📊 Premium Index: The Signal Before Funding

Premium index shows how far the futures price is trading away from spot or index price.

If futures trade above spot, the market is paying a premium for longs. Buyers are pressing harder, leverage is active, and the crowd is willing to pay higher.

If futures move below spot, pressure shifts to shorts. The market is selling at a discount, fear is higher, and aggressive sellers can push the move too far.

📍 How it differs from funding

Funding is a periodic payment between longs and shorts.

Premium index works inside the move and often shows the imbalance earlier. Funding may update later, while premium already shows who is pushing price right now: buyers or sellers.

⚙️ How we use it

At Crypto Resources, premium index is read together with OI, funding, liquidations, and Market Median.

High premium after a pump is a reason to be careful with late longs and wait for short confirmation.

Deep discount after a dump is a reason to watch whether sellers are running out of fuel.

Premium index alone does not give a trade. It shows imbalance. The trade appears only when that imbalance matches structure, liquidations, open interest, and price reaction.

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