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THETA Basis: Perp vs Spot Premium

Live THETA basis: the THETA perpetual futures price against the same exchange's spot price, perp / spot - 1. A positive basis is a futures premium, a negative one a discount. One row per venue pair on Binance and Bybit above the liquidity filter, then the recorded basis history for 24 hours, 7 days and all time.

THETA's OI-weighted perp-vs-spot basis is -0.10% right now (a discount), 0.059 percentage points above its 7-day average of -0.16%. The widest venue is Bybit (THETAUSDT vs THETAUSDT spot), at a -0.22% discount, of 2 comparable pairs.

2 comparable pairsPerp OI $8.11MHistory since 27 SepAs of 12:12 UTC

THETA basis OI-weighted
-0.10%
live, across the pairs below
7-day average
-0.16%
hourly, every pair of the coin
Widest venue
-0.22% Bybit
THETAUSDT vs THETAUSDT spot
Perp open interest
$8.11M
outside the top 50 by perp OI

THETA basis by venue

2 comparable pairs · largest open interest first
Exchange Perp Spot Basis Open interest Perp vol 24h Spot vol 24h Trade
Binance THETAUSDT THETAUSDT -0.04% $3.02M $3.29M $555K Trade ↗
Bybit THETAUSDT THETAUSDT -0.22% $1.60M $1.91M $202K Trade ↗

Not in the table: MEXC THETA_USDT (no same-venue spot market); KuCoin THETAUSDTM (no same-venue spot market); Bitget THETAUSDT (no same-venue spot market); Gate THETA_USDT (no same-venue spot market); Aster THETAUSDT (no same-venue spot market).

THETA basis history

Perp vs spot, OI-weighted, every pair

Chart: TradingView Lightweight Charts™

How to read it. Basis is perp / spot - 1 on the same exchange, shown live and un-annualised. Green is a premium (perp above spot), red a discount. Pairs need the same venue and quote currency, and the perp leg needs at least $500K open interest and $1.00M 24h volume. Compare every coin on the basis screener, and see THETA funding rates, which move for related reasons.

THETA basis FAQ

What is THETA basis?

THETA's basis is the gap between its perpetual futures price and its spot price on the same exchange, as a percentage: perp / spot - 1. A positive basis is a futures premium (the perp trades above spot), a negative one a discount. It tends to move with funding rates, because funding exists to pull the perp back to spot.

Why can the chart differ from the table?

The table is the live basis of each pair that clears the minimum-liquidity filter ($500K perp open interest, $1.00M 24h volume), from the latest trade price. The chart and the 7-day average are recorded history: every same-venue, same-quote pair of the coin, OI-weighted, from the perp mark price in 5-minute and hourly snapshots.

Why is Hyperliquid not in the table?

This site tracks no Hyperliquid spot markets, so a Hyperliquid perp has no same-venue spot price to compare against. Basis here covers Binance and Bybit only.

Is a high THETA futures premium a signal?

Not by itself. A rich premium often means leveraged longs are paying up, which also shows in funding; a stretched premium or discount can unwind quickly. Nothing here is financial advice.