Market Sentiment Remains Bearish as Funding Rates Indicate

According to BlockBeats, data from Coinglass reveals that the funding rates on major centralized and decentralized exchanges continue to reflect a bearish market sentiment. The funding rates for key cryptocurrencies are detailed in the accompanying chart. Funding rates are a mechanism used by cryptocurrency trading platforms to maintain the balance between contract prices and the prices of the underlying assets, typically applied to perpetual contracts. This mechanism facilitates the exchange of funds between long and short traders, without the trading platform charging a fee. It serves to adjust the cost or profit of holding contracts, ensuring that contract prices remain close to the underlying asset prices. A funding rate of 0.01% is considered the benchmark rate. When the funding rate exceeds 0.01%, it indicates a generally bullish market sentiment. Conversely, a funding rate below 0.005% suggests a bearish market outlook.