Inside the engine
Engine internals, methodology, data architecture, and structural market analysis - how we build Brock Glass.
October 15, 2025
The Anatomy of a Forced Move
The largest moves in crypto derivatives are driven by liquidations, not conviction. Here is how cascade mechanics work and why they are structurally readable.
February 28, 2026
BTC $60K Breakdown Risk: Where $156M in Longs Get Liquidated
$156M in long liquidations are stacked between $63K and $60K. Four defense walls. Three cascade scenarios. The exact conditions for a forced move to $60,000.
January 27, 2026
CVD Divergence: The Hidden Pressure Most Traders Cannot See
Cumulative Volume Delta measures the net aggression of buyers versus sellers. When CVD diverges from price, hidden pressure is building. Glass detects these divergences across 22 exchanges.
February 8, 2026
Funding Rate Extremes and Squeeze Probability
Extreme funding rates create the conditions for a squeeze. When one side of the market pays a premium to hold, the pressure to unwind builds. Glass tracks funding across 22 exchanges and detects squeeze setups.
February 6, 2026
How a Self-Learning Heatmap Engine Works
Static models assume leverage distribution. The Heatmap Engine learns it from real liquidation events. Three feedback systems calibrate the map continuously.
February 12, 2026
How Glass Detects Whale Syndicates Before the Cascade
When multiple whale wallets execute similar transactions within a narrow time window, it is not coincidence. Glass monitors 10,639 wallets and detects coordinated movement patterns that precede major price dislocations.
November 25, 2025
Market Maker Hunting Patterns Near Liquidation Clusters
Market makers push price toward stop-loss clusters near liquidation zones. The pattern is repeatable and detectable. Glass identifies it through the MM Detection engine.
April 24, 2026
The Math Behind Our On-Chain Numbers
We benchmarked our MVRV, SOPR, and exchange flow metrics against a live institutional reference. Four of six matched within 0.3%. Two differed on purpose. Here is the full math.
February 16, 2026
Open Interest Divergence: The Signal Hidden Across 22 Exchanges
When open interest rises on one exchange and falls on another, the market is sending a structural signal. Glass tracks $127B+ in OI across 22 direct connections to detect these divergences before they resolve.
January 14, 2026
P0 Events: What Happens in 100 Milliseconds
The Fast Feed classifies market events into three priority tiers. P0 is the highest: structure is about to shift. The window to act is measured in seconds.
December 23, 2025
Six Engines, One Market State
Six intelligence engines run in parallel inside Glass. Each processes a different dimension of market behavior. The State Service synthesizes them into a unified output.
February 28, 2026
Are Whales Preparing to Push BTC Down? $180M Iceberg SHORT Detected
150+ coordinated wallets. $5.4 billion in volume. $180M net SHORT bias. A massive iceberg operation on Hyperliquid, dissected trade by trade.
December 10, 2025
What 16,000 Whale Wallets Reveal About Cascade Probability
The liquidation map shows where forced moves are loaded. Whale positioning near those zones shifts the probability. Two data layers, one question: how likely is the trigger?
October 28, 2025
What the Bitcoin Mempool Reveals Before the Market Moves
Large BTC transfers appear in the mempool before they confirm on-chain. When the destination is an exchange wallet, the derivatives market is about to receive pressure. Glass detects these transfers in real time.
November 12, 2025
Why Aggregated Data Fails at Speed
Most crypto data platforms pull from third-party APIs. That architecture adds latency, reduces resolution, and loses the events that matter at speed.
February 26, 2026
Will BTC Break $70K? What Smart Money Is Actually Doing
From $62,675 to $69,797 in 40 hours. Alpha whales dumped $19.7M at the top. ETFs poured in $736M. Here is exactly what happened, who was responsible, and what needs to change for $70,000 to break.