Order Book Health

Liquidity

Order book health describes the capacity of a market to absorb significant volume without causing drastic price displacement. A robust state exists when limit orders are densely distributed across multiple price levels, minimizing the immediate impact of large trades. Participants observe this through tight bid-ask spreads and consistent order accumulation on both sides of the mid-price. Maintaining this equilibrium is critical for institutional execution, as fragmented or thin order books frequently lead to adverse slippage.