The Bitcoin (BTC) futures funding rate on Binance Futures overtook Deribit on Dec.18, according to data from CryptoQuant. Historically, when this happened, the dominant cryptocurrency saw a local top or consolidation.
The funding rate of major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ether (ETH), rose considerably in the past 48 hours. This typically indicates that the futures market is overheating, which raises the probability of a pullback.