Cycle context
Negative funding is strongest in bull-market pullbacks; very positive funding gets riskier late-cycle.
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Funding Rate
Shows which side is paying to stay positioned and how crowded consensus has become.
Outcome
Separate useful fear from crowded long consensus.
Best timeframes
1h and 4h for crowding; 1d to understand whether the regime is persistent.
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False positive
Price rising while funding turns negative can look bullish but may not be a real reset.
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