💸🚨 Funding rates. Remember my $5,400 losses? Part of it was ignoring these silent killers. Funding rates keep perpetual futures prices aligned with spot. If the rate is positive (e.g., +0.01%), longs pay shorts. Negative, shorts pay longs. Say you hold a $5,000 long position. At +0.01% every 8 hours, you pay $0.50 three times daily, totaling $1.50/day. Doesn't sound like much, right? But hold for a week, that's $10.50 *just for funding*. If the market goes sideways, you're still bleeding. I learned this the hard way: always check the funding rate *before* you enter a position. Don't let silent costs drain your capital.
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