What Is the Funding Rate? Why Should Perpetual Contract Traders Pay Attention to It?

In the cryptocurrency market, perpetual contracts have no fixed expiration date. The funding rate mechanism helps keep contract prices relatively close to spot prices. For those who trade contracts frequently, the funding rate affects not only the cost of holding a position but can also offer clues about market sentiment.

First, what is the funding rate?

The funding rate is a periodic exchange of fees between holders of long and short positions in perpetual contracts. Typically, when the funding rate is pos

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BTC has broken below the uptrend line on the daily chart. The bearish trend is too strong, and market sentiment is driving a panic-fueled decline. The only certainty in the market is uncertainty. Manage your positions strictly, and always set stop-losses when opening trades. Don’t worry—if you’re wrong, cut your losses promptly. If you can’t make sense of the market, consider stopping trading. The market is full of opportunities, so preserve your strength and capital. Stay in the game, and you’ll have opportunities. Don’t hold losing positions—sometimes not trading is a strategy too. $BTC $BTC

ETH’s price action during the day on the 13th was a “crash,” with spot holders dumping and fleeing while long positions in futures were “liquidated in a cascade.”

After 10 a.m. on the morning of the 13th, bearish news broke: “Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain.” The news triggered a morning crash across the crypto market, with ETH plunging 126 points from 2020 to 1894.

This was Iran’s first direct strike on US military facilities in the Middle East in two months, sharply raising the risk of a US-Iran conflict. The market fears the US may retaliat

Today's $ETH short trade was handled very well by my friend.

They opened a short position around 2,014.24. After the price broke below a key level, they eventually closed around 1,993.05, booking the full profit on 150 ETH: +2,740.10 U.

Interestingly, the market kept falling after they closed, eventually hitting a low of 1,894.87.

My friend couldn't help feeling a little regret: if they had held on a little longer, the profit could have been even bigger.

In fact, this is something many traders have experienced:

After buying, they fear a pullback; after selling, they feel they sold too ea

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Bitcoin is falling, and dominance is falling too.
Friends, Bitcoin dominance bounced from 61.10 on Thursday and fell to 60.10 on Friday morning. It dropped below the rising support line in place since late September.
This means Bitcoin is falling, but altcoins are falling less than Bitcoin. On Friday morning, Bitcoin fell 3.6%, while Solana fell 1.8%, XRP fell 1.2%, and Pepe was in the green.
If the daily close comes below the line, the 58.19 level I marked on the chart will be the target. This means altcoins are strengthening against Bitcoin. It does not mean they are rising in

What Is Cross-Exchange Arbitrage? Why Can Price Differences Between Two Platforms Be Offset by Transfer Time and the Cost of Tying Up Capital?

The same crypto asset may be quoted at different prices on different exchanges. Traders can try to buy on the platform with the lower price and sell on the one with the higher price to capture the spread. But this seemingly simple strategy is also affected by fees, transfer speed, and market volatility.

First, what is cross-exchange arbitrage?

Cross-exchange arbitrage involves trading on price differences for the same asset across different platforms

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What Is Rolling Backtesting? Why Is Continuously Updating the Test Window More Informative Than Testing Just One Historical Period?

In cryptocurrency trading, a strategy may perform well during only a certain period of historical market conditions, yet fail to adapt to subsequent market changes. Testing just one fixed period can easily overlook how the strategy performs in different environments. Rolling backtesting continuously updates the test window, helping traders assess a strategy’s stability more comprehensively.

First, what is rolling backtesting?

Rolling backtesting divides histori

🎓 From starting a business alone to speaking at Oxford, Dr. Han shares new opportunities in the AI era

Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han was invited to take the stage at the Oxford Union, where he delivered a keynote titled “Start Alone” and looked back on Gate’s 13-year entrepreneurial journey.

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Dropped to 1894 and bounced back to 1934. I’m still bearish on $ETH contracts—is this wave of shorts backing off, or waiting for a second wave?
In my 12:16 post, I said I was bearish on $ETH contracts, with a take-profit target at 1900. The 13:45 15-minute candle plunged straight to 1894.87—1900 was hit, and the call played out. It’s fallen all the way from 2052 today, down 5.7% in 24 hours, with nearly $8 billion in contract trading volume. The shorts haven’t fully exited yet.
The bounce to 1934 doesn’t change the direction: the rebound only reached 1946.81, not even touching 1950, with sho

On the day Bitcoin fell below $70,000, an anonymous major short seller on Hyperliquid pocketed $5.39 million in 24 hours and has already made $23.77 million this month.
🔥 The on-chain community calls him VBVIT. His address is public, and every position can be seen. Here’s a look at his hand: about 1,000 $BTC short positions, opened at an average price of $77,600; now just above $68,000, with this position alone showing $8.97 million in unrealized profit.
Even more impressive, he weathered a major loss: he lost over $15 million in one week in mid-September, sending his cumulative profit into

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The A-share market is ideal for selling high and buying low. It fell again today, with the ChiNext down 3.32%, and the broader market is not far from its previous low.
In this market, don't expect any major rebound. The only play is to wait for a dip, try to catch a short-term bounce, and get out.
Remember: control your position size and keep your hands off the controls.
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🚨 Market Flash: Bitcoin has surged above the $69,000 mark, decisively breaking through the resistance level that had been capping the bulls! 🚀
Two forces are driving this rally: institutional investors are continuing to increase their investments and enter the market, while expectations are reigniting for an upcoming protocol upgrade. BTC’s total market cap has now topped $1.3 trillion, while miners have opted to keep holding, further locking up the circulating supply. Analysts believe prices still have room to rise if regulatory signals become clearer.
Stay tuned—the market action is still

What Is the Funding Rate? Why Can Perpetual Contracts Continue to Incur Holding Costs Even When Prices Barely Move?

In crypto trading, many people focus only on price movements after opening a position and overlook the funding rate. For perpetual contract traders, even if prices move sideways for a long time, holding a position may still generate additional costs or returns as long as the funding rate is nonzero.

First, what is the funding rate?

The funding rate is a mechanism in perpetual contracts for periodic payments between longs and shorts, designed to keep contract prices close to sp

What is arbitrage trading? Why doesn't a price difference for the same crypto asset across different markets necessarily mean there is risk-free profit?

In cryptocurrency markets, the same asset may be quoted at different prices on different exchanges, and a spread may also exist between spot and futures markets. Arbitrage trading seeks to profit from these differences, but when trades are actually executed, fees, slippage, transfer delays, and market volatility can all erase seemingly certain profits.

First, what is arbitrage trading?

Arbitrage trading is a strategy that seeks to profit fr

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