Markets & Guides
Market notes for futures traders — Fed days, funding, volatility — plus numbers-first fee guides. Every rate in our tables comes from live exchange data.
Oil Spike and Crypto Liquidations: What Leverage Costs
On October 7 an oil rally helped trigger $547 million in crypto liquidations in 24 hours. Why the same price move costs a 25x trader far more than a 3x trader — fees, slippage and liquidation math in dollars.
2026-10-09
CPI Report Day: What It Costs Crypto Futures Traders
The September CPI print lands on October 14 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Why a CPI report moves crypto futures volatility — and what the stop-outs, re-entries and thin books cost you in dollars, whichever way the number goes.
2026-10-09
Funding Rate in Dollars: What a Crypto Perp Really Costs
0.01% sounds like nothing. Paid three times a day on your full position, it adds up fast. Funding explained with real dollar tables — and why a fee payback doesn't touch it.
2026-10-08
FOMC Day: What It Really Costs Crypto Futures Traders
The Fed decides again on October 28 at 2:00 p.m. ET (18:00 UTC). What that means for a perp trader's fees, funding and liquidation math — with the numbers worked out.
2026-10-08
How much can you actually save with crypto fee rebates?
A worked example with real rates: what a futures trader gets back per month and per year with a fee rebate, using loweef's live exchange data.
2026-07-30