Data Sources and Methodology
This page explains the data sources used on Funding Alerts and the limits of each data type. It exists so visitors can understand what is live, what is calculated, and what should be verified directly with an exchange before trading.
Funding rates
The homepage uses public exchange endpoints from Binance Futures, Bybit, and OKX where available. Funding rates can differ between exchanges because each venue has its own order flow, index calculation, funding interval, and contract specifications.
Open interest
Open interest is pulled from public Binance Futures data when available and converted into an approximate USDT value using current ticker prices. It should be read as market context, not an exact universal open-interest figure across all venues.
Fear and Greed
The Fear & Greed section uses the public Alternative.me Crypto Fear & Greed Index. This is an external sentiment index updated by its provider. Funding Alerts does not control its methodology or update schedule.
Liquidations
The liquidation panel listens to public Binance Futures forced-order stream events after a visitor opens the page. It does not show a complete historical liquidation map. If no liquidations occur while the page is open, the panel may remain quiet.
News
The news section uses public RSS/news feeds. Headlines are links to external sources and are included for market context only.
Why data may differ from your exchange
- APIs update at different times.
- Some exchanges use different funding intervals.
- Symbols may be listed on one venue and not another.
- Browser, CDN, or API rate limits may temporarily block data.
Always verify live trading data directly on your exchange account before opening or closing positions.