Funding rates soared as traders bet big on Bitcoin’s future gains before correction

Funding rates are an often overlooked yet vital aspect of the crypto market. These rates are essential in perpetual futures contracts — financial instruments that allow traders to bet on Bitcoin’s price without an expiration date.

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Stabilizing Ethereum Funding Rates Suggests Recovery Might Be In The Works

Ethereum funding rates had taken a beating after the Merge was completed. This event was the single most anticipated upgrade in the history of the network, and it had affected both price and funding rates in adverse ways.

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Bitcoin Marks 9th Consecutive Month Of Sluggish Funding Rates

Bitcoin funding rates for the past two months have entered one of their worst streaks yet. During this time, there have been no positive funding rates, and the best that the market has seen has been funding rates at a neutral level.

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Bitcoin Funding Rates Remain Negative But Open Interest Tells Another Story

Bitcoin funding rates have been dropping over the last couple of weeks. Even as the price of the digital asset had plummeted, causing some to call it being on ‘discount’, these funding rates have refused to move out of the negative territory.

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Bitcoin Long Squeeze Incoming? Funding Rates Surge Up

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin funding rates have observed a rise again, suggesting that another long squeeze may be in store for the crypto. Bitcoin Funding Rates Show Relatively High Positive Value As explained by an analyst in a CryptoQaunt post, the current positive funding rates may mean the price could observe a decline soon.

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Bitcoin Looks Bullish As Funding Rates Turn Positive

Data shows funding rates for Bitcoin have turned positive, a signal that might indicate market sentiment is bullish among traders. Bitcoin Funding Rates Turn Positive, While Derivative And Spot Reserves Move Down As pointed out by a CryptoQuant post, the funding rates seem to be slightly positive for the BTC market right now.

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Crypto traders say negative funding rates are buy signals, but are they?

Celebrity traders on Twitter frequently cite negative funding rates as a Bitcoin buy signal, but does data support this point of view?

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Bitcoin Price Smashes ATH to Hit Nearly $45,000; Funding Rates, Traffic, & Premium Goes Through the Roof

Funding rates went to 0. 5% briefly as BTC price exploded and liquidated over $588 million dollar worth shorts. This of course, resulted in Binance becoming unusable while Coinbase trades at a $450 premium.

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Crypto Trading Strategy: How to Use Funding Rates to Buy the Dip

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Descends to $31K as Ether Funding Rates Drop

Very low spot volume Thursday isn’t helping bitcoin's price.

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Bullish Dumping: Bitcoin Sheds Thousands Off Price as Funding Rates Reset

Bitcoin has seen some intense selling pressure throughout the past 12 hours that has caused it to shed thousands off its price This move came about following a failed attempt by bulls to send it up to highs of $38,000 yesterday The rejection here confirms that BTC is still firmly range-bound, with whales selling in […]

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Funding Rates for Ethereum Longs Soar as Price Skyrockets

Buy Now, Pay Later According to popular Deribit researcher Hasu, the Ethereum market is currently highly leveraged. With the majority of traders positioning long, there is a notable rise in the funding rate.

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Bitcoin Funding Rates Soar as Consolidation Persists; Long-Squeeze Imminent?

Bitcoin has seen some wild chop as of late, with the crypto’s price ranging between the lower and upper-$30,000 region It has found some strong support within the lower part of this range, with sellers attempting on multiple occasions to break it to no avail.

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Cointelegraph Consulting: Institutions keep the Bitcoin bull market on track

Volatility and funding rates surge, but large BTC holders continue to accumulate.

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Bitcoin Sets New All-Time High on Heels of OTC Buying Frenzy

Bitcoin and the aggregated cryptocurrency market are caught within another leg higher, with bulls staying in full control of the market This uptrend comes shortly after an intense selloff seen yesterday evening, which came as a result of incredibly high funding rates on margin trading platforms The move lower reset these funding rates and cleared out “late longs” – which laid the groundwork for a move higher One analyst explained in a recent tweet that […]

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Bitcoin Recovers from Overnight Plunge, But It’s in a “Dangerous” Position

Bitcoin saw some wild overnight volatility that came about after a flurry of selling activity liquidated long positions and sent its price reeling lower This selloff was quite intense and caused the aggregated market to face some immense selling pressure that is showing no signs of letting up One analyst explained that where the market trends next will undoubtedly depend largely on the derivatives market He notes that funding rates are still quite high and […]

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Ethereum Funding Rates Flip Neutral as Rally Kicks Off; Next Stop $710?

Ethereum has been flashing some immense signs of strength throughout the past few days, with it starting to gain ground against Bitcoin Much of this strength came about following the cryptocurrency’s push past $500 earlier this week In the time since, it has been growing strong and is now positioned to make a move higher One analyst is noting that it is currently nearing the last key resistance level before it reaches significantly higher price […]

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These 3 Factors Suggest Bitcoin is Ready to Explode Higher in Coming Days

Bitcoin has firmly broken above $16,000, with the cryptocurrency flashing signs of immense strength as buyers move to shatter this incredibly strong resistance level Analysts believe that this ongoing rally may just be getting started, as there are a multitude of different factors currently working in bulls’ favor One trader explained in a recent tweet that funding rates and premiums have both been diving, signaling that margin traders are flipping short This trend, coupled with […]

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Bitcoin Funding Rates Hold Negative, Increasing Chances of Short Squeeze

Bitcoin has begun to consolidate above $13,000. Despite this bullish trend, most Bitcoin funding rates on leading futures exchanges currently are negative. The current Bitcoin futures funding rates are bearish on Binance, BitMEX, and OKEx.

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Bitcoin’s Price is Failing to Convince the Margin Markets That It is Bullish

Bitcoin has been caught within a firm uptrend that has allowed it to shatter its correlation with the stock market as it continues marching higher Despite the overt bullishness of this move, funding rates have been on the brink of being negative on many major trading platforms This shows that demand for short positions remains high, and that traders are widely trying to time its top Furthermore, this trend is observed while looking towards Bitcoin’s […]

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Are Derivatives Overheated? Bitcoin Funding Rates Begin Inching Up

Bitcoin has undergone a strong rally higher over the past week, reaching highs of $13,250. Looking at derivatives trends, one analyst recently postulated that Bitcoin’s price action may be overheated.

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Bitcoin Could See a Massive Squeeze as Funding Rates Flip “Extremely Negative”

Bitcoin’s price action has been lackluster as of late, providing investors with few insights into the cryptocurrency’s near-term outlook as it consolidates Although from a technical perspective, it remains unclear as to where it might trend in the near-term, there are a few factors that may provide investors with some guidance One such factor that could have some influence over the digital asset is its funding rates, which have flipped negative throughout the past few […]

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Analyst: Bitcoin Stability Could Help Launch Altcoins Higher in Q4

Bitcoin’s price action has been creating significant fear amongst investors, with analysts and traders widely expecting it to see downside once its ongoing consolidation phase ends. This fear is clearly seen while looking towards BTC’s funding rates, which are extremely negative at the moment as demand for short positions rockets higher. Much of this sentiment […]

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Negative Funding Could Act as a Launchpad for a Massive Bitcoin Rally

Bitcoin’s recent consolidation phase has come about concurrently with traders stacking up on short positions This indicates that they expect the turbulence within the traditional markets to continue suppressing BTC’s price action, potentially leading it lower in the weeks ahead That being said, this has caused negative funding rates to surge as of late, making it costly to be short Historically, funding rates – when slanted towards one direction for extended periods – work as […]

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Bitcoin’s Momentum Stalls, But Negative Funding Gives a Boost to Bulls

Bitcoin’s upwards momentum has stalled following the promising push higher seen yesterday This allowed the cryptocurrency’s price to surge up towards $10,800, which is where it met some serious resistance that slowed its uptrend Despite rejecting at this level, the subsequent downtrend has not been that intense, indicating that bulls may still have some underlying strength One analyst is noting that although BTC is beginning to look bearish, the fact that funding rates are still […]

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Futures traders are short Bitcoin — 3 reasons it won't stop the rally

Bitcoin futures market funding rates show traders are heavily shorting BTC, causing a short squeeze.

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Here’s Why Bitcoin May Soon See a Sharp “Downside Flush” Despite Stability

Bitcoin has found some strong stability within the lower-$12,000 region following yesterday’s upswing Analysts are widely confident that it is currently caught within the early stages of its next bull run, which may ultimately lead it up towards its all-time highs Despite getting closer to these highs each week, there may still be some turbulence ahead for the cryptocurrency One analyst is noting that high funding rates for BTC on margin trading platform spell trouble […]

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Data analyst: Bitcoin funding rates could spell trouble for near-term outlook

It has been a turbulent week for Bitcoin.

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As Bitcoin Pushes $11,500 Top, Funding Rates Drop: Why This Is Bullish

Earlier this week, Bitcoin topped out at $11,500 — a historically important price point. The leading cryptocurrency proceeded to drop by approximately 7% to $10,600 in the 24 hours that followed the high.

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“Don’t Get Left Behind”: Bitcoin Forms Signal Seen Before 2017’s 2,000% Rally

It’s been an explosive past few days for the Bitcoin market. Even after a slight correction from the $11,500 highs, the asset remains up nearly 20% in the past seven days alone. Some analysts are still pricing in a correction, arguing that bulls are overextended here.

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One Crucial Factor Suggests Bitcoin‘s Intense Uptrend is About to Slow Down

Bitcoin and the entire crypto market are currently consolidating following the immense volatility seen throughout the past couple of days BTC bulls are currently attempting to establish $11,000 as a support level, although they appear to be struggling as the crypto hovers beneath this level The benchmark cryptocurrency also is flashing a few warning signs, including incredibly high funding rates across major trading platforms This has led one analyst to note that BTC needs some […]

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Analyst Who Predicted Bitcoin’s V-Shaped Reversal Expects Rally to $17k

Analysts are wondering what comes next for the Bitcoin market as volatility has continued to tighten to multi-year lows. Traders are divided, with BTC’s futures markets having largely neutral funding rates.

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Signal That Marked Start of Bitcoin’s 2015 Bull Run Just Hit a New High

With Bitcoin being range-bound for nearly the past two months, it’s been easy for investors to revert to a bearish mindset. Nothing shows this as well as the funding rates of BTC futures markets, which are now neutral-negative instead of positive.

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Bitcoin Funding Rates Flip Negative as Sellers Build Momentum; What to Watch For

Bitcoin has seen some intense turbulence throughout the past day, with the cryptocurrency losing the support it had at $9,400 before plummeting into the $8,000 region Buyers were able to guard against the massive influx of selling pressure, supporting it above $9,000 for most of the day The defense of the upper-$8,000 region has caused the crypto to form a double bottom seen while looking towards its RSI This indicates that the crypto could be […]

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Bitcoin’s Funding is Flashing a Warning Sign After Rejection at Key Resistance

Bitcoin faced a grim rejection within the upper-$9,000 region yesterday that caused it to erase most of the gains that came about as its latest push higher The subsequent decline that BTC faced has led it into a key support region, which some analysts believe will lead it to see further near-term upside It is important to note that the cryptocurrency’s funding rates, however, seem to suggest that the tides are turning back into seller’s […]

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Ethereum’s Rocketing Funding Rates a Grave Sign for Its Ongoing Rally

Ethereum has been severely underperforming Bitcoin in recent times, but this appears to be shifting as the cryptocurrency posts a breakout rally while BTC declines This uptrend has come about as long positions for the cryptocurrency rocket higher, reaching a fresh all-time high this week In tandem with this, ETH’s funding rate has also grown massively – which is typically a grave sign that a torrent of liquidations is imminent Ethereum has been able to […]

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Here’s Why Bitcoin Didn’t Bottom at $3,800 According to a Top Analyst

While Bitcoin seemingly remains in a bear trend, sentiment has spread over the past few days that the cryptocurrency market has bottomed; analysts cite the fact that BitMEX funding rates are decisively negative, suggesting an extreme bottom, along with other technical analysis-based evidence to back their lofty opinion. But according to a top analyst, there...

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Bitcoin Price Could Soon Drop 40 Percent, BitMEX Data Shows

The Bitcoin price could be on track to print another ugly-looking red candle as Bitcoin funding rates fail to budge for eight days in a row

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BitMEX Data Shows BTC Price Could Soon Experience Major Volatile Move as Market Sentiment Turns Bearish

Bitcoin funding rates on BitMEX could predict future market moves

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Fed Goes Crazy, Will Continue to Pump Billions Every Day till Oct 14

The New York Federal Reserve will continue its overnight repurchase (repo) operations through October as its attempt to soothe market instability from earlier this week. Short term rates spiked as much as 10% overnight Monday amidst a shortfall in funding.

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Women’s fertility app secretly took $1.79M in funding from anti-abortion campaigners

Ever since the rise of femtech, period tracking apps have vowed to make women’s health easier to control and understand. But lately we’ve seen data and privacy breaches, worrying stats about “success” rates, and questionable marketing strategies.

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BitPay Sets New Company Records, in Spite of Crypto Bear Markets

Blockchain payment platform BitPay has announced that 2018 has been their most profitable year, having “processed over a $1 Billion again in payments and set a new record for transaction fee revenue.

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BlockFi Announces Global Expansion of Its Crypto-Backed Loan Services

Galaxy Capital–backed BlockFiis taking its loan services to the global stage. According to a statement shared with Bitcoin Magazine, the platform is expanding its services to an international audience.

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Binance Invests $2.5 Million in Australian Blockchain Travel Startup

Binance has announced a $2. 5 million investment in Australian travel startup TravelbyBit in a move to introduce a blockchain-based, point-of-sale (POS) payment system across major airports around the world.

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Abra Supports SEPA Bank Transfers, Enabling Crypto Purchases With Fiat

Abra, the all-in-one digital wallet and cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its support for Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) bank accounts. European users can now enable direct wire transfers from European banks to purchase any of Abra’s 28 available cryptocurrencies.

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Soaring ICO Failure Rate Sees Investors Flock to ‘Bigger Players’

ICO failure rates are increasing. However, there seems to be a trend of fewer projects receiving bigger sums. Due to regulatory pressure, ICO bans, and a bear market, investors seem to be taking a new strategy to funding blockchain projects.

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Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Invests $52.5 Million in BlockFi to Boost Crypto Lending

Cryptocurrency-to-USD lending platform, BlockFi announced on July 24, 2018, that it has successfully raised $52. 5 million in its latest funding round led by Galaxy Digital Ventures LLC, a New York-based asset management firm owned by Bitcoin evangelist Mike Novogratz.

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