I took a quick look at the order book for $SOXL , and with the price at 231 paired with an 11-point daily gain, the numbers look pretty wild. But a few figures below are making me a bit uneasy. First off, the funding rate shot up to 0.00068960, which annualized, is a deep-water bomb. In my experience, when the funding rate gets to this level, the bulls are paying the bears protection fees every 8 hours. The faster that cash burns, the more the leverage in the market gets twisted. Looking at OI, the figure of 46510.07 combined with this price increase isn't outrageous, indicating that new money hasn't poured in massively yet; we're still in the inventory game phase. However, when that 11% spike happened, the trading volume hit 132 million, suggesting the turnover has gone crazy.
I've been monitoring the relationship between the funding rate and the price for a while now. Right now, the funding rate is positive, and the ironclad rule is that the bulls pay the bears, so don't get that twisted. With $SOXL rallying, the funding rate surged first, signaling that the bull crowd has been flashing a red light for over half a year. The last similar setup was at the end of last year with the ETF hype, where the funding rate stayed elevated for two weeks, and then we saw a rapid dive of 15% with all the bulls getting wrecked. What's different this time? I checked, and there are too few comparable assets in the same sector, so this move for $SOXL feels more like an isolated situation, not driven by sector rotation. The absence of correlated assets rising indicates funds are targeting it directly, and this kind of lone wolf advance is most at risk of a correction.
My view is pretty straightforward: the market is screaming that the trend has reversed. I don't disagree, but I'm staying cautious. The price at 231 can reach around 250, which is a previous high-volume trading zone, and many people are stuck at that level, so there will be a lot of selling to break even. I've set my trigger condition: if $SOXL drops below 215 with a significant drop in OI, I’m out without hesitation, indicating the main bull has fled. But if it pulls back on low volume and holds above 220, I might consider taking half a position, aiming for 250. I'm cautious with my position size because the funding rate is too high; overnight holds are risky, and I don’t want to fight against my cost. Interestingly, no one is talking about risk right now; everyone is showcasing profits. I’ve been through this atmosphere countless times, and the more it is like this, the less I’m inclined to go in fully.
To put it bluntly, I can get harvested in this kind of market too. Last time with SOXS, I held onto that funding rate for three days and ended up cutting losses at the bottom, and the pain from that is still fresh in my memory.
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