What funding actually tells you
Funding is a recurring transfer between long and short perpetual positions. A positive rate normally means longs pay shorts; a negative rate reverses the direction. The scanner shows the primary perpetual feed’s current hourly rate as a percentage. A high rate can indicate crowded positioning, but it is not a reversal signal by itself.
Put it into practice
Compare funding with price structure and open interest. Write down what would invalidate your interpretation before taking a position.