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USDT-M Perp · Level 2
Funding Rates & Open Interest
Read funding and OI to gauge crowded perp trades on MEXC.
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Funding Rate Basics
Funding transfers between longs and shorts every 8 hours. Positive funding = longs pay shorts (bullish crowding). Extreme funding often precedes reversals or squeezes.
💡 Funding + rising OI + extended move = elevated reversal risk.