$WLD is rallying, but the derivatives board still leans bearish.

#Worldcoin is trading near $0.54, roughly 10% above the previous close. Loris Tools shows about $1.1 billion in 24-hour perpetual volume, open interest near $483 million and up 19%, while average funding remains negative. Coinalyze shows different venue-level totals, but the same structure: price and open interest rising while shorts are still paying longs.

That is not the usual late-stage long chase. New leverage is still leaning against the move.

If $WLD holds its gains while funding resets toward neutral, the rally becomes healthier. If price keeps making new highs while funding stays negative, the squeeze can extend.

The warning comes if price stalls while open interest keeps expanding, that leaves a crowded market vulnerable to a fast liquidation move.