getLongShortRatio
Query the net long and short position ratios as percentages of all position holders,\nused as a market sentiment indicator for derivatives markets.\n\nUse this endpoint when you need to:\n- Measure market sentiment by comparing long vs short position holder ratios\n- Track changes in long/short r...
This record as markdown: /tools/bybit-exchange-trading-mcp/getlongshortratio.md
What getLongShortRatio does on Bybit MCP Server
AI agents call getLongShortRatio to retrieve information from Bybit MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why getLongShortRatio is rated Low
This tool purely retrieves and queries existing market sentiment data from the Bybit exchange. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, does not execute code or trigger external operations, and does not involve financial transactions. It is a straightforward read operation used for market analysis.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description clearly indicate data retrieval: "Query the net long and short position ratios", "Measure market sentiment by comparing", "Track changes", "Analyze historical sentiment data".
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs getLongShortRatio safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Bybit MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getLongShortRatio, this is the rule to start with:
getLongShortRatio is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Bybit MCP Server, apply this rule, and every getLongShortRatio call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getLongShortRatio
Query the net long and short position ratios as percentages of all position holders,\nused as a market sentiment indicator for derivatives markets.\n\nUse this endpoint when you need to:\n- Measure market sentiment by comparing long vs short position holder ratios\n- Track changes in long/short ratio over time as a contrarian or trend-following signal\n- Analyze historical sentiment data at intervals from 5min to 1d\n\nSupported Products: USDT contract, Inverse contract\n\nCalculation:\n-. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Bybit MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Bybit MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getLongShortRatio: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Bybit MCP Server. Nothing to install.
getLongShortRatio is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getLongShortRatio rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getLongShortRatio. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
getLongShortRatio is provided by the Bybit MCP Server MCP server (bybit-exchange/trading-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on Bybit MCP Server, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue