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Divergence detection for when price and momentum disagree.

Price prints a new high but RSI, MACD or OBV does not — the move is running out of fuel. CoinBeacon finds these on Binance spot and futures, tells regular reversals from hidden continuations, and scores each one so a real signal outranks a coincidence.

Data source
Binance spot + futures
Indicators
RSI · Stoch RSI · MACD · OBV
Types
Regular + hidden
Each scored
Confidence 0–100
What it finds

Two pivots, two stories.

A divergence lives between two swings: price makes its move, the oscillator makes a different one. CoinBeacon lines the two pivots up and reads whether the disagreement is a warning or a rest.

  • Regular — reversal. Price higher high while momentum makes a lower high (or the mirror at lows). The trend is thinning out and may turn.
  • Hidden — continuation. Price higher low while momentum makes a lower low. The pullback is shallow; the prevailing trend is likely to resume.
  • Four momentum sources. RSI, Stoch RSI, MACD and OBV — each divergence tagged with the indicator it fired on, plus bull or bear.
  • Anchored to real swings. The oscillator leg has to be a confirmed pivot near the price pivot in time, not a stray reading — no phantom lines.
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Divergences · Binance spot + futures

sorted by confidence

AllRegularHiddenBullBear

SOL/USDT · 4h

▼ Bear

RSIRegular · reversalBear
priceRSI
88/100

Price higher high, RSI lower high — the rally is thinning out.

LINK/USDT · 1h

▲ Bull

MACDHidden · continuationBull
priceMACD
74/100

Price higher low, MACD lower low — the uptrend is resting, not turning.

ARB/USDT · 15m

▲ Bull

OBVRegular · reversalBull
priceOBV
61/100

Price lower low, OBV higher low — but volume is fading, so conviction is capped.

Stale signals fade — freshly-printed pivots rank first

Why it is scored

A number that separates signal from noise.

Every chart has divergences if you squint. The score is what makes the list usable: a clean RSI divergence on firm pivots sits at the top, a shaky OBV line against fading volume sinks to the bottom.

  • Indicator-class prior. Bounded oscillators like RSI are more reliable than cumulative volume series, so the same setup on RSI outscores it on OBV.
  • Weaker leg caps the score. One loose or spiky pivot drags the whole signal down — a clean second leg can't rescue it.
  • Spikes rejected. A divergence resting on a one-bar wick that immediately reverses scores low, or isn't confirmed at all.
  • Recency + volume gate. Fresh pivots rank first and stale ones fade; OBV divergences are additionally cut when volume is drying up.

Confidence, broken down

RSI · Regular · Bear

88/100

Indicator class priorRSI
Weaker-leg anchor qualitycaps the score
Pivot firmness (anti-spike)clean fractal
Recency weightjust printed

OBV only

Divergences on OBV are scored against the volume trend — one printed while volume is drying up has its conviction cut in half.

A divergence resting on a one-bar spike scores low

Four indicators, one confidence scale.

Not every indicator carries the same weight. Momentum oscillators are the cleanest divergence sources; volume-based ones need the volume trend to back them up — pair the read here with Smart Setups for the full picture.

  1. 01RSI— highest-trust divergence sourcebounded momentum
  2. 02Stoch RSI— faster, more sensitive turnsbounded momentum
  3. 03MACD— histogram + line swingstrend momentum
  4. 04OBV— gated on the volume trendcumulative volume

Divergences — common questions

What is the difference between a regular and a hidden divergence?
A regular divergence warns of a reversal — price makes a new high (or low) but RSI, MACD or OBV does not, so the move is losing steam. A hidden divergence signals continuation: price pulls back but momentum holds, hinting the prevailing trend resumes. CoinBeacon detects both and labels each bull or bear.
Which indicators and exchange does the divergence scanner use?
Divergences are found on RSI, Stoch RSI, MACD and OBV, computed from Binance spot and USDT-M futures candles. Bounded momentum oscillators like RSI carry the highest trust; OBV is a cumulative volume series, so its divergences are additionally scored against the volume trend.
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