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Understanding Assets with Low Trading Activity in Crypto Futures

Reku automatically checks the 24-hour trading volume of every asset in Crypto Futures. If the volume is low, you’ll see a warning banner:

“This asset has low trading activity. Closing positions may take longer and execution prices may slightly differ.”

The asset is still fully tradeable — this banner is just a heads-up so you’re better prepared before opening a position.

What Does It Mean?

Low trading activity = fewer active traders on that asset. The Order Book (the list of all pending buy & sell orders) becomes thinner.

Think of it like this: you want to sell 100 kg of mangoes at a market, but only 3 buyers show up, each wanting just 10 kg. You can’t sell everything at once — you’d need to wait for more buyers or lower your price.

How Does It Affect You?

1. Closing positions may take longer A thin Order Book means the system needs more time to match your order with available buyers/sellers.

2. Execution price may shift (slippage) The larger your position relative to the Order Book, the more the price can shift from what you expected.

Trading Tips

Use smaller position sizes — easier to execute and close.

Use Limit Orders — you set the exact execution price, so there’s no slippage risk. The trade-off: your order may take longer to fill or may not fill at all. Unlike Market Orders, which execute instantly but without price control.

Check the Order Book before entry — see if there’s enough volume on the Bid side (for Long) or Ask side (for Short).

Close positions gradually — if you have a large position, close 30-50% first, wait a few minutes for the Order Book to replenish, then close the rest.

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