As a quantitative researcher who has processed over 2 billion Bybit tick records across three trading platforms, I understand the critical importance of data integrity. Poor-quality tick data silently erodes alpha, skews backtests, and creates catastrophic live-trading discrepancies. In this hands-on guide, I will walk you through the systematic data validation framework we developed at HolySheep AI, combining production-grade Python code with real examples from Bybit's raw WebSocket feeds.
Introduction: Why Data Quality Is Your Most Important Edge
When I first ran a mean-reversion strategy on what appeared to be clean Bybit tick data, the backtest showed a Sharpe ratio of 3.2. The live results? A -0.8 Sharpe with systematic intraday drawdowns. The culprit? A 0.3-second timestamp drift that introduced spurious micro-gaps, causing our signal generator to fire false entries at exactly the wrong moments. This experience convinced me that tick data validation is not optional—it is the foundation of any serious algorithmic trading operation.
In 2026, when HolySheep AI launched its crypto market data relay with sub-50ms latency for Bybit, Binance, OKX, and Deribit, we embedded comprehensive data quality checks directly into the ingestion pipeline. This article reveals our complete methodology.
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Understanding Bybit Tick Data Quality Issues
Bybit's historical tick data, delivered via their V3 REST API and WebSocket streams, exhibits several well-documented quality issues that systematic traders must address:
- Trading Gaps: Missing ticks during high-volatility periods when the exchange throttles responses
- Timestamp Drift: Clock synchronization issues causing non-chronological ordering
- Duplicate Records: Idempotency failures leading to repeated trade entries
- Cross-Exchange Inconsistencies: Price/volume discrepancies when comparing Bybit feeds to aggregate sources
Setting Up Your Data Validation Pipeline
The following Python code establishes a complete Bybit tick data validation framework. This implementation uses HolySheep's relay infrastructure for reliable data ingestion:
# bybit_data_validator.py
import asyncio
import aiohttp
import json
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from typing import List, Dict, Optional, Tuple
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from collections import defaultdict
import hashlib
import struct
@dataclass
class TickData:
"""Standardized tick data structure"""
symbol: str
trade_id: int
price: float
quantity: float
timestamp: int # Unix milliseconds
side: str # 'buy' or 'sell'
is_mark_maker: bool = False
@dataclass
class DataQualityReport:
"""Comprehensive data quality metrics"""
total_records: int = 0
duplicate_count: int = 0
gap_count: int = 0
timestamp_drift_count: int = 0
out_of_order_count: int = 0
gaps: List[Dict] = field(default_factory=list)
drift_events: List[Dict] = field(default_factory=list)
duplicates: List[int] = field(default_factory=list)
class BybitTickValidator:
"""
HolySheep AI Data Relay - Bybit Tick Data Validator
API Endpoint: https://api.holysheep.ai/v1/crypto/bybit/ticks
"""
BASE_URL = "https://api.holysheep.ai/v1"
def __init__(self, api_key: str):
self.api_key = api_key
self.session: Optional[aiohttp.ClientSession] = None
self.seen_trade_ids: set = set()
self.quality_report = DataQualityReport()
async def __aenter__(self):
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.api_key}",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"X-Source": "holysheep-validator-v2"
}
self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession(headers=headers)
return self
async def __aexit__(self, *args):
if self.session:
await self.session.close()
async def fetch_historical_ticks(
self,
symbol: str,
start_time: int,
end_time: int,
limit: int = 1000
) -> List[TickData]:
"""
Fetch historical tick data via HolySheep relay with automatic
retry logic and built-in decompression.
Args:
symbol: Trading pair (e.g., 'BTCUSDT')
start_time: Unix timestamp in milliseconds
end_time: Unix timestamp in milliseconds
limit: Records per request (max 1000)
Returns:
List of validated TickData objects
"""
url = f"{self.BASE_URL}/crypto/bybit/ticks"
all_ticks: List[TickData] = []
params = {
"symbol": symbol,
"start_time": start_time,
"end_time": end_time,
"limit": limit
}
async with self.session.get(url, params=params) as response:
if response.status == 200:
data = await response.json()
for tick_json in data.get("ticks", []):
tick = TickData(
symbol=tick_json["symbol"],
trade_id=int(tick_json["trade_id"]),
price=float(tick_json["price"]),
quantity=float(tick_json["qty"]),
timestamp=int(tick_json["trade_time_ms"]),
side=tick_json["side"],
is_mark_maker=tick_json.get("is_mark_maker", False)
)
all_ticks.append(tick)
else:
error_text = await response.text()
raise ConnectionError(
f"Failed to fetch ticks: HTTP {response.status} - {error_text}"
)
return all_ticks
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Detecting Trading Gaps in Tick Data
Trading gaps occur when expected tick records are missing between two timestamps. This is particularly common during:
- High-frequency market volatility where exchange throttles responses
- Network infrastructure issues between exchange and relay
- Scheduled exchange maintenance windows
The following validator identifies gaps based on expected tick frequency for different asset classes:
# gap_detection.py
from typing import List, Dict, Tuple, Optional
import statistics
class GapDetector:
"""
Trading gap detection for Bybit tick data.
Uses adaptive threshold based on historical tick frequency.
"""
# Expected maximum intervals (milliseconds) by asset class
MAX_INTERVALS = {
"BTCUSDT": 500, # BTC: high liquidity, expect tick every 500ms max
"ETHUSDT": 800, # ETH: slightly less frequent
"SOLUSDT": 1200, # SOL: moderate liquidity
"ALTCOIN": 3000 # Default for other pairs
}
def __init__(self, symbol: str, historical_stats: Optional[Dict] = None):
self.symbol = symbol
self.max_interval = self.MAX_INTERVALS.get(
symbol,
self.MAX_INTERVALS["ALTCOIN"]
)
self.historical_stats = historical_stats or {}
def calculate_adaptive_threshold(
self,
ticks: List[TickData],
percentile: float = 99.5
) -> float:
"""
Calculate adaptive gap threshold based on actual tick frequency.
Uses 99.5th percentile of intervals to handle outliers.
"""
if len(ticks) < 2:
return self.max_interval
intervals = []
for i in range(1, len(ticks)):
interval = ticks[i].timestamp - ticks[i-1].timestamp
intervals.append(interval)
sorted_intervals = sorted(intervals)
threshold_idx = int(len(sorted_intervals) * (percentile / 100))
adaptive_threshold = sorted_intervals[min(threshold_idx, len(sorted_intervals)-1)]
# Ensure threshold is at least 2x the expected interval
return max(adaptive_threshold * 2, self.max_interval)
def detect_gaps(
self,
ticks: List[TickData],
use_adaptive: bool = True
) -> List[Dict]:
"""
Identify trading gaps in tick sequence.
Returns:
List of gap events with start/end times and duration
"""
if len(ticks) < 2:
return []
threshold = (
self.calculate_adaptive_threshold(ticks)
if use_adaptive
else self.max_interval
)
gaps = []
for i in range(1, len(ticks)):
interval = ticks[i].timestamp - ticks[i-1].timestamp
if interval > threshold:
gap_duration_ms = interval - threshold
gap_event = {
"before_trade_id": ticks[i-1].trade_id,
"after_trade_id": ticks[i].trade_id,
"before_timestamp": ticks[i-1].timestamp,
"after_timestamp": ticks[i].timestamp,
"gap_duration_ms": gap_duration_ms,
"gap_duration_sec": gap_duration_ms / 1000,
"before_price": ticks[i-1].price,
"after_price": ticks[i].price,
"price_jump_pct": abs(
(ticks[i].price - ticks[i-1].price) / ticks[i-1].price * 100
),
"severity": self._classify_gap_severity(gap_duration_ms, interval)
}
gaps.append(gap_event)
return gaps
def _classify_gap_severity(
self,
gap_duration_ms: float,
total_interval: float
) -> str:
"""Classify gap severity for alerting purposes."""
if gap_duration_ms > 60000: # > 1 minute
return "CRITICAL"
elif gap_duration_ms > 10000: # > 10 seconds
return "HIGH"
elif gap_duration_ms > 1000: # > 1 second
return "MEDIUM"
else:
return "LOW"
def generate_gap_report(self, gaps: List[Dict]) -> Dict:
"""Generate comprehensive gap analysis report."""
if not gaps:
return {"status": "CLEAN", "gap_count": 0}
severities = [g["severity"] for g in gaps]
durations = [g["gap_duration_ms"] for g in gaps]
report = {
"status": "ISSUES_DETECTED",
"gap_count": len(gaps),
"critical_gaps": severities.count("CRITICAL"),
"high_gaps": severities.count("HIGH"),
"medium_gaps": severities.count("MEDIUM"),
"low_gaps": severities.count("LOW"),
"total_gap_time_ms": sum(durations),
"max_gap_duration_ms": max(durations),
"avg_gap_duration_ms": statistics.mean(durations),
"median_gap_duration_ms": statistics.median(durations),
"worst_gap": max(gaps, key=lambda x: x["gap_duration_ms"]),
"gaps_by_hour": self._analyze_gaps_by_hour(gaps)
}
return report
def _analyze_gaps_by_hour(self, gaps: List[Dict]) -> Dict:
"""Analyze gap distribution across trading hours."""
hour_counts = defaultdict(int)
for gap in gaps:
dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(gap["before_timestamp"] / 1000)
hour = dt.strftime("%H:00")
hour_counts[hour] += 1
return dict(hour_counts)
Usage example
async def validate_bybit_ticks():
validator = BybitTickValidator(api_key="YOUR_HOLYSHEEP_API_KEY")
async with validator:
# Fetch 1 hour of BTCUSDT data
end_time = int(datetime.now().timestamp() * 1000)
start_time = end_time - 3600000 # 1 hour ago
ticks = await validator.fetch_historical_ticks(
symbol="BTCUSDT",
start_time=start_time,
end_time=end_time
)
# Detect gaps
gap_detector = GapDetector(symbol="BTCUSDT")
gaps = gap_detector.detect_gaps(ticks)
report = gap_detector.generate_gap_report(gaps)
print(f"Gap Analysis Report: {json.dumps(report, indent=2)}")
return report
Run: asyncio.run(validate_bybit_ticks())
Identifying Timestamp Drift and Out-of-Order Records
Timestamp drift is a insidious issue where exchange server clocks gradually desynchronize, causing ticks to arrive with timestamps that don't reflect their true sequence. This commonly occurs during:
- Exchange infrastructure maintenance
- NTP server failures at exchange data centers
- Geographic routing anomalies in multi-region deployments
# timestamp_drift_detector.py
from typing import List, Dict, Tuple
from collections import deque
import numpy as np
class TimestampDriftDetector:
"""
Detect timestamp drift and out-of-order records in tick streams.
Uses sliding window analysis for drift pattern recognition.
"""
def __init__(
self,
max_drift_tolerance_ms: int = 500,
window_size: int = 1000,
drift_threshold_pct: float = 0.05
):
self.max_drift_tolerance_ms = max_drift_tolerance_ms
self.window_size = window_size
self.drift_threshold_pct = drift_threshold_pct
self.tick_buffer: deque = deque(maxlen=window_size)
self.drift_history: List[float] = []
self.ooorder_events: List[Dict] = []
def process_tick(self, tick: TickData) -> Dict:
"""
Process individual tick and detect drift/ordering issues.
Returns diagnostic info for the tick.
"""
diagnostic = {
"trade_id": tick.trade_id,
"timestamp": tick.timestamp,
"is_out_of_order": False,
"drift_detected": False,
"drift_amount_ms": 0
}
# Check for out-of-order arrival
if self.tick_buffer:
last_tick = self.tick_buffer[-1]
if tick.timestamp < last_tick.timestamp:
diagnostic["is_out_of_order"] = True
diagnostic["ooorder_delta_ms"] = last_tick.timestamp - tick.timestamp
self.ooorder_events.append({
"trade_id": tick.trade_id,
"expected_after": last_tick.trade_id,
"timestamp": tick.timestamp,
"delta_ms": last_tick.timestamp - tick.timestamp
})
# Update buffer
self.tick_buffer.append(tick)
# Periodic drift analysis (every window_size ticks)
if len(self.tick_buffer) >= self.window_size:
drift_info = self._analyze_drift()
diagnostic["drift_detected"] = drift_info["is_drifting"]
diagnostic["drift_amount_ms"] = drift_info["drift_ms"]
self.drift_history.append(drift_info["drift_ms"])
return diagnostic
def _analyze_drift(self) -> Dict:
"""
Analyze timestamp drift using linear regression on sequence.
Detects systematic clock offset changes.
"""
timestamps = np.array([t.timestamp for t in self.tick_buffer])
sequence = np.arange(len(timestamps))
# Fit linear regression: timestamp = a * sequence + b
coeffs = np.polyfit(sequence, timestamps, 1)
slope_ms_per_tick = coeffs[0]
# Expected slope (ideal case: uniform distribution)
# For high-frequency data, expect ~1ms per tick
expected_slope = 1.0
# Calculate drift from expected slope
drift_ms = slope_ms_per_tick - expected_slope
# Check for drift significance
timestamps_range = timestamps.max() - timestamps.min()
drift_pct = abs(drift_ms * len(timestamps)) / timestamps_range if timestamps_range > 0 else 0
return {
"is_drifting": abs(drift_pct) > self.drift_threshold_pct,
"drift_ms": drift_ms,
"slope_ms_per_tick": slope_ms_per_tick,
"drift_pct": drift_pct,
"window_start": timestamps[0],
"window_end": timestamps[-1]
}
def validate_batch(self, ticks: List[TickData]) -> Dict:
"""
Validate a batch of ticks for timestamp quality issues.
"""
diagnostics = []
for tick in ticks:
diagnostics.append(self.process_tick(tick))
ooorder_count = sum(1 for d in diagnostics if d.get("is_out_of_order", False))
drift_events = [d for d in diagnostics if d.get("drift_detected", False)]
return {
"total_ticks": len(ticks),
"out_of_order_count": ooorder_count,
"out_of_order_pct": (ooorder_count / len(ticks) * 100) if ticks else 0,
"drift_events": len(drift_events),
"avg_drift_ms": np.mean(self.drift_history) if self.drift_history else 0,
"max_drift_ms": np.max(self.drift_history) if self.drift_history else 0,
"drift_trend": self._analyze_drift_trend(),
"severity": self._assess_severity(ooorder_count, drift_events)
}
def _analyze_drift_trend(self) -> str:
"""Analyze overall drift direction over time."""
if len(self.drift_history) < 2:
return "INSUFFICIENT_DATA"
recent = self.drift_history[-10:] # Last 10 measurements
if all(d > 0 for d in recent):
return "POSITIVE_DRIFT" # Clocks running fast
elif all(d < 0 for d in recent):
return "NEGATIVE_DRIFT" # Clocks running slow
else:
return "VOLATILE"
def _assess_severity(
self,
ooorder_count: int,
drift_events: List[Dict]
) -> str:
"""Assess overall data quality severity."""
if ooorder_count > len(self.tick_buffer) * 0.1: # >10% out of order
return "CRITICAL"
elif len(drift_events) > 5:
return "HIGH"
elif ooorder_count > 0 or len(drift_events) > 0:
return "MEDIUM"
else:
return "CLEAN"Duplicate Record Detection
Duplicate records in tick data arise from:
- API retry logic introducing duplicate responses
- WebSocket reconnection causing message replay
- Idempotency key failures in exchange infrastructure
Our duplicate detector uses multiple strategies including trade ID tracking and content hashing:
# duplicate_detector.py
from typing import List, Dict, Set, Tuple
import hashlib
import xxhash
class DuplicateTickDetector:
"""
Multi-strategy duplicate detection for tick data.
Uses trade ID tracking, content hashing, and fuzzy matching.
"""
def __init__(self, symbol: str):
self.symbol = symbol
self.seen_trade_ids: Set[int] = set()
self.seen_hashes: Set[str] = set()
self.duplicates: List[Dict] = []
self.duplicate_stats = {
"by_trade_id": 0,
"by_hash": 0,
"by_exact_match": 0
}
def detect_duplicates(
self,
ticks: List[TickData],
check_window: int = 100
) -> Dict:
"""
Comprehensive duplicate detection across multiple dimensions.
Args:
ticks: List of tick data to check
check_window: Lookback window for fuzzy matching
"""
results = []
seen_in_batch: Set[int] = set()
seen_hashes_batch: Set[str] = set()
for i, tick in enumerate(ticks):
duplicate_info = {
"trade_id": tick.trade_id,
"timestamp": tick.timestamp,
"is_duplicate": False,
"duplicate_type": None,
"original_trade_id": None
}
# Strategy 1: Exact trade ID match (global)
if tick.trade_id in self.seen_trade_ids:
duplicate_info["is_duplicate"] = True
duplicate_info["duplicate_type"] = "trade_id_global"
self.duplicate_stats["by_trade_id"] += 1
# Strategy 2: Exact trade ID within batch
elif tick.trade_id in seen_in_batch:
duplicate_info["is_duplicate"] = True
duplicate_info["duplicate_type"] = "trade_id_batch"
self.duplicate_stats["by_trade_id"] += 1
# Strategy 3: Content hash matching
tick_hash = self._compute_tick_hash(tick)
if tick_hash in self.seen_hashes or tick_hash in seen_hashes_batch:
duplicate_info["is_duplicate"] = True
duplicate_info["duplicate_type"] = "content_hash"
self.duplicate_stats["by_hash"] += 1
# Strategy 4: Fuzzy matching (same price/qty within time window)
fuzzy_match = self._find_fuzzy_duplicate(tick, ticks, i, check_window)
if fuzzy_match:
duplicate_info["is_duplicate"] = True
duplicate_info["duplicate_type"] = "fuzzy_match"
duplicate_info["original_trade_id"] = fuzzy_match["original_id"]
self.duplicate_stats["by_exact_match"] += 1
# Record if duplicate
if duplicate_info["is_duplicate"]:
self.duplicates.append(duplicate_info)
else:
# Add to seen sets
self.seen_trade_ids.add(tick.trade_id)
self.seen_hashes.add(tick_hash)
seen_in_batch.add(tick.trade_id)
seen_hashes_batch.add(tick_hash)
results.append(duplicate_info)
return self._generate_duplicate_report(results)
def _compute_tick_hash(self, tick: TickData) -> str:
"""Compute fast content hash using xxHash for tick deduplication."""
content = f"{tick.trade_id}|{tick.price}|{tick.quantity}|{tick.timestamp}|{tick.side}"
return xxhash.xxh64(content.encode()).hexdigest()
def _find_fuzzy_duplicate(
self,
tick: TickData,
all_ticks: List[TickData],
current_idx: int,
window: int
) -> Optional[Dict]:
"""
Find fuzzy duplicates within time window.
Matches ticks with identical price/quantity within 100ms.
"""
start_idx = max(0, current_idx - window)
for i in range(start_idx, current_idx):
candidate = all_ticks[i]
# Check if within time window (100ms)
if abs(tick.timestamp - candidate.timestamp) <= 100:
# Check price/quantity match
if (tick.price == candidate.price and
tick.quantity == candidate.quantity and
tick.side == candidate.side):
return {
"original_id": candidate.trade_id,
"original_timestamp": candidate.timestamp,
"duplicate_id": tick.trade_id,
"duplicate_timestamp": tick.timestamp,
"time_delta_ms": abs(tick.timestamp - candidate.timestamp)
}
return None
def _generate_duplicate_report(self, results: List[Dict]) -> Dict:
"""Generate comprehensive duplicate analysis report."""
total = len(results)
duplicate_count = sum(1 for r in results if r["is_duplicate"])
by_type = {}
for r in results:
if r["is_duplicate"]:
dup_type = r["duplicate_type"]
by_type[dup_type] = by_type.get(dup_type, 0) + 1
return {
"status": "CLEAN" if duplicate_count == 0 else "DUPLICATES_FOUND",
"total_ticks": total,
"duplicate_count": duplicate_count,
"duplicate_rate_pct": (duplicate_count / total * 100) if total > 0 else 0,
"breakdown_by_type": by_type,
"total_duplicates_ever": len(self.duplicates),
"severity": self._assess_duplicate_severity(duplicate_count, total),
"recommendation": self._get_recommendation(duplicate_count, total)
}
def _assess_duplicate_severity(self, dup_count: int, total: int) -> str:
"""Assess severity of duplicate issue."""
if total == 0:
return "UNKNOWN"
dup_rate = dup_count / total
if dup_rate > 0.05: # >5%
return "CRITICAL"
elif dup_rate > 0.01: # >1%
return "HIGH"
elif dup_rate > 0: # >0%
return "LOW"
else:
return "CLEAN"
def _get_recommendation(self, dup_count: int, total: int) -> str:
"""Get actionable recommendation based on duplicate analysis."""
if dup_count == 0:
return "No action required - data is clean."
dup_rate = (dup_count / total * 100) if total > 0 else 0
if dup_rate > 5:
return (
"CRITICAL: High duplicate rate detected. "
"Investigate API retry logic and WebSocket reconnection handling. "
"Consider implementing deduplication at the ingestion layer."
)
elif dup_rate > 1:
return (
"HIGH: Moderate duplicate rate. Review exchange API documentation "
"for idempotency requirements. Enable HolySheep relay's built-in "
"deduplication feature."
)
else:
return (
"LOW: Minor duplicates detected. These are typically artifacts of "
"normal exchange operations. Monitor for trends."
)Cross-Source Reconciliation
True data quality validation requires comparing tick data across multiple sources. HolySheep's relay aggregates data from Bybit, Binance, OKX, and Deribit, enabling cross-exchange reconciliation:
# cross_source_reconciler.py
from typing import List, Dict, Tuple, Optional
from dataclasses import dataclass
import statistics
@dataclass
class ReconciliationResult:
"""Result of cross-source reconciliation comparison."""
timestamp: int
symbol: str
bybit_price: float
reference_price: float
price_diff_pct: float
bybit_volume: float
reference_volume: float
volume_diff_pct: float
is_consistent: bool
discrepancy_type: Optional[str] = None
class CrossSourceReconciler:
"""
Reconcile Bybit tick data against reference sources.
HolySheep relay provides aggregated data from multiple exchanges.
"""
def __init__(
self,
tolerance_price_pct: float = 0.01, # 0.01% price tolerance
tolerance_volume_pct: float = 0.1 # 0.1% volume tolerance
):
self.tolerance_price_pct = tolerance_price_pct
self.tolerance_volume_pct = tolerance_volume_pct
self.discrepancies: List[ReconciliationResult] = []
async def reconcile_ticks(
self,
bybit_ticks: List[TickData],
api_key: str,
tolerance_ms: int = 500
) -> Dict:
"""
Reconcile Bybit ticks against HolySheep aggregated reference.
Args:
bybit_ticks: Ticks from Bybit source
api_key: HolySheep API key for reference data access
tolerance_ms: Time window for matching ticks across sources
"""
reconciler = BybitTickValidator(api_key)
# Fetch reference data for same time range
if not bybit_ticks:
return {"status": "NO_DATA", "message": "No Bybit ticks provided"}
start_time = bybit_ticks[0].timestamp
end_time = bybit_ticks[-1].timestamp
symbol = bybit_ticks[0].symbol
async with reconciler:
# Fetch from multiple reference sources
ref_ticks = await self._fetch_reference_ticks(
reconciler, symbol, start_time, end_time
)
# Perform reconciliation
results = self._match_and_compare(
bybit_ticks, ref_ticks, tolerance_ms
)
# Classify discrepancies
self._classify_discrepancies(results)
return self._generate_reconciliation_report(results)
async def _fetch_reference_ticks(
self,
reconciler: BybitTickValidator,
symbol: str,
start_time: int,
end_time: int
) -> Dict[str, List[TickData]]:
"""
Fetch tick data from multiple reference sources via HolySheep.
HolySheep relay endpoints:
- /crypto/bybit/ticks
- /crypto/binance/ticks
- /crypto/okx/ticks
- /crypto/deribit/ticks
"""
sources = {}
for exchange in ["binance", "okx"]:
try:
ticks = await reconciler.fetch_historical_ticks(
symbol=symbol,
start_time=start_time,
end_time=end_time
)
sources[exchange] = ticks
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to fetch {exchange} ticks: {e}")
sources[exchange] = []
return sources
def _match_and_compare(
self,
bybit_ticks: List[TickData],
ref_ticks: Dict[str, List[TickData]],
tolerance_ms: int
) -> List[ReconciliationResult]:
"""Match ticks by timestamp and compare prices/volumes."""
results = []
for bybit_tick in bybit_ticks:
# Find matching tick in reference sources
best_match = self._find_best_match(bybit_tick, ref_ticks, tolerance_ms)
if best_match:
price_diff_pct = abs(
(bybit_tick.price - best_match.price) / best_match.price * 100
)
volume_diff_pct = abs(
(bybit_tick.quantity - best_match.quantity) /
best_match.quantity * 100
) if best_match.quantity > 0 else 0
result = ReconciliationResult(
timestamp=bybit_tick.timestamp,
symbol=bybit_tick.symbol,
bybit_price=bybit_tick.price,
reference_price=best_match.price,
price_diff_pct=price_diff_pct,
bybit_volume=bybit_tick.quantity,
reference_volume=best_match.quantity,
volume_diff_pct=volume_diff_pct,
is_consistent=(
price_diff_pct <= self.tolerance_price_pct and
volume_diff_pct <= self.tolerance_volume_pct
)
)
results.append(result)
return results
def _find_best_match(
self,
target_tick: TickData,
ref_ticks: Dict[str, List[TickData]],
tolerance_ms: int
) -> Optional[TickData]:
"""Find best matching tick across reference sources."""
best_match = None
min_time_diff = float('inf')
for source_ticks in ref_ticks.values():
for ref_tick in source_ticks:
time_diff = abs(target_tick.timestamp - ref_tick.timestamp)
if time_diff <= tolerance_ms and time_diff < min_time_diff:
min_time_diff = time_diff
best_match = ref_tick
return best_match
def _classify_discrepancies(self, results: List[ReconciliationResult]):
"""Classify identified discrepancies."""
for result in results:
if not result.is_consistent:
if result.price_diff_pct > self.tolerance_price_pct:
result.discrepancy_type = "PRICE_MISMATCH"
elif result.volume_diff_pct > self.tolerance_volume_pct:
result.discrepancy_type = "VOLUME_MISMATCH"
else:
result.discrepancy_type = "MINOR_VARIANCE"
self.discrepancies.append(result)
def _generate_reconciliation_report(
self,
results: List[ReconciliationResult]
) -> Dict:
"""Generate comprehensive reconciliation report."""
if not results:
return {"status": "NO_MATCHES", "message": "No matching ticks found"}
consistent_count = sum(1 for r in results if r.is_consistent)
price_mismatches = [
r for r in results if r.discrepancy_type == "PRICE_MISMATCH"
]
volume_mismatches = [
r for r in results if r.discrepancy_type == "VOLUME_MISMATCH"
]
price_diffs = [r.price_diff_pct for r in results if r.price_diff_pct > 0]
return {
"status": "COMPLETE",
"total_ticks_analyzed": len(results),
"consistent_ticks": consistent_count,
"consistency_rate_pct": (consistent_count / len(results) * 100),
"