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#Perpetual funding rates

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Coins•Nov 3, 2026

SOON Traders Urged to Look Beyond Positive Funding Rates Before Betting on a Price Recovery

Key Highlights: Derivative markets for $SOON recorded a negative net inflow of -$1.82 million, alongside $697,000 in spot exchange inflows signaling short-term selling pressure. CoinGlass liquidation heatmap data reveals a heavy concentration of liquidation leverage pools positioned above the current market price, suggesting an upside magnet. Perpetual traders continue to lean long despite prevailing spot ...

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Coins•Nov 1, 2026

What Are Perpetual Funding Rates? An Explainer With a Worked SEI Example

Key Highlights: Symmetric Dollar Impact vs. Asymmetric Percentage Impact: On a matched 10,000 $SEI ($10,000 notional) position, a 0.10% interval funding rate generates an identical $10 peer-to-peer transfer per period, but the percentage impact on equity varies directly based on each trader’s initial collateral cushion. Distinct Settlement Mechanism: According to the $SEI filing, funding is ...

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Coins•Oct 2, 2026

Rising Bitcoin Perpetual Funding Rates Signal Growing Bullish Leverage as Price Crosses $86,500

Key Highlights: Bitcoin open interest rose to approximately 653,000 BTC, or $56.2 billion, ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs report. Open interest increased by about 27,000 BTC, or $2.3 billion, from Sept. 30 as Bitcoin climbed from roughly $83,500 to $86,500. The perpetual funding rate rose from around 3% to 10%, indicating that long-position traders are ...

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