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Funding Rate
Shows which side is paying to stay positioned and how crowded consensus has become.
IntermediateFreeCore
Outcome
Separate useful fear from crowded long consensus.
What this indicator measures
Negative funding in a bull market can be powerful when price is falling. Very positive funding above 0.0100% warns that long consensus may be fragile.
Cycle context
Negative funding is strongest in bull-market pullbacks; very positive funding gets riskier late-cycle.
False positive
Price rising while funding turns negative can look bullish but may not be a real reset.
Best timeframes
1h and 4h for crowding; 1d to understand whether the regime is persistent.
Confirm with
Open InterestPrice structureLiquidationsCycle context
How to monitor
Use the tools below to track funding rate without constant chart watching. Set alerts for key thresholds, then let the system notify you when the reading becomes relevant.
SuperchartAlertsBrowser Extension
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