Bitcoin’s perpetual futures funding rate represents the cost traders incur to maintain long or short positions in the perpetual swaps market, with fees shifting between buyers and sellers based on market conditions. Positive funding rates suggest that long positions dominate, reflecting bullish sentiment, while negative rates indicate bearish sentiment as short positions dominate. Changes in […]
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Perpetual futures are a type of derivatives contract unique to the crypto market. Unlike traditional futures, which have a set expiration date, perpetual futures never expire, allowing traders to hold their positions indefinitely. To make this type of contract financially viable, the market employs a mechanism called the funding rate. Funding rates are periodic payments […]
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