We're continually refining our platform at Kiyotaka to support the precise needs of traders and analysts. Today, we're adding two high-resolution features: 1-second candlesticks and 1-second orderbook heatmaps. These are tailored for those working with high-frequency data who require fine-grained views of price action and liquidity dynamics.

High-Resolution Price Data with 1-Second Candlesticks

Standard candlestick intervals are useful for many scenarios, but in environments where timing is critical, shorter timeframes reveal details that longer ones might obscure. Our 1-second candlesticks capture open, high, low, and close values every second, providing a detailed record of price action. This is particularly relevant for scalping strategies or analyzing rapid market shifts in assets like cryptocurrencies, forex, or futures.

The implementation integrates directly into our existing charting tools, with no extra configuration needed. It's available to all users as part of our core offering.

Enhanced Liquidity Visualization with 1-Second Orderbook Heatmaps

Complementing the candlesticks, our new 1-second orderbook heatmaps offer a visual representation of bid and ask depth updating every second. These heatmaps color-code liquidity levels across price ranges, making it straightforward to track how order book density evolves in real time—highlighting accumulations, withdrawals, or imbalances that could signal impending moves.

This feature is powerful because it distills vast amounts of order book data into an intuitive, at-a-glance format. In volatile sessions, you can observe phenomena like liquidity walls forming or eroding, potential spoofing attempts where large orders appear and vanish quickly, or absorption patterns where bids consume selling pressure.

For high-frequency traders, this granularity enables better prediction of slippage, identification of support/resistance zones, and optimization of entry/exit timing based on actual market depth rather than just price charts.

What makes it cutting edge is the combination of speed and scale: Processing and rendering order book snapshots at 1-second intervals demands efficient backend architecture to handle the data volume without lag—something we've engineered specifically for demanding workflows.

Practical Value in Analysis

Together, these features enhance several key areas:

  • Identifying subtle patterns in order flow and liquidity during volatile periods, such as around economic releases.
  • Improving the accuracy of backtesting by using more precise historical data for both price and depth.
  • Enhancing real-time monitoring for early detection of trends, anomalies, or manipulation signals.

Get Started with the Speedy Stuff 🏃‍♂️

You can access 1-second candlesticks and orderbook heatmaps in your charts now. If you have suggestions on how to improve them or other features you'd like to see, we're here to listen.