ETH Funding +5.63%/yr, SOL −4.84%/yr. Opposite Signs. Nearly Identical Discounts.

Quick Take
On the Connected Protocol (Hyperliquid) at 08:49 UTC, ETH perp funding reads +5.63%/yr on $1.64B OI and SOL reads −4.84%/yr on $388M OI — opposite signs. But Hyperliquid funding is not zero-based: it equals a fixed +10.95%/yr baseline interest component plus a variable premium component (mark price vs oracle price). At +5.63%/yr, ETH’s premium layer is −5.32%/yr (perp at a discount to oracle). At −4.84%/yr, SOL’s premium is −15.79%/yr (deeper discount). Both perps trade below oracle. The sign difference is an artifact of which side of the +10.95%/yr baseline each rate falls on — not evidence of opposite crowd positioning. 168 of 232 HL markets showed a negative premium at snapshot time. Carry: ETH longs pay ~$253K/day, SOL shorts pay ~$51K/day — a cost of holding, not a yield. Funding resets hourly. Informational only, not advice.
ETH Funding (total)
+5.63%/yr
ETH Premium Layer
−5.32%/yr
SOL Funding (total)
−4.84%/yr
SOL Premium Layer
−15.79%/yr
Key mechanic: Hyperliquid perp funding = fixed +10.95%/yr baseline (charged from longs to shorts at all times, regardless of market direction) + variable premium component (driven purely by mark–oracle divergence). The total funding rate in the API is the sum of both. Crowd-direction information lives only in the premium component. A total rate below +10.95%/yr always implies a negative premium — the perp is at a discount to oracle, however positive the headline figure appears.

The Data

MetricETHSOL
Price (18 Aug 08:49 UTC)$1,897.6$75.93
24h Price Change+0.27%+0.87%
Open Interest$1.640B$388M
Funding (annualized, total)+5.63%/yr−4.84%/yr
HL Baseline (fixed)+10.95%/yr+10.95%/yr
Premium component (total − baseline)−5.32%/yr−15.79%/yr
Perp premium directionDiscount to oracleDeeper discount to oracle
Funding direction (who pays whom)Longs → ShortsShorts → Longs
Estimated daily carry (at snapshot rate)~$253K/day~$51K/day
Estimated hourly carry~$10.5K/hr~$2.1K/hr
Volume 24h$558M$88M

Source: Hyperliquid (Connected Protocol) metaAndAssetCtxs API, 18 Aug 2026 08:49 UTC. Funding APR = 8h-equivalent rate × 3 × 365. HL settles hourly; 8h-equivalent figures shown for comparability. Premium component = total funding APR − 10.95%/yr baseline. Carry estimates assume OI and rate are sustained over the projection period — both change each hourly settlement. Price and carry figures are point-in-time. BTC for reference: +5.63% − 10.95% baseline is approximately −10.97%/yr premium (also at discount). All three major perps were at negative premium at snapshot time.

Why the Sign Difference Is Misleading

The most common error in reading Hyperliquid funding data is treating the total rate as if it were zero-based — the way funding works on traditional CEXs (Binance, Bybit, OKX) where a rate of 0% means no directional tilt. Hyperliquid is structurally different: it charges a fixed +10.95%/yr baseline interest rate from longs to shorts at all times. This is a protocol-level constant, not a market signal. A rate of +10.95%/yr on HL means the same thing as 0% on Binance: no directional premium either way.

The actual crowd-direction layer is the premium component: the difference between total funding and the +10.95%/yr baseline. This is what the mark–oracle gap captures. A premium above zero (mark > oracle) means longs are paying extra on top of the baseline — genuine long crowd lean. A premium below zero (mark < oracle) means the market is discounting the perp below spot, and the baseline is being partially cancelled.

At 08:49 UTC on 18 Aug, ETH’s premium component was −5.32%/yr: the perp was trading below oracle. SOL’s premium was −15.79%/yr: also below oracle, but more deeply so. Both perps were at discounts. The sign difference in the total rate (ETH +5.63%, SOL −4.84%) exists purely because ETH’s discount was small enough to leave the total rate above zero while SOL’s discount pushed it below zero. The crossing point is the +10.95%/yr baseline.

At the same snapshot, 168 of 232 HL markets (72%) showed a negative premium component. This is a venue-wide condition driven by broadly subdued long demand across most assets — not a signal specific to ETH or SOL. Neither asset is behaving unusually relative to the broader HL perp market structure at this moment.

The Carry Math

What is accurate: the dollar carry amounts and the direction (who pays whom). These do not require the premium component to be meaningful — they simply describe the mechanical transfer at the rate that happened to prevail at snapshot time.

CalculationETHSOL
OI (USD)$1,639,853,295$388,212,549
Total funding APR+5.63%−4.84%
Annual carry (OI × APR)$92.3M/yr$18.8M/yr
Daily carry estimate (÷365)~$252,876/day~$51,483/day
Hourly carry estimate (÷24)~$10,537/hr~$2,145/hr
Funding directionLongs pay shortsShorts pay longs

These are snapshot extrapolations only. The Connected Protocol (Hyperliquid) re-fixes funding each hour based on the prevailing mark–oracle gap. The rate can invert between settlements without warning: within hours of this 08:49 UTC snapshot, live data showed SOL funding had roughly halved and ETH had also moved. The per-day figures are illustrative of the magnitude at a specific moment, not a projection of what will be collected. Funding is a transfer between counterparty positions set by the Connected Protocol, not by ARX, and is not yield in any financial sense. Price and liquidation risk dominate the carry in any sizable position.

Context

On-chain funding and positioning data, several times a day.

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This is market data commentary for informational purposes only, prepared on a best-efforts basis from publicly available data. It does not constitute financial, investment, legal, or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any asset or take any trading action. Past market structure, funding rates, and positioning data do not predict future outcomes. Interacting with on-chain perpetual markets is high-risk — you may lose all or a substantial portion of any amount deployed; conduct your own independent assessment. Market data, pricing, funding, and settlement are determined by the Connected Protocol (Hyperliquid), not by ARX. Data sourced from the Connected Protocol’s metaAndAssetCtxs API; 18 Aug 2026 08:49 UTC. Funding APR = 8h-equivalent rate × 3 × 365. Funding resets hourly and can invert without warning. Carry estimates assume rate and OI remain constant — both change each hourly settlement. ARX is a non-custodial SaaS analytics and order-transmission platform: at the user’s explicit instruction, ARX formats and transmits the user’s own order to a Connected Protocol. ARX does not execute, match, or settle orders, does not custody funds, does not manage assets, does not offer leverage, and is not a counterparty. Services may not be available in all jurisdictions. Not available to Prohibited Persons or in Restricted Jurisdictions. T&C · Privacy Policy · Disclosures · Risk. Not financial advice.