The Futures Buying Volume metric measures the total trading volume—over a 24-hour rolling window—of all futures contracts, including both expiry and perpetual contracts, in USD value where buyers were the aggressors. It focuses on the native asset traded against USD-related currencies (both fiat and stablecoins). This metric is useful for understanding market sentiment and identifying buying pressure within the most recent 24 hours, determined by your chosen data resolution (e.g., hourly, 10-minute intervals).

This is the Point-in-Time (PiT) variant of Futures Buy Volume 24h. PiT metrics are strictly append-only and their history is immutable. The historic data does not necessarily reflect the best current knowledge, but the information at the time when a data point was first computed. PiT metrics are ideal candidates for applications in model backtesting and related quantitative purposes. Read our article on PiT metrics for more information.