
Crypto Funding Rate Strategy: The Cash-and-Carry Guide
An advanced guide to executing delta-neutral cash-and-carry trades in the crypto market by leveraging funding rates, on-chain liquidity, and advanced volume analysis.

On-Chain Research Writer
AliceOnChain writes at the intersection of narratives and data for DEXTools News, breaking down markets, tools, and on-chain signals. She focuses on translating raw blockchain activity, liquidity shifts, holder behaviour, and emerging protocols into research that traders can actually use, always grounded in what the on-chain data shows.
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An advanced guide to executing delta-neutral cash-and-carry trades in the crypto market by leveraging funding rates, on-chain liquidity, and advanced volume analysis.

Perpetual futures are the backbone of crypto trading volume, yet their core mechanics—funding rates, mark price, and liquidations—are frequently misunderstood. This guide breaks down these concepts using advanced on-chain analysis to help you manage leverage risk effectively.

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The regulatory tug-of-war between the SEC and the CFTC shapes the entire US crypto landscape. For on-chain traders, understanding whether a token is treated as a security or a digital commodity is not just about legal theory—it directly impacts market liquidity, volume stability, and whale accumulation patterns. This advanced guide breaks down the jurisdictional battleground and shows you how to use on-chain metrics to navigate shifting regulatory regimes.

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An in-depth, technical exploration of how bonding curves function within decentralized applications like Pump.fun, detailing their mathematical pricing mechanics, liquidity migration phases, and risk vectors for intermediate on-chain traders.

Tracking asset movements between private wallets and centralized exchanges is a cornerstone of on-chain analysis. Discover how exchange inflows and outflows signal shifts in liquidity, volatility, and market sentiment.

Tracking large-scale wallet movements provides crucial context for DeFi traders. Discover how to spot institutional accumulation, decode distribution phases, and analyze volume spikes using professional on-chain data frameworks.

Discover how Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) and Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) read investor psychology directly from the blockchain to help you navigate market volatility.

Traditional market capitalization often paints an incomplete picture of a token's actual economic weight. By shifting the focus to realized cap, traders can uncover the aggregate cost basis of a network, filter out lost or stagnant supply, and identify high-probability market tops and bottoms. This advanced guide breaks down how to integrate realized capitalization metrics with DEXTools features to refine your on-chain trading strategy.

Understand the mechanics of the MVRV Z-Score, a foundational on-chain metric used to identify macro crypto market tops and bottoms. Learn how to read its deviations and integrate it with DEXTools features to manage risk effectively.