How to read the Crypto Whale Scanner

Start with the top row

Read the top row before opening individual transactions. Net flow is value onto exchanges minus value off exchanges for the chosen exchanges and window: the signed number, one plain-language line with the share of flow behind the sign, and a two-part bar of onto against off. Top wallet surfaces the largest non-exchange participant, Top mover the asset with the most volume (stablecoins excluded), and Fresh whale opens the latest whale-sized transfer. The left Assets rail ranks coins by 24h net exchange flow, with a centred bar: left of the tick is net off exchanges, right is net onto exchanges, scaled to the biggest mover. Use these as shortcuts, not conclusions.

• Net flow Value onto exchanges minus value off exchanges in the selected context.
• Top wallet The largest visible non-exchange player by flow.
• Fresh whale The newest whale-sized move worth opening first.

Colour is the market read, the label is the direction

Scanner colours encode movement through the exchange's active gate wallets. Any transfer into a non-cold CEX wallet counts as onto exchange (ONTO). Any transfer from a non-cold CEX wallet to an external address or that exchange's cold storage counts as off exchange (OFF). A cold-to-hot move counts as onto exchange; direct external-to-cold movement is neither. Same-tier exchange and same-market-maker rebalances are plumbing and are hidden by default. The chip label states the direction; the colour states the read: a risk asset moving onto an exchange is red (supply available to sell), moving off is green (supply leaving the market). Stablecoins invert, because stables onto an exchange are buying power: onto green, off red. The same rule holds on every page. The Scanner's onto, off and net flow totals count risk assets only; when stablecoins are shown in the list, their net appears on its own line under the totals. None of these directions proves an upcoming trade.

• Onto Red for risk assets, green for stablecoins. Funds moved onto an exchange. Investigate possible distribution.
• Off Green for risk assets, red for stablecoins. Funds moved off an exchange. Investigate possible accumulation.
• Internal CEX / MM A rebalance inside one venue or desk, not net market flow.

Decode anomaly tags

A tag explains why an event is unusual, not whether to buy or sell. Whale Movement is unusually large for the asset. Large Inflow highlights size moving toward an exchange. Low Liq Window adds thin-liquidity timing, Rapid Sequence groups a one-hour cluster, and Circular Flow or Failed Large Tx warn that the move may be operational noise. Open the transaction trail before acting.

• WHALE MOVEMENT A single transfer crossed the asset-aware whale threshold.
• LARGE INFLOW A large amount moved toward a tracked exchange.
• RAPID SEQUENCE Several large related transfers clustered within one hour.
• LOW LIQ WINDOW Size moved during a thinner trading window.
• CIRCULAR / FAILED A loop or reverted transaction that needs extra caution.

Filter, verify, then compare impact

Build the feed around your question. The lens tabs above the table slice it into All flows, Onto exchanges, Off exchanges, Whales or Market makers; the count shows on the active lens. The timeframe and a search icon that filters by ticker or wallet address sit at the right end of the lens row. Rarer options (market-cap band, tag, risk, network, minimum USD, stablecoins, Internal, Deep Scanning) live under Filters, and every active one shows as a removable chip. A red up arrow marks a critical transfer, an orange dot a medium one. Keep internal transfers off for a directional read. Then open the transaction, wallet and asset pages. When a historical impact badge is available, it reports what price did after similar tracked events - useful evidence, but still a historical sample rather than a forecast.