Trading tip: Use limit orders to avoid slippage on entry.
Market orders fill immediately — but in volatile conditions, the price you get can differ significantly from what you saw. Limit orders let you set the exact price you are willing to pay, keeping your entry precise and your costs predictable.
In perpetual futures, there is no expiry date — so the market uses a funding rate to keep prices anchored to spot.
When the market is bullish and futures trade above spot, long positions pay shorts. When it flips bearish, shorts pay longs. A high positive funding rate = crowded longs. A deeply negative rate = crowded shorts.
Funding rate is one of the most underrated signals in crypto trading.
BTC $62,912 (-0.80%) ETH $1,879 (-0.39%) SOL $75.23 (-1.35%)
Markets trading in the red across the board. BTC holding above $62K, ETH near $1,880 support, SOL slipping below $76. Watch for volume cues heading into the weekend.
Write down every trade: what you planned, what you did, and what actually happened. Over time, patterns emerge — you will see which setups cost you the most and which ones consistently work. The journal does not need to be fancy. A simple log of entry, exit, reason, and result is enough. Most traders skip this step. That is why most traders repeat the same mistakes.