A periodic payment between long and short holders of a perpetual futures contract that keeps its price tethered to spot. Positive funding means longs pay shorts, crowded long positioning, and often a warning sign near local highs.

Resting stop orders cluster above swing highs and below swing lows. A sweep pushes through that cluster, fills larger orders against the resulting liquidity, then reverses. The reclaim, not the wick, is the entry.