Divergence detection for when price and momentum disagree.

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

The same detections the app serves, drawn as the app draws them. In the app the feed runs uncapped, on every timeframe and venue the scanner covers, and every card carries the chart itself — the price pivots above, the same two on the indicator below.

1. 01Open the divergence boardThe detector arrives already ranked by confidence across Binance spot and futures — every fresh split between price and momentum, tagged with the indicator it fired on, bull or bear, its timeframe, and how many candles ago the pivot printed.
2. 02Filter to the divergences you actually tradeNarrow by indicator — RSI, Stoch RSI, MACD or OBV — by type, regular for reversals and hidden for continuations, by direction, and by candle interval: 15m, 1h, 4h, 1D or 1W.
3. 03Read the score before the chartEvery detection carries a 0–100 confidence. A clean RSI divergence on firm pivots ranks near the top; a one-bar spike, a loose second leg, or an OBV line printed while volume dries up sinks toward the bottom.
4. 04Check both legs, then decideEach card draws the two price pivots and the same two pivots on the indicator underneath, so you see the disagreement itself. A divergence is evidence that a move is thinning out — confirm it against the level or pattern it is printing into before you act on it.

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.

How do I find RSI divergence in crypto without drawing it myself?

Open the divergence detector and filter to RSI — the scan has already compared price swings to the oscillator across Binance spot and futures and lists the pairs where the two disagree. Each detection carries its timeframe, regular or hidden, bull or bear, and a 0–100 confidence score, so the cleanest ones sit at the top. Both legs are drawn on the card, price above and the indicator below, so you can see the disagreement rather than take it on trust.

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.

Which timeframes does the divergence detector cover?

The 15m, 1h, 4h, 1D and 1W candles, on Binance spot and futures pairs. Detections finalise at each candle close, so nothing on the board flickered mid-bar and then retraced — every split was still on the chart when the candle finished. Recency is one of the inputs to the score the board ranks by, so on an otherwise equal reading a freshly printed pivot outranks a stale one.

What does the confidence score on a divergence mean?

It rates how trustworthy the detection itself is, from 0 to 100 — not the odds of a trade working. Three things move it: the indicator's class, since bounded oscillators like RSI outrank cumulative series like OBV; the quality of the weaker of the two pivot anchors, which caps the whole score; and how recently the pivot printed. A line resting on a one-bar spike that immediately reverses scores low or is never confirmed.

Is a divergence a reliable buy or sell signal on its own?

Treat it as evidence, not a trigger. A divergence tells you momentum has stopped confirming price — it does not tell you when, or whether, the turn comes, and a strong trend can print several before it ends. That is what the score and the surrounding context are for: a high-scoring RSI divergence into a key level with a reversal candle behind it reads very differently from a lone low-score line mid-range.

Can I get an alert when a divergence forms?

Not as a dedicated divergence alert — the detector is a board you scan, not one of the 19 alert types. What you can automate is the momentum underneath it: indicator alerts on RSI, Stoch RSI, MACD or OBV fire at the candle close on the pair and timeframe you choose, delivered to email, Telegram, Discord or a webhook. Arm one of those on the level you care about, then open the divergence board to see what the reading is attached to.

Is the divergence detector free to use?

Yes. The free plan includes every CoinBeacon feature: the divergence detector, Smart Setups, chart patterns, and up to 5 active alerts with 10 notifications per day. Sign in with Google to start.

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