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ChartsPod Large Trade Bubbles: Settings to Check Before Your First Analysis

Large-trade bubbles draw circles on the chart where big trades printed, sized by volume. The threshold decides what counts as 'large'.

By ChartsPod Editorial Team · Reviewed by ChartsPod Research
Published · Updated · 5 min read

Short answer

Trade bubbles plot trades above a size threshold on the price chart, with bubble size scaled by volume and colour by aggressor side. ChartsPod lists a tape and footprint; check whether bubbles are offered and how. Settings to check are the threshold (fixed or relative), whether trades are aggregated before thresholding, the size unit and the scaling. A fixed threshold suitable for BTC will flood a smaller coin's chart or hide everything on a larger one.

What it shows

ChartsPod's public pages do not name this view explicitly; check whether it is offered and use the closest equivalent if not.

ElementMeaning
Bubble positionPrice and time of the trade
Bubble sizeTrade volume (scaled)
ColourAggressor side
ThresholdMinimum size shown
Bubbles per hour by threshold (illustrative)Bubbles per hour by threshold (illustrative): 1 BTC 240 bubbles; 10 BTC 31 bubbles; 50 BTC 4 bubbles.BUBBLES PER HOUR BY THRESHOLD (ILLUSTRATIVE)1 BTC240 bubbles10 BTC31 bubbles50 BTC4 bubbles
Threshold sets the story. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Settings to check first

Large Trade Bubbles: before you analyseLarge Trade Bubbles: before you analyse: Threshold value and unit; Fixed or relative threshold; Aggregated before threshold?; Bubble scaling; Side colours.LARGE TRADE BUBBLES: BEFORE YOU ANALYSEThreshold value and unitFixed or relative thresholdAggregated before threshold?Bubble scalingSide colours
Note these with every large trade bubbles screenshot. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Common first-session mistakes:

  • Same threshold across coins
  • Treating one bubble as one order
  • Ignoring the side

Worked example

Illustrative: a 10 BTC threshold shows 31 bubbles in an hour on BTCUSDT. Applying the same 10 BTC value on SOLUSDT (converted) shows almost none — the threshold needed scaling to the market.

Related: Large-Trade Clusters in Crypto: What Price Response Adds to the Reading, ChartsPod Time and Sales: Settings to Check Before Your First Analysis.

Open the large trade bubbles on BTC/USDT and run through the checklist.

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A fixed threshold suitable for BTC will flood a smaller coin's chart or hide everything on a larger one.

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Questions readers ask

What are trade bubbles?

Marks for large trades sized by volume.

Does ChartsPod have them?

Check the terminal; the tape and footprint are listed.

What threshold should I use?

One scaled to the market's typical trade size.

Sources and methodology

ChartsPod features named on its public pages (17 October 2026): 20 chart types, 200 indicators, up to 15 charts, bar replay, one-second bars built from public trades, footprint, CVD, live L2 order book, tape, liquidity heatmap and volume profile. Individual settings are not enumerated publicly, so this guide lists what to check; control names may differ. Examples are illustrative.

  1. ChartsPod: product overview, pricing and FAQ — free terminal, venues, modules, no order placement; checked 17 Oct 2026.
  2. ChartsPod documentation — guides for order flow, derivatives, alerts, backtests, journal and workspaces.

This article explains research tools and workflows. It is not financial advice, does not recommend buying or selling any asset and does not predict prices. Crypto derivatives carry a risk of rapid and total loss of margin.

CHARTSPOD EDITORIAL EDITION · RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ONLY · NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE.