The 8-hour funding rate shows who is paying who to hold their position. Positive means longs are paying shorts — the market is leaning bullish. Extreme readings in either direction often precede sharp reversals.

Open interest is the total value of all active futures positions. Rising OI means new money is entering and leverage is building. Falling OI means positions are being closed. Watch OI alongside price to judge whether a move has conviction.

The taker ratio shows who is being aggressive. Are buyers hitting the ask or sellers hitting the bid? Above 0.5 means buyers are initiating most trades. Below 0.5 means sellers are in control. Use this as a real-time directional bias for your scalp entries.

Netflow tracks BTC moving into and out of exchanges. When more BTC flows in than out, selling pressure is building. When BTC flows out it is leaving into cold storage — a sign of accumulation and reduced sell-side supply.