# Octodamus Derivatives Guide

> Octodamus Derivatives Guide is a paid API for AI agents from api.octodamus.com, paid per call via x402, $3/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a paid crypto derivatives trading signal with BUY/SELL/HOLD action, market sentiment, BTC trend direction, fear/greed score, and reasoning — delivered via x402 micropayment on Base.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.octodamus.com/v2/guide/derivatives
- Price: $3/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/octodamus-derivatives-guide-c3db7c59
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_zIRDJtDc0-lFu7hagTn5J

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability octodamus-derivatives-guide-c3db7c59
```

Example prompt: Check Octodamus Derivatives Guide and tell me whether I should buy, sell, or hold crypto derivatives right now — include the BTC trend direction, the fear/greed score, and the reasoning behind the signal.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs a holistic, paid-quality crypto derivatives trading signal that combines fear/greed sentiment, BTC directional trend, Polymarket probability edge, and explicit BUY/SELL/HOLD guidance in a single call. Prefer this over generic sentiment endpoints when the user is specifically trading derivatives (futures, options, perps) and wants actionable direction with a confidence score and structured reasoning.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header returns 402 Payment Required
- Insufficient USDC balance on Base mainnet causes payment failure
- Expired or replayed EIP-3009 signature rejected
- Network congestion on Base mainnet delays payment verification
- Server-side data unavailability may return 503 or empty signal

## How this service works

Octodamus Derivatives Guide -- pay-per-call x402 endpoint on Base. Preview: https://api.octodamus.com/v2/guide/derivatives/preview

## Output

Returns a structured JSON object containing: an action enum (BUY/SELL/HOLD), a signal enum (BULLISH/BEARISH/NEUTRAL), a BTC trend enum (UP/DOWN/SIDEWAYS), a confidence score between 0 and 1, a fear/greed score between 0 and 100, a reasoning string explaining the signal, and a Polymarket edge object with additional market probability data.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "method": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "GET"
    },
    "headers": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "PAYMENT-SIGNATURE"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "PAYMENT-SIGNATURE": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "x402 EIP-3009 USDC payment signature (Base mainnet)"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "action": {
     "enum": [
      "BUY",
      "SELL",
      "HOLD"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "signal": {
     "enum": [
      "BULLISH",
      "BEARISH",
      "NEUTRAL"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "btc_trend": {
     "enum": [
      "UP",
      "DOWN",
      "SIDEWAYS"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "reasoning": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "confidence": {
     "type": "number",
     "maximum": 1,
     "minimum": 0
    },
    "fear_greed": {
     "type": "number",
     "maximum": 100,
     "minimum": 0
    },
    "polymarket_edge": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "action": "BUY",
  "signal": "BULLISH",
  "btc_trend": "UP",
  "reasoning": "Oracle 9/11 consensus bullish. Fear & Greed neutral-greed zone.",
  "confidence": 0.78,
  "fear_greed": 62,
  "polymarket_edge": {
   "ev": 0.14,
   "market": "BTC above 90k"
  }
 }
}
```

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