --market futures --limit 10 --json
book <symbol>	Order book depth	methodalgo binance book ETHUSDT.P --limit 20 --json
trades <symbol>	Recent market trades	methodalgo binance trades SOLUSDT --limit 20 --json
klines <symbol>	OHLCV candlesticks	methodalgo binance klines BTCUSDT.P --interval 15m --limit 100 --json
funding <symbol>	USD-M futures funding rate and mark/index price	methodalgo binance funding BTCUSDT.P --limit 8 --json
oi <symbol>	USD-M futures open interest and recent OI history	methodalgo binance oi BTCUSDT.P --period 5m --limit 12 --json
sentiment <symbol>	USD-M futures long/short ratios and taker buy/sell ratio	methodalgo binance sentiment BTCUSDT.P --period 5m --limit 12 --json
basis <symbol>	USD-M futures basis and basis rate	methodalgo binance basis BTCUSDT.P --period 5m --limit 12 --json
exchange-info [symbol]	Symbol rules and exchange metadata	methodalgo binance exchange-info BTCUSDT.P --json
raw <path>	Allowlisted public endpoint passthrough	methodalgo binance raw /fapi/v1/openInterest -p symbol=BTCUSDT --json

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
--market	auto, spot, or futures where supported	--market futures
--limit	Number of rows for table views or Binance request limit when supported	--limit 20
--interval	Kline interval	--interval 15m
--period	Futures statistics period (5m, 15m, 1h, 4h, 1d, etc.)	--period 5m
--min-volume	Minimum quote volume for movers filtering	--min-volume 1000000
-p, --param	Raw endpoint query parameter	-p symbol=BTCUSDT
--json	Outputs JSON data	--json

Important Parsing Notes

• --json usually returns the direct Binance API response. Do not assume it has the same wrapper shape across subcommands.
• ticker --limit limits the formatted table output; with --json, the raw Binance response is returned.
• movers returns a normalized object with { market, gainers, losers, timestamp }, because it is computed by the CLI from Binance 24h ticker data.
• funding, oi, sentiment, and basis are futures-only. BTCUSDT and BTCUSDT.P both resolve to the same USD-M futures symbol for these commands.
• raw is restricted to allowlisted public endpoints that do not require API keys. Account, order, trading, user-data, and signed endpoints are intentionally blocked.

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🎯 Scenario Quick Look

User Intent	Command
Check latest news affecting market sentiment	methodalgo news --type breaking --limit 50 --json
Check crypto industry news	methodalgo news --type article --limit 100 --json
Search news for a specific symbol	methodalgo news --type article --search 'Bitcoin' --limit 5 --json
Check breakout signals	methodalgo signals breakout-mtf --limit 10 --json
Check token unlocks	methodalgo signals token-unlock --limit 1 --json
Check ETF fund flows	methodalgo signals etf-tracker --limit 10 --json
Check structured crypto market totals	methodalgo totals --json
Check BTC dominance history	methodalgo totals btc-dominance --history 90d --json
Check Fear & Greed history	methodalgo totals fear-greed --history 30d --json
Check Discord market-today summary	methodalgo signals market-today --limit 5 --json
Check liquidation events	methodalgo signals liquidation --limit 10 --json
Check Golden Pit signals	methodalgo signals golden-pit-mtf --limit 10 --json
Check macroeconomic data (US)	methodalgo calendar --countries US --json
Check upcoming macro events	methodalgo calendar --countries US,EU,CN --from 2026-04-01 --json
Check global macro dashboard	methodalgo macro dashboard --json
Check US recession risk	methodalgo macro recession --json
Analyze macro liquidity impact on BTC	methodalgo macro liquidity --tail 52 --json
Compare DXY and 10Y Yields	methodalgo macro compare DTWEXBGS,DGS10 --json
Analyze Real Interest Rate impact	methodalgo macro zscore REAINTRATREARAT10Y --json
Compare 10Y and 3M Treasury (Recession Warning)	methodalgo macro spread T10Y2Y T10Y3M --json
Search for specific economic data (e.g. Gold)	methodalgo macro search 'Gold London Fix' --json
Get specific macro indicator (e.g. CPI)	methodalgo macro latest CPIAUCSL --json
Check Binance spot price and 24h change	methodalgo binance price BTCUSDT --json
Check Binance futures price and 24h change	methodalgo binance price BTCUSDT.P --json
Compare Binance 24h movers	methodalgo binance movers --market futures --limit 10 --json
Fetch Binance futures klines	methodalgo binance klines BTCUSDT.P --interval 15m --limit 100 --json
Check Binance futures funding	methodalgo binance funding BTCUSDT.P --limit 8 --json
Check Binance futures open interest	methodalgo binance oi BTCUSDT.P --period 5m --limit 12 --json
Check Binance futures sentiment	methodalgo binance sentiment BTCUSDT.P --period 5m --limit 12 --json
Get chart snapshots	methodalgo snapshot BTCUSDT.P 60 --url --json
Incremental fetch for more signals (except token-unlock)	methodalgo signals <channel> --limit 100 --after "msgId" --json

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Important Notes

1. Output Format: Output is pure JSON; simply use JSON.parse.
2. Two-Phase Fetch Strategy:
   • Phase 1 (Snapshot): Fetch 5 items to make a preliminary trend assessment.
   • Phase 2 (Deep Dive): Perform incremental fetches based on specific IDs or keywords (--after / --search).
3. Data Volume Limits: --limit controls the amount of data. News: max 500 items; Signals: max 600 items.
4. Language Handling: For news data, prioritize title.zh / excerpt.zh / analysis.zh fields for Chinese content (if requested).
5. Structural Inconsistency Alert: token-unlock returns an object (containing a signals array), while other channels return an array. The AI must determine processing logic based on the channel.
6. Snapshot Screenshots: snapshot returns image links via --url by default. Please access the visualized market charts through these links.
7. Authentication Failure: If Methodalgo service commands fail with 401/403 errors, verify your API key at https://account.methodalgo.com/account/api-keys and re-run methodalgo login. Binance public data commands do not use this API key.
8. Macro Data: Use methodalgo macro ... for macro/FRED-derived data. The CLI no longer requires a local FRED API key.
9. Crypto Totals: Use methodalgo totals ... for BTC dominance, ETH dominance, total market cap, Fear & Greed, and Altseason Index. Use signals market-today only for the Discord summary stream.
10. Binance Public Data: methodalgo binance uses public Binance endpoints and does not require a Binance API key. Use .P symbols for futures when available, and use --market futures for list-style futures queries.

Github: https://github.com/methodalgo/methodalgo-market-intel-explorer ClawHub: https://clawhub.ai/methodalgo/methodalgo-market-intel-explorer