2026-01-16 08:24:11

Recently, there have been quite a few short positions in the trading plaza, but there's one detail I just can't figure out—why do they insist on shorting at such high funding rates? Honestly, when I encounter this kind of rate environment, I would rather stay out of the market than go against the trend and short.

After thinking it through, the logic behind this is quite clear. The high financing costs are not accidental; they are intentionally used to filter and deplete the ammunition of short sellers. Those who persist in shorting will keep bleeding, forced to continuously add to their positions to maintain their shorts, until their accounts can no longer sustain it. By the time most of the shorts are gradually exhausted, the final sell-off can happen smoothly—at this point, the resistance to rebound is at its lowest.

In simple terms, this is using the rate as a weapon, gradually draining retail traders' ammunition, and ultimately reaping the real rewards.

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AirdropLicker

· 9h ago

Hmm... Fees are indeed like a knife. Those guys stubbornly holding short positions probably have been bleeding heavily for a long time.

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0xSoulless

· 9h ago

Damn, this is just cutting leeks, the fee rate is a meat-cutting knife, and some people still insist on shorting. No wonder they get bloodsucked. --- A group of leeks insisting on fighting the market maker, with such high fees, still rushing in. Aren't they just asking for death? --- That's right, high fee rates are like a sieve, filtering out the brainless shorts one by one, finally harvesting them all at once. The tricks are so old. --- Laughing to death, really thinking of themselves as financiers, daring to short with such high fees. No bloodsucking, no luck. --- It's outrageous, and there are really people shorting under these fee rates... It hurts just watching. Isn't this just handing over money openly? --- I quite agree with the weapon theory of fee rates. Mainly, too many retail investors are brainless, insisting on going against the trend to make money, while the market makers are happy to sit back and enjoy the profits.

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ContractExplorer

· 9h ago

Oh no, this is outrageous. With such high fees, still holding short positions. You're really just giving money to the exchange. --- I totally agree. High fees are just a filter, screening out all the clueless retail traders. --- Exactly right. I've seen this trick to harvest traders too many times—it's just playing with time to wear you out. --- So now, when I see such outrageous fees, I just close my position and wait for the right moment when the trend shifts. --- I hadn't thought of this logic before. No wonder I kept getting liquidated for no reason. Turns out the trick is right here. --- Even when fees are high, some still insist on shorting. Isn't that just actively fueling the market makers? --- The key is that most people don't realize this at all. They keep holding on stubbornly, and they deserve to be harvested. --- That's a bit exaggerated, but indeed, the fee structure is being exploited very effectively.

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MemecoinTrader

· 9h ago

ngl the funding rate psyops here is wild... they're literally weaponizing the fee structure to bleed out retail shorts systematically. peak social arbitrage move tbh.

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airdrop_whisperer

· 9h ago

Yeah, this trick is really clever; the fee rate is just the knife to cut the leeks. Honestly, those who persist in shorting against the trend are the ones being played. This game, the main players are slowly draining the patience and funds of the shorts. Once all the short positions are wiped out, the rebound will truly take off. Right now, I see the fee rate is extremely high, so I just lie flat and don't gamble on that tiny transaction fee.

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GateUser-bd883c58

· 10h ago

Fee rates are just tools to cut leeks; smart people avoid them. --- Some people just don’t believe in evil and insist on fighting the fee rates, in the end, their wallets cry. --- This logic is actually a time battle—who can’t hold on first loses. --- Better to wait than be slowly worn out by these fee rates; patience is key. --- Once you understand, you profit; if not, you’re just a victim of being cut. --- Instead of shorting, it’s better to wait and see. Honestly, when the fee rates are high, lying flat is the most comfortable. --- Retail traders’ bullets are not enough to consume them all; it’s time to face reality. --- They trap people step by step, and the final dump is the real harvest—brutal. --- High fee rates are not without reason; it’s the market screening who should be eliminated. --- They’re just waiting for you to hold on until you can’t, then they all rush in.

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