The ticker is a high level overview of the state of the market. It shows you the current best bid and ask, as well as the last trade price. It also includes information such as daily volume and how much the price has moved over the last day.
Here is an example of a real ticker
[ 2, 236.62, 9.0029, 236.88, 7.1138, -1.02, 0, 236.52, 5191.36754297, 250.01, 220.05 ]
// request
{
"event":"subscribe",
"channel":"ticker",
"pair":"BTCUSD"
}
// response
{
"event":"subscribed",
"channel":"ticker",
"chanId":"<CHANNEL_ID>",
"pair":"BTCUSD"
}
// snapshot
[
"<CHANNEL_ID>",
"<BID>",
"<BID_SIZE>",
"<ASK>",
"<ASK_SIZE>",
"<DAILY_CHANGE>",
"<DAILY_CHANGE_PERC>",
"<LAST_PRICE>",
"<VOLUME>",
"<HIGH>",
"<LOW>"
]
// updates
[
"<CHANNEL_ID>",
"<BID>",
"<BID_SIZE>",
"<ASK>",
"<ASK_SIZE>",
"<DAILY_CHANGE>",
"<DAILY_CHANGE_PERC>",
"<LAST_PRICE>",
"<VOLUME>",
"<HIGH>",
"<LOW>"
]
Fields
| Fields | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CHANNEL_ID | integer | Channel ID |
| BID | float | Price of last highest bid |
| BID_SIZE | float | Size of the last highest bid |
| ASK | float | Price of last lowest ask |
| ASK_SIZE | float | Size of the last lowest ask |
| DAILY_CHANGE | float | Amount that the last price has changed since yesterday |
| DAILY_CHANGE_PERC | float | Amount that the price has changed expressed in percentage terms |
| LAST_PRICE | float | Price of the last trade. |
| VOLUME | float | Daily volume |
| HIGH | float | Daily high |
| LOW | float | Daily low |