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Funding Flips Near Settlement: Units and Time Windows That Change the Result

A predicted funding rate can flip sign in the last minutes before settlement. What you saw an hour earlier may not be what's paid.

By ChartsPod Editorial Team · Reviewed by ChartsPod Research
Published · Updated · 5 min read

Short answer

Because predicted funding tracks the premium through the interval, a sharp move near settlement can flip it from positive to negative (or back). Positions held at the settlement time pay or receive the settled value, not the earlier prediction. When analysing funding around settlement, use the settled rate, note how far predicted values moved in the final period, and avoid strategies that depend on a prediction made long before settlement.

Flip example

Time to settlementPredicted rate
−60 min+0.008%
−20 min+0.002%
−5 min−0.004%
Settled−0.005%
Predicted funding approaching settlement (%)Predicted funding approaching settlement (%): −60m +0.008 %; −20m +0.002 %; −5m -0.004 %; Settled -0.005 %.PREDICTED FUNDING APPROACHING SETTLEMENT (%)−60m+0.008 %−20m+0.002 %−5m-0.004 %Settled-0.005 %
Sign flipped in the final minutes. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Window

Around settlementAround settlement: Use settled for cost; Track final-period drift; Know settlement time (UTC); Interval per venue; Price move in final minutes.AROUND SETTLEMENTUse settled for costTrack final-period driftKnow settlement time (UTC)Interval per venuePrice move in final minutes
The last minutes count. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Using it

Related: Predicted vs Settled Funding: Units and Time Windows That Change the Result, Order Flow Around Funding Settlement: What Price Response Adds to the Reading.

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When analysing funding around settlement, use the settled rate, note how far predicted values moved in the final period, and avoid strategies that depend on a prediction made long before settlement.

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Questions readers ask

Can predicted funding change sign before settlement?

Yes, if the premium moves.

Which rate is paid?

The settled rate.

Why track the final period?

That's where flips happen.

Sources and methodology

Definitions follow Binance's USD-M market data documentation, Hyperliquid's funding documentation, TradingView's open-interest guide and Bybit's liquidation rules, read 17 October 2026. Examples are illustrative, not recorded market data.

  1. Binance USD-M: Get Funding Rate History — fundingTime per settlement.
  2. Binance: Introduction to futures funding rates — premium index, interest component, clamp.
  3. ChartsPod: product overview, pricing and FAQ — free terminal, venues, modules, no order placement; checked 17 Oct 2026.

This article explains research tools and workflows. It is not financial advice, does not recommend buying or selling any asset and does not predict prices. Crypto derivatives carry a risk of rapid and total loss of margin.

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