What are perpetual futures?
Perps are the most-traded instrument in crypto for a reason.
Funding mechanism
When perp > spot, longs pay shorts. When perp < spot, shorts pay longs. Funding rate set every 8h.
Smartbull use
Carry sleeve harvests funding. Trend sleeve takes directional exposure via perps with tight stops.
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