Intento Flows unlock advanced trading strategies across chains
The new difference mode combined with TWAP availability in Intento Flows turns on-chain pricing data into a powerful execution primitive — available to anyone building or trading across the interchain.
Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) data has long been used to reduce noise, measure fair value, and detect manipulation in markets.
Now, that data can directly power autonomous execution.
What changed
With the latest update, Intento Flows can query TWAP records from Osmosis trustlessly through Interchain Queries (ICQ) — and use them as live conditions in flow execution.
This means a flow can:
- Detect price trends using difference_mode, comparing the latest TWAP delta.
- Execute trades only when TWAP values cross thresholds.
- Compare spot vs TWAP to identify arbitrage.
- Enforce guardrails on autocompounding or streaming swaps.
For the first time, decentralized automation can act on smoothed, reliable pricing data, not just volatile spot prices.
Why this matters
| For | It means |
|---|---|
| Investors | Safer automated execution that ignores short-term volatility and price manipulation. |
| DeFi users | Smarter strategies built directly into the protocols they already use — without needing custom bots. |
| Developers | A standard hook (TwapRecord) for integrating arithmetic or geometric TWAP into any flow, across chains. |
| Traders | Tools to run TWAP-based DCA, trend detection, and arbitrage logic directly on-chain — no scripts or off-chain servers. |
How it works
Intento Flows query Osmosis’ on-chain TwapRecord using ICQ:
{
"query_type": "store/twap/key",
"query_key": "<generated_twap_key>"
}
Every record contains:
- Arithmetic TWAP accumulators – used to compute average prices over time.
- Geometric TWAP accumulator – used to measure proportional growth or volatility.
- Spot prices – for current state comparisons.
Flows can run in:
- difference_mode: compare current and last values → perfect for averages and trends.
- current value mode: use the latest snapshot → ideal for spot checks.
Example strategies
🟡 TWAP-based DCA
Spread entries over time, buy only when the average price across the last interval is below your target.
"operator": "SMALLER_THAN",
"operand": "483840", // 1-week TWAP target difference at $0.8
"difference_mode": true
🔵 Trend Detection
Track positive or negative momentum using TWAP deltas.
"operator": "GREATER_EQUAL",
"operand": "0",
"difference_mode": true
🟠 Spot vs TWAP Arbitrage
Identify dislocations between spot and fair value.
"response_key": "P0LastSpotPrice",
"operand": "osmosistwapv1beta1.TwapRecord.GeometricTwapAccumulator",
"operator": "SMALLER_THAN"
🟢 Safe Compounding
Only reinvest rewards when TWAP drift is within tolerance.
"operator": "LESS_EQUAL",
"operand": "0.50",
"difference_mode": true
For developers
- Integrate
ICQConfiginComparisonorFeedbackLoop. - Use
difference_mode = truefor accumulators. - Use
math.Decfor operands — e.g."0.00123". - Operators follow enum syntax (
SMALLER_THAN,LARGER_THAN,GREATER_EQUAL, etc.). - The Intento Portal can generate correct TWAP query keys for your chain.
The big shift
TWAP data used to be just a reference.
Now it’s a trigger.
Flows can execute, pause, or adjust dynamically — not off-chain, not through bots, but directly on the network.
That changes what “autonomous DeFi” actually means.
TWAP is no longer just an analytics metric.
It’s a hook for real, interchain execution.
These new dynamic flows are being tested on Intento Portal, and will go live soon. If you’re a developer or interested in the mechanics of using ICQs in flows, head over to the docs to learn more
The future
From DCA vaults to streaming swaps and self-optimizing yield flows — TWAP hooks make every automation smarter, safer, and more composable.
One layer deeper. One step closer to fully self-custodial DeFi
