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Funding Rate Arbitrage
Harvest extreme funding payments with delta-neutral positions
Live Suitability Check
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Funding score (-0.049) not extreme enough or vol regime (high) is unsuitable.
Regime: sell
Vol: high
Composite: -0.229
Funding: -0.049
Imbalance: -0.175
What This Strategy Does
When perpetual futures funding rates reach extreme levels, there is a statistical edge in taking the contrarian side to collect funding. By hedging with spot or another perp, you capture the payment while remaining market-neutral.
Works when: Works best when funding rates are >2σ above or below the 24h mean. Historical data shows 59% accuracy on mean-reversion within 4 hours at these levels.
Fails when: Fails during strong momentum moves where funding stays extreme for days (e.g., before liquidation cascades). Also fails when OI is too low to sustain the spread.
Backtest Summary
Sharpe Ratio
1.8
Win Rate
62%
Max Drawdown
-8.2%
Risk Level
Medium
Period: 2025-03 to 2026-03 · Time horizon: 4h – 3 days
Entry/Exit Checklist
- ✅ Funding Z-Score > 2.0 (or < -2.0)
- ✅ Squeeze probability < 50% (no squeeze risk)
- ✅ Vol regime is LOW or NORMAL (not extreme)
- ✅ OI is sufficient (>$50M for BTC, >$10M for alts)
- ⚠️ Set stop if funding reverses 1σ against you
- ⚠️ Monitor liquidation alerts for cascade risk
Math & Logic
APY = Funding Rate × 3 payments/day × 365 Entry: |Funding Z-Score| > 2.0 Exit: Z-Score normalizes below 0.5 Stop: Squeeze probability > 70%
Signal History — 24h
500 data points · alpha_funding_zscore
Required Signals
Funding Rate Z-ScoreComposite ScoreSqueeze ProbabilityVolatility Regime
API Endpoints
curl "https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/composite" curl "https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/volatility"
Datasets for Backtesting
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