🤔💸 Funding rates: The silent killer I ignored on my way to losing $5,400. They keep perp futures prices tethered to spot. Positive funding? Longs pay shorts. Negative? Shorts pay longs. This "tax" occurs every 8 hours. Consider a $1,000 long position. With a typical 0.01% positive funding, you pay $0.10 every 8 hours. That's $0.30 *daily* just to hold it! With leverage, these small costs compound, quietly draining your margin. If you're long and funding is positive, or short and funding is negative, you're paying. Never get caught off guard. Always check the current funding rate on your trading interface *before* entering any position. It's a critical step my past self skipped.

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