Watch Funding Rates Carefully While Markets Are Moving Sideways

Funding rates across exchanges show mixed sentiment for Bitcoin and mild shorting for Ethereum. I observe that a sustained rebound is likely only when BTC short

25 Feb 2026Coincexpost

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πŸ“Š Across exchanges, funding rates have turned mixed toward Bitcoin and mild shorting toward Ethereum. We will see a sustained crypto rebound when BTCshortsbecomeconsistentagain.AndasBTC shorts become consistent again. And as ETH is continuing to see a bias toward shorting, the asset will likely go on a large run and liquidate many as cryptocurrency markets eventually turn. πŸ‘€ There is no guarantee that markets are going to turn bullish imminently. But extreme funding rates are typically a telltale signal that will foreshadow when:

πŸ”΄ Markets will see bounces due to short liquidations boosting prices upward

🟒 Markets will see dumps due to long liquidations boosting prices downward

πŸ”— Keep track of Bitcoin's & Ethereum's funding rates aggregated across exchanges to find key buy & sell signals, and see what others in crypto can't!

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Watch Funding Rates Carefully While Markets Are Moving Sideways