Funding Fees Are Killing Your Profitable Trades 😱
(Most traders realize this too late)
You can be right on direction, timing, and analysis…
and still lose money.
Why? Funding fees.
Many traders focus only on price movement and ignore funding. In highly volatile or crowded trades, funding fees quietly drain your account — especially if you’re:
Using high leverage
Holding positions too long
Trading coins with extreme long/short imbalance
Even a “profitable” trade can turn negative when:
Funding stays against you for hours or days
Fees compound faster than price moves
Small accounts can’t absorb the cost
This is why many small traders get confused:
“Price went my way… so why is my balance down?”
Smart traders always:
Check funding rates before entering
Avoid overcrowded long/short setups
Trade shorter timeframes when funding is high
Factor funding into their risk management, not after
Funding fees don’t feel dangerous — until they are.
By the time most traders notice, the damage is already done.
Trade the market — not against hidden costs.
