ALCH arbitrage explained
Right now Alchemist AI (ALCH) trades on 8 venues we scan: 8 perpetual markets, 3 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on KuCoin perp at $0.0461 and the highest bid on MEXC perp at $0.0462.
The widest ALCH perpetual spread is between KuCoin and Binance: long ALCH on KuCoin at $0.0461 and short on Binance at $0.0462 for +0.28% gross, or +0.12% after the 0.16% two-leg fee model. No transfer is needed: both positions stay on their exchanges until the prices converge. The funding difference on this pair is +0.043% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best ALCH route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Binance: +0.24% gross, +0.04% net, with +0.073% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ALCH arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bybit) shows -0.04% gross right now. It only works if withdrawals on the buying exchange and deposits on the selling exchange are open, so check the D/W dots before moving coins.
Small ALCH gaps usually disappear after fees, slippage and funding. Look at the Net column, the executable Depth and the spread history before trading: a gap that has been open for days is a different trade from a one-minute spike.
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