Crypto
Funding Rates Explained for Research
Funding rates show who is paying whom to hold perpetual futures. Extremes often coincide with crowded positioning — useful context for research.
Positive vs negative funding
Positive funding means longs pay shorts — often a crowded long. Negative funding means shorts pay longs. MotiveFX flags extremes relative to recent history for majors and liquid alts.
Pair with spot and flow
Funding alone can mislead. Combine with spot trend, exchange netflow, and Motive Signal narrative tags before drawing conclusions.
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