Analyze
Use the Basis AI agent for evidence-based crypto analysis
Learn how the Basis agent reads live market data, uses tools, creates sub-agents, works with screenshots and produces auditable analysis.
The agent operates the terminal instead of guessing beside it
A general chatbot only sees what you paste. The Basis agent can request candles, compute indicators with the same engine as the chart, inspect derivatives and order flow, run screens and backtests, read calendar and news context, add drawings, create alerts and plan a position. Tool calls and artifacts remain visible so you can audit the path to the answer.
- Read-only tools gather market evidence.
- Compute tools derive indicators, formulas, statistics and risk.
- Action tools change the chart only when the request requires it.
- Specialist sub-agents can divide a complex investigation and compare conclusions.
- Conversation history preserves the question, model, chart context and visible answer—not API keys.
Ask for a workflow, not a verdict
- 01
Name the horizon
Say whether this is a 1–5 minute scalp, an intraday trade or a swing thesis.
- 02
Define the universe
Specify BTC, one symbol, a watchlist or a top-volume market scan.
- 03
Require contrary evidence
Ask what would invalidate the thesis and which inputs disagree.
- 04
Request artifacts
Ask the agent to draw levels, create a screen, save a table or place a risk plan on the chart.
- 05
Demand freshness
For live decisions, ask it to report timestamps, venue coverage and missing data.
Practical tip
Good prompt: “Scan liquid perpetuals for 5–30 minute continuation setups, rank both long and short candidates, challenge the top result with derivatives and order flow, then draw entry, invalidation and two targets as a 0.5% risk scenario.”
Chart screenshots are visual context, not numerical evidence
A vision-capable model can request a screenshot of the current chart. Basis captures chart canvases and drawings while excluding account panels and API keys. The image is sent directly to the selected provider for one model pass and is not kept in conversation history.
Important
Pixels are useful for shape and layout. Exact prices, candle counts and indicator values must still be verified with data tools.
Read the tool trail before trusting the conclusion
- Check that the requested symbol, venue and timeframe match the question.
- Open caveats for stale, partial or venue-limited data.
- Treat disagreement between specialists as information, not an error to average away.
- Reject conclusions that contain exact values without a supporting tool result.
- Start a new session when the context window becomes crowded or the objective changes.