
Why rising perpetual funding rates signal growing bullish leverage as bitcoin crosses $86,500
Rising open interest and funding rates signal renewed demand for bullish bitcoin exposure.
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Rising open interest and funding rates signal renewed demand for bullish bitcoin exposure.

$DOGE has reclaimed $0.0957 resistance on the 4H chart and is testing $0.0965. Next resistance cluster sits at $0.0981.

US spot bitcoin ETF create/redeem. IBIT filled. ETH −$55.4m same session.

XRP has reclaimed $1.49 resistance and is trading near $1.50 on the 4-hour chart, with the next structural target at $1.55 defining upside potential in the current London-New York session overlap.

Bitcoin enters its historically strongest month after a record-pace September, but a Fed hike and 5.3% Treasury yields are testing the bulls.
US spot bitcoin ETFs +$66.2m (IBIT +$51.1m, ARKB +$33.2m, BITB −$18.1m) after Mon 28 +$31.0m. ETH −$2.8m (ETHA −$8.9m, ETH +$12.8m). Cumulative +$57.7B. Farside.

ARKB −$114.9m, BITB −$49.7m, IBIT −$33.4m. First outflow after Aug 17–27 inflows. Cumulative still +$54.7B. Farside.