Fast answer
Crypto signal funding-fee checks show whether perpetual futures results are net of holding costs.
Before accepting a perpetual futures signal result, record venue, contract, side, funding rate, funding interval, holding time, leverage, position size, entry and exit timestamps, and net cost or credit.
If a provider reports futures wins without showing funding-rate treatment and holding time, the net result is incomplete.
Perpetual cost checks
What to inspect in crypto signal funding-fee records.
Funding side
Positive or negative funding can mean longs pay shorts or the reverse, depending on venue rules and market conditions.
Holding time
A short scalp may avoid funding timestamps; a swing futures trade may cross several funding intervals.
Leverage and size
Funding is usually tied to position value, so leverage and notional size can magnify the cost.
Gross versus net
A result sheet should state whether funding fees are included in P/L, excluded, or estimated separately.
Source context
Funding rates align perpetual futures with spot markets through periodic payments.
Binance says funding rates are periodic payments between long and short perpetual-contract holders. Coinbase explains funding rates as payments exchanged periodically to keep perpetual futures aligned with spot prices. Crypto signal checks should tie those payments to trade side, size, and holding period.
Review standard
A reviewable funding-fee record shows side, time, and net effect.
For CSR evidence review, funding-fee records should include original alerts, venue, contract, side, entry and exit timestamps, funding intervals crossed, rate snapshots, position value, leverage, costs or credits, and final net result.