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10 captured days, and what they say about where carry was cheapest.
Across 10 captured days the funding spread between venues averaged 0.0099 percentage points and reached 0.0129 at its widest. The venue that was cheapest to hold on a given day was not always the same one.
Cheapest venue by day: MEXC 4/10, Bybit 4/10, Bitget 2/10. MEXC held that position most often.
Bitcoin ranged 81,756.30 to 86,393.40, finishing the period -1.18% from where it started.
Breadth — perpetuals clearing $5M of daily volume — ran between 55 and 113, averaging 87.
Sentiment averaged 68 on the Fear & Greed index, low of 59, high of 74.
| Date | BTC | Funding spread | Cheapest | Liquid | F&G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 83,580.70 | 0.0091pp | bybit | 97 | 74 |
| 2026-10-02 | 84,816.10 | 0.0069pp | bitget | 92 | 72 |
| 2026-10-03 | 84,495.00 | 0.0129pp | bybit | 102 | 67 |
| 2026-10-04 | 84,806.20 | 0.0128pp | bybit | 55 | 65 |
| 2026-10-05 | 86,393.40 | 0.0071pp | bitget | 57 | 70 |
| 2026-10-06 | 85,866.30 | 0.0100pp | mexc | 83 | 73 |
| 2026-10-07 | 85,529.10 | 0.0103pp | mexc | 93 | 71 |
| 2026-10-08 | 83,339.10 | 0.0108pp | mexc | 94 | 64 |
| 2026-10-09 | 81,756.30 | 0.0077pp | mexc | 113 | 59 |
| 2026-10-10 | 82,596.90 | 0.0113pp | bybit | 88 | 64 |