Complete funding screener setup
Four funding scenarios: thresholds, sign changes, cross-exchange spread, intervals and filters.
What the screener tracks
The funding screener can check selected thresholds instead of having you repeatedly inspect rate tables. We will cover four independent scenarios: positive funding, negative funding, a sign change and a cross-exchange spread. Funding applies to perpetual futures. A notification describes a rate condition; the next price move requires separate analysis.
Positive threshold
With a positive rate, longs pay shorts. In the positive scenario, set an example threshold of zero point zero five percent. The screener checks a crossing of the configured boundary. Enabling the scenario while the rate is already above that boundary does not imply an immediate message. This is a settings example, not a universal level for every coin and venue.
Negative threshold
With a negative rate, shorts pay longs. However, the negative-funding field takes a positive magnitude. Entering zero point zero five means checking a crossing of negative zero point zero five percent in the negative direction. Do not add a minus sign to this field. This differs from the signed thresholds in the custom-condition screener.
Crossing and sign changes
Funding scenarios react to a transition, rather than a rate simply remaining high. If the value is already beyond the boundary, another qualifying crossing is needed. The sign-change scenario has its own minimum magnitude for the new rate. Leaving that field empty or at zero removes your additional threshold, but the built-in guard against tiny movements around zero remains.
Cross-exchange spread
The cross-exchange funding spread is another independent trigger. In this form, its threshold uses percent. For the spread, rates are converted to an eight-hour basis using the available intervals. Comparing it requires data for the same pair on multiple eligible venues. The separate funding-spread screener uses basis points, stability, a pair universe and a cooldown. Choose the form according to whether you want a threshold crossing or monitoring of a persistent spread.
Funding interval
A rate has a funding interval. The positive and negative thresholds are compared with the rate for the venue’s interval. This differs from the conversion used for a spread. The same number per hour and per eight hours means different things. Check the interval for the specific pair, rather than relying on the exchange name alone. A separate video covers conversion to a common period. That comparison does not automatically change the units used by the screener field.
Limits and filters
Any one enabled scenario can trigger if the remaining restrictions also pass. The limit sets the maximum notifications per coin over the selected period. Review minimum open interest, daily turnover in millions of dollars and coin lists. Shared settings determine the available venues. Spot pairs do not have a funding rate and cannot produce these matches.
Save and check
Start with one scenario and check its units, threshold and funding interval. Save it, confirm success, and review enabled state and delivery. Where a historical check is available, read its period and limitations. A rate already above the threshold without a new crossing does not establish a fault. After a notification, check the pair, venue and data time. The rate can change before settlement, and funding received is not the overall position result.
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