Funding Rates Hit 90-Day 100th Percentile as Open Interest Falls to 12-Month Low
Total derivatives open interest fell to a 12-month low of $284.08 billion, yet Bitcoin perpetual funding rates jumped 38.3% to the 100th percentile of their 90-day range. The data suggests that while...
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4d ago
Funding Rates Hit 91st Percentile as 85% of Liquidations Are Shorts Ahead of Fed
Ethereum funding rates flipped positive across six of eight brackets, hitting the 91st percentile of their 90-day range, while 85% of liquidations were shorts. The unusual combination of longs paying to hold...
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Oct 29, 2026
Ethereum Liquidation Pools Flip: $156.9M Longs Wiped, Then Rebuilt Within 2% as Leverage Shifts Below Price
A weekend flush wiped out $156.9 million in Ethereum longs, but traders quickly rebuilt positions within 2% of spot, flipping the liquidation map from predominantly above to mostly below. Bitcoin's ladder also...
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Oct 26, 2026
Ethereum’s Liquidation Pools Stack Above Spot: A Squeeze Setup?
Ethereum's eight largest liquidation pools are all above the current price, while Bitcoin's are tightly clustered near spot. Funding rates have normalized rapidly, suggesting that returning leverage is now paying for long...
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Oct 19, 2026
Crypto Rebound Built on Deleveraging, Not Fresh Borrowing: Open Interest Falls 1.97%
A 2.13% market cap gain paired with a 1.97% drop in global open interest signals a rebound driven by deleveraging and spot demand rather than fresh leverage. With positioning still 5.51% below...
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Oct 16, 2026
Bitcoin’s Liquidation Wall Sits Above, Ether’s Below — Both Within 1.5% of Spot Before CPI
Six of Bitcoin's eight largest liquidation pools sit above spot, while six of Ethereum's sit below — both within 1.5% of current price. The configuration turns the upcoming US inflation print into...
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Oct 14, 2026
Global Open Interest Jumps 14.79% in a Week as Bitcoin Leverage Retreats
Global crypto derivatives open interest rose about 14.79% in a week, adding roughly $52 billion — the size of Bitcoin's entire open interest — while BTC's own open interest fell 6.13%. The...
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Oct 12, 2026
Bitcoin Flat at $83,795 but Derivatives Flashing Red: CME Open Interest Drops 14.78% in a Day
Bitcoin holds near $83,795 with a modest 3.01% weekly decline, yet derivatives tell a sharper story: total open interest down 14.80% and CME bitcoin futures shedding 14.78% in a single day. With...
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Sep 30, 2026
Bitcoin Leverage Reset: Open Interest Rebuilds While Funding Rates Hit 90-Day Low
Bitcoin's leverage reset followed a textbook sequence: liquidations collapsed from $615.8M to $8.8M before open interest rebuilt 7.87% above pre-capitulation levels. But funding rates have dropped to the 11.1st percentile of their...
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Sep 29, 2026
CME’s BCH and UNI Futures Listing: A Structural Shift, Not a Sentiment Rally
CME's planned October 19 launch of BCH and UNI futures triggered a sharp rally, but the real story is structural: regulated short access is now available for both assets. With open interest...
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Sep 23, 2026
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