๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
Funding rates exist to keep futures prices aligned with the spot market.
They are a positioning signal, not a trade signal.
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก:
โ Long positions are crowded
โ Traders are paying a premium to stay long
โ Risk increases if momentum stalls
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐:
โ Short positions dominate
โ Fear or aggressive hedging is present
โ Short squeezes become possible
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ญ:
โ Track extremes, not normal levels
โ Combine with price and volume
โ Avoid chasing crowded sides
๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ:
Crowded trades carry hidden risk, even when price looks strong.
