Read the terminal in 30 seconds.
Every dashboard ships with an at-a-glance summary at the top, a single composite read of what the panels below are saying. These docs explain what each summary means, how it's scored, and where to drill in once you want detail.
What the BackQuant Terminal is, the difference between the simple and pro terminals, the command bar, and your first session.
What is the BackQuant Terminal
The terminal in two minutes, a derivatives-first trading research workbench for crypto.
Simple vs Pro terminal
When to use the dashboards (/market, /perps, /options, /gex) and when to drop into the pro workspace at /pro.
The custom dashboard
The pick-your-own-charts dashboard at /custom. How the chart picker, drag layout, and Add-to-dashboard buttons work.
The command bar
How the command-line interface works. Verbs, arguments, history, autocomplete, the focus key.
Your first session
Ten minutes from a fresh /pro load to a working multi-panel desk. Concrete commands, in order.
HELP and FLDS
The two discovery commands. The HELP panel for a categorised reference, FLDS for a searchable function index.
The settings menu
A walkthrough of every section of the pro-terminal settings popover. Theme, density, locale, defaults, backups.
Workspaces, layouts, panels
Workspace mechanics, multiple desks, saved layouts, color groups, panel chrome, the keyboard shortcuts.
For traders new to BackQuant. What the at-a-glance summaries mean and where to drill down for more.
At-a-glance summaries
How to read the composite scores on /market, /perps, /options, /gex, and /macro.
Market summary
Risk-on / risk-off composite read across equity breadth, ratios, ETF flows, VIX, credit.
Perps summary
Cross-exchange perpetual futures health: funding, OI, long/short ratio, basis, premium.
Options summary
Front-expiry headline: expected move, ATM IV, skew, IVRV, P/C, 0DTE dealer gamma.
GEX summary
Bucketed dealer-positioning headline with notional GEX, walls, max pain, expected move.
Macro summary
Cross-asset context: VIX, 10Y, credit spreads, Fed liquidity, CPI, ETF flows.
Reading the cross-exchange perpetual futures tape. Built around the pro-terminal Study panel and its sub-views.
Perps overview
Map of the perps section. Where to start, what each panel adds, why we use a cross-exchange aggregate.
The Study panel
The do-it-all chart. Price + a switchable sub-pane for OI, CVD, BSV, TPO, VP, funding, liq, regime.
Open interest
Reading OI changes against price. Long-build vs short-build vs unwind, plus the OI flow classifier.
Funding
Funding APR as a positioning signal. Term structure, carry monitor, when extremes mean-revert.
Liquidations
Cascade setups, the liquidation heatmap as a magnet, why short squeezes look different from long squeezes.
CVD and BSV
Cumulative volume delta vs buy/sell volume. Why they diverge, what divergence means, taker dominance.
Regime and profile
Z-score regime panel, regime grid, universe heatmap, market profile (TPO), stress monitor.
Reading the option chain, chain mechanics, the greeks, implied volatility, and the surface.
Options overview
Map of the options section and the order new traders should read it in.
Calls, puts, strikes, expiry
The minimum vocabulary you need before any other options page makes sense.
The chain
Reading the chain table. Plus expiry summary, OPEX countdown, put/call ratio.
The greeks
Delta, gamma, theta, vega, what each measures, how they show up in the panels, plus the greek term structure.
Implied volatility
IV vs RV, term structure, vol risk premium, model-free vol indices, vol carry.
Surface, smile, skew
Reading a 3D vol surface. Smile shapes, skew as fear gauge, butterflies, risk reversals, surface fit.
The actionable centerpiece. Net dealer gamma, walls and pin behaviour, dealer hedging projections, the Trace forward chart.
GEX overview
Map of the GEX section. Why dealer positioning is the single most actionable read on the platform.
What GEX is, and why it works
Sign convention, why dealers hedge, walls and pin behaviour. The mechanics behind the panels.
0DTE vs all-expiry
Why front-of-curve flips behaviour intraday. The bucket switcher, when to read which.
Dealer flow and the Trace
DEALERFLOW projection, the Trace forward chart, premium tape, 0DTE aggression, strike × time heatmap.
Pricing tools and multi-leg strategy construction. Build a position, look at it from every angle.
Strategy overview
Map of the strategy section. The pricer, the strategy builder, and the risk tools.
Pricing tools
The Black-Scholes pricer for fair value + greeks, and the IV solver for solving IV from a target premium.
Strategy builder
Multi-leg construction with P&L curves, hedge sizing, and scenario heatmaps across spot × time.
Statistical models for traders willing to do the work. Regression, simulation, correlation, sizing.
Quant overview
Map of the quant section. When to reach for a stat model, when to skip it.
Regression and correlation
OLS / Ridge / Lasso, scatter, rolling beta, correlation matrix, principal components.
Simulation and sizing
Monte Carlo (GBM), GARCH volatility forecasting, Kelly sizing, risk-parity allocator.
Cross-market views. When the single-symbol read is not enough.
Universe overview
Map of the universe section. Daily-tier coverage across ~100 tracked tickers.
Screening and heatmaps
SCREEN universe screener, HEATMAP CRYPTO performance grid, universe-wide funding / OI / liq panels.
Breadth and squeeze radar
S&P 500 breadth as the equity-side risk regime, plus the SQUEEZE compression-spring radar across the crypto universe.
Cross-asset context. The environment crypto trades inside.
Macro overview
Map of the macro section. Why each panel matters for crypto positioning.
Rates and credit
TYIELDS Treasury yield curve and CREDIT spreads (IG / HY OAS).
Inflation
CPI year-on-year and PCE with scenarios + base effects.
Equity volatility
VIX panel, spot, term structure, ratio. Reading equity-vol regimes.
ETF flows and AUM
Spot crypto ETF net flows, AUM, premium / discount. The cleanest US-buyer signal we publish.
Cross-asset regimes
YENCARRY quadrant and MACROREG quadrant. Reading the macro regime tape.
Quick lookups. Shortcuts, glossary, and miscellaneous tools.
Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in the pro terminal, on a single page. Linkable, printable.
Glossary
Plain-language definitions for every term used across the docs and the terminal.
Tools and utilities
Smaller pro-terminal panels: asset description, notes, chat, pairs spread, and the hub navigator.