📊 Data: $BAT |Funding rate: -0.342%|Shorts pay
· Meaning: The rate consists of two parts: the premium of the contract over spot, plus a fixed interest component. When the premium is small, most contracts stay near 0.01% per 8-hour period.
· How to read it: The rate only indicates the supply-demand bias in the contract market; it does not reflect spot demand.
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