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2 key Bitcoin indicators have ‘cooled off’ — Why it could be bullish

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Ciaran Lyons5 hours ago2 key Bitcoin indicators have ‘cooled off’ — Why it could be bullishThe Bitcoin funding rate and three-month annualized basis rates are moving to levels that signal to traders it may just be the “calm before the storm.”4416 Total views13 Total sharesListen to article 0:00Markets NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTJoin us on social networksTwo key Bitcoin trading indicators — the funding rate and three-month annualized basis rate — could suggest the price is on track to go upward soon, according to a crypto analyst.


“Looks like we’re consolidating before the next leg up,” Reflexivity Research co-founder Will Clemente wrote in a May 7 post on X, explaining that Bitcoin’s funding and basis rates have “cooled off” after briefly dipping to negative readings.Bitcoin’s funding rate dipped into negative territory on several occasions in April. Source: Will Clemente


The Bitcoin (BTC) funding rate is often used to track overall trader sentiment for the cryptocurrency market. Exchanges use this rate to balance out traders entering long positions with those opting for short positions to mitigate the risk of overexposure.


When long-position traders take more dominant positions, the funding rate turns positive, indicating their confidence in Bitcoin’s price increasing.


At the time of writing, the open interest-weighted funding rate is 0.0091%, having recovered from a negative rate of -0.0050% on May 4, according to CoinGlass data.


“Sounds like the calm before the storm,” said pseudonymous crypto commentator Crypto Empire.


“The Bitcoin funding rates still remaining this low, while Bitcoin is bouncing makes me feel extremely bullish,” echoed pseudonymous crypto trader Mister Crypto to their 98,000 X followers.


The shift in the funding rate over the four-day period was also mirrored by a slight increase in Bitcoin’s price, which rose 1.11% to $62,361, per CoinMarketCap data.


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However, liquidation data contradicts this, suggesting that futures traders are still leaning bearish and anticipate a near-term price drop.


A 3.5% rise in price to the key $65,000 level could liquidate $1.36 billion in short positions, whereas a 3.5% drop to $60,500 would only wipe out $650 million in long positions.Bitcoin three-month annualized basis rate. Source: Will Clemente


Meanwhile, some traders note that Bitcoin’s annualized basis rate has increased to the higher end of the 5–10% neutral range on major exchanges such as Binance, OKX and Deribit.


The annualized basis rate is a way to measure the cost difference between a Bitcoin futures contract and the actual price of Bitcoin.


Traders often view rates above 10% as a neutral-to-bullish signal.


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