Never going short again when funding rates are negative Weekly bear flag topping pattern is a killer Funding rate > technical patterns Under negative funding rates, absolutely avoid blindly shorting at the top! Deeply negative funding rates are the most critical signal in the current market. This indicates that retail traders are overwhelmingly focused on shorting, but market rules say 'retail sentiment is often wrong.' Negative rates will continue to fuel short squeezes. Even if the pattern looks like it should drop, as long as funding rates stay negative and prices hold above key support levels, shorting requires extreme caution. The market might even show a strong trend that defies historical patterns.