Liquidity Hunter

Kraken Forge | LIQUIDITY HUNTER | Track #2 - Orderbook Visualizer

Overview:

An interactive orderbook visualizer and playback tool built for the Kraken Forge hackathon. Connects to Kraken's WebSocket API to ingest live orderbook snapshots and liquidity events, enabling traders to explore market dynamics over time.

Key Features:

• Real-Time Orderbook Heatmap: Displays volume bars with scroll-to-price highlighting for intuitive visualization.
• Timeline Playback & Time-Travel: Slider with play/pause controls, speed adjustment, and event pins for jumping to liquidity walls.
• Liquidity Event Detection: Identifies walls and lists events with quick-jump buttons to center the timeline and highlight prices.
• Snapshot Buffer: Lightweight in-memory engine for efficient data storage and playback.

Technology Stack:

Frontend: React + TypeScript, Vite for development, Tailwind CSS/PostCSS for styling.

Data: WebSocket client/service for Kraken API integration.

State Management: Zustand stores for orderbook, playback, events, and settings.

GITHUB REPO: https://github.com/GiorgosKyr/KRAKEN-ORDERBOOK-VISUALIZER