Funding rate screener settings

Last updated August 19, 2026

The funding rate is the payment longs and shorts exchange with each other so that a perpetual contract stays close to spot. A positive rate means buyers are paying, a negative one means sellers are. The stronger the imbalance, the more expensive it is to hold a position against the crowd. Below is a walkthrough of every field.

One detail breaks more setups than everything else combined: the accrual interval differs between exchanges. Most use eight hours, some Binance and Bybit pairs use four, Hyperliquid uses one. The threshold is compared against the rate for the venue's own interval, so the same number stands for a completely different daily yield — and on hourly venues a 0.05% threshold is practically unreachable.

Scenarios

When should this screener fire?

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Pump High positive funding

Fires when funding crosses your positive threshold. Longs pay shorts — potential short-squeeze setup.

Amount 0,05 %

Dump High negative funding

Fires when funding drops below −threshold. Shorts pay longs — potential long-squeeze setup.

Amount 0,05 %

Funding direction flip

Fires when the rate crosses zero (sign flip)

Amount 0,01 %

Limits

Cap how often the screener may fire on a single coin

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When on, limits how many alerts the same coin can generate, so you do not get dozens of notifications about the same move.

Signals count by Pair 2 pcs.

Period 1 Hour

Filters

Narrow what counts as a signal

Min. Open Interest Value 0,5 millions $

Min. Exchange 24h Turnover 1 millions $

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Funding screener trigger scenarios

The three scenarios answer different questions. The two thresholds ask «how overheated is the market right now». The direction change asks «when did sentiment turn»: the rate crossed zero, meaning the paying side swapped.

The negative threshold is entered as a positive number: 0.05 means the signal fires when the rate crosses −0.05%. The direction change has built-in noise protection — a move from −0.0000008% to +0.0000009% is never counted as a signal, whatever you set.

Limits: how many funding signals you are willing to read

The rate moves more slowly than price, so there are fewer signals here by nature. A limit is still useful: while the rate stays above the threshold, the condition is met on every check.

Filters: which coins to measure the funding rate on

Extreme funding is most often found where there is little money: on a thin contract a couple of positions move the rate. The open-interest and turnover filters leave only pairs where the imbalance actually reflects market behaviour.

Ready-made setups

These are the same sets applied with one click in the screener settings. The values below are exactly what gets filled in.

Long-side overheat (short setup)

Rate above +0.05%

Period: 240
Min. Open Interest Value: 1 M $
Min. Exchange 24h Turnover: 5 M $

Logic: funding crosses +0.05% — longs are paying shorts too dearly, price is likely to mean-revert. Signal to look for a short setup.

Direction change (sign flip)

Rate crosses zero

Period: 360
Min. Open Interest Value: 2 M $
Min. Exchange 24h Turnover: 10 M $

Logic: funding flips from positive to negative or vice versa. Marks a change in dominant sentiment from major players.

Short-side overheat (possible squeeze)

Rate below −0.05%

Period: 240
Min. Open Interest Value: 1 M $
Min. Exchange 24h Turnover: 5 M $

Logic: funding drops below −0.05% — shorts are paying more and more, raising the chance of a short squeeze (sharp price rise).

Cross-exchange arbitrage spread

Spread ≥ 0.04% across venues

Period: 60
Min. Open Interest Value: 5 M $
Min. Exchange 24h Turnover: 10 M $

Logic: funding-rate spread between exchanges on the same pair ≥ 0.04%. Ready-made delta-neutral setup: long where funding is negative, short where positive.

Any set is a starting point, not a recommendation. Once applied the thresholds are yours: move them and the screener starts counting the new way immediately.

Common mistakes when setting up the funding screener

One threshold for every venue. Because accrual intervals differ, 0.05% on an eight-hour exchange and on an hourly one are different events.

Entering the negative threshold with a minus sign. The field wants a magnitude: 0.05, not −0.05.

Reading high funding as an entry signal. Overheating tells you about position imbalance, not about the moment of reversal: the rate can sit at an extreme for days.