BTC Futures Weekend Gap
If bitcoin futures reopen on Sunday more than 1.5 % away from Friday’s close, the chain reports the gap.
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Regulated bitcoin futures pause over the weekend while crypto keeps trading. Value at signal remembers the BTC price at the futures’ weekly close on Friday. If they reopen on Sunday more than 1.5 % away from it, a gap opens that many traders keep an eye on.
Message
Section titled “Message”This is the message; Bellchain fills in the placeholders in your language when the alert fires, see Message template.
- Message template for Telegram:
Futures open with a gap: {{coin}} {{a}}% from Friday’s close at {{b}}, now {{price}}
The last alert in the test, on Oct 4, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC:
Futures open with a gap: BTC 1.67% from Friday’s close at 84,459, now $85,865
Adapting it
Section titled “Adapting it”- With −1 and 1 in the range the chain reports gaps from 1 %.
- For a reminder before the open, the Event node with “Futures: weekly open” and “before the event” is enough.
In the test
Section titled “In the test”Replay with the sample prices up to October 17, 2026: 2 alerts in 90 days. With live prices the number differs. With Free the replay covers 15 days, with Pro and during the trial 90 days.
Needs Pro to be activated, because of Event, Value at signal, Range and Message template. You can test it in the replay on any plan. More under Plans.
What is on the board, with the sentence each node shows there:
| Node | On the board |
|---|---|
| Candle | BTC/USDT · 15m |
| Event | at futures close |
| Value at signal | remembered at the signal |
| Range | Distance to value at signal is outside -1.5–1.5 |
| Event | at futures open |
| AND | all inputs true |
| Message template | Futures open with a gap: {{coin}} {{a}}% from F… |
| Telegram | linked chat · at most every 24 h |
Version 2026.10.24.21 · Changelog