Crypto Market Sentiment Shifts Toward Neutral to Bearish
BlockBeats reports, citing data from Coinglass, that current funding rates across leading centralized and decentralized exchanges reflect a neutral to bearish outlook in the cryptocurrency market.
Funding rates—periodic fees exchanged between traders in perpetual contracts—are used by platforms to align contract prices with the spot prices of underlying assets. These rates help maintain market balance without the platform itself collecting the fees, instead redistributing them between long and short positions.
A funding rate of 0.01% is considered neutral. Rates above this threshold typically signal bullish sentiment, while those falling below 0.005% point to growing bearish expectations. The latest figures suggest the market is currently trending toward caution, with a mild bearish undertone.
