Old Dog took a look at $WDC today, this bullish candlestick pushed the price above 496, with a 24-hour increase of 5.834% and trading volume ramping up to over 1.5 million. What's got me really interested is the funding rate, which has been flat at 0. Throughout this rise of nearly six points, the bulls didn't pay a dime, and the bears aren't panicking. This scene looks familiar, reminiscent of that gradual push in the on-chain US stock contracts during Q4 last year.
I've been keeping an eye on these on-chain contracts for over two weeks now. The open interest (OI) is sitting at just over 1580, which isn't massive. A few addresses seem to be holding onto a majority of the chips, with smart money pushing the price without any leverage FOMO. Once the overall risk appetite in crypto returns, on-chain US stock contracts will likely be among the first to get scooped up, especially considering that Western Digital, being a semiconductor heavyweight, resonates closely with liquidity. The flat funding rate indicates that the bears haven't surrendered yet. The rise isn't flashy but feels solid, unlike those negative funding rates that dive down to -0.1%, which lead to a stampede when the tide turns.
Old Dog's take is straightforward: if $WDC can hold above 480 on a pullback, and the funding rate stays negative, I’ll increase my position to half. But if one day the rate suddenly spikes above 0.01% and the bulls start paying, I might get jittery and trim my position to lock in profits.
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