Learn Crypto Futures Metrics
Plain-English explanations of the numbers that drive crypto derivatives markets — what each metric means, how it is calculated, and how traders read it. Every guide links straight to the live data it describes.
What Is Open Interest in Crypto Futures?
Open interest explained: how it is calculated, what rising or falling OI means for price, how it differs from volume, and how traders read it in crypto futures markets.
What Is a Funding Rate in Crypto Futures?
Funding rates explained: why perpetual futures need them, how the rate is calculated, what positive vs negative funding signals, payment intervals, APR and OI-weighted averages.
What Is the Long/Short Ratio in Crypto Futures?
The long/short ratio explained: how it is calculated, the difference between account, position and taker ratios, global vs top-trader data, and how traders actually read it.
What Is Liquidation in Crypto Futures?
Crypto liquidations explained: why leveraged positions get force-closed, how the liquidation price is set, what causes liquidation cascades, and how to read liquidation data.
What Is Trading Volume in Crypto Futures?
Futures trading volume explained: what it measures, how it differs from open interest, how traders use volume to confirm moves, and why volume varies across exchanges.
What Is Aggregated Open Interest?
Aggregated open interest explained: why summing open interest across all major exchanges gives the truest picture of a coin's futures market, and how the aggregation is done.