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# Funding schedule

Funding is not charged whenever — it follows each exchange's schedule: most pairs settle at 00:00, 08:00 and 16:00 UTC, some every 1–4 hours. Two things below: who charges on which interval right now, and the hours when the imbalance built up between payouts usually breaks out.

## Charge moments (UTC)

- 8 h: 00:00 · 08:00 · 16:00
- 4 h: 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 20
- 2 h: every two hours from 00:00
- 1 h: every hour

A pair's interval is not fixed: exchanges move heated pairs to more frequent settlement and back once the rate cools. That's why an exchange row usually lists several intervals at once.

## Why it looks like this

- **A schedule, not a mood** — The peaks coincide with the mass settlements of 8-hour pairs (00:00, 08:00, 16:00 UTC). Positions are loaded and closed ahead of the payout, the rate moves hardest right there — and the radar opens events.
- **What to do with it** — A snipe is planned against the payout, not «whenever the alert arrives»: the settlement calendar on the home page shows the next four hours. Off-peak hours are for studying cards in depth, not for sitting in front of the screen.
- **What this map does NOT say** — It's about the frequency of events, not their size: one event in a quiet hour can be bigger than five in a peak one. And it is observed statistics, not tomorrow's timetable — exchanges change pair intervals.

## FAQ

- **When is funding charged?** — At the settlement cutoff — whoever holds the position at that exact moment pays or receives. 8-hour pairs settle at 00:00, 08:00 and 16:00 UTC; pairs on 1–4-hour intervals settle more often. Who charges on which interval right now is in the table on this page.
- **Why does almost the whole market settle at 00:00, 08:00 and 16:00 UTC?** — The market's base interval is 8 hours, and its cutoffs align to midnight UTC on every exchange. So those three hours see mass settlements, while the hours in between belong to shortened-interval pairs and Hyperliquid with its hourly accrual.
- **How often do exchanges change a pair's interval?** — The interval is a property of the specific pair, and exchanges shorten it without notice as a pair heats up: from 8 hours to 4, 2, even 1. The table on this page is computed from live pairs in the latest poll, not from exchange docs — the docs lag behind the switches.

Live page: https://funding-radar.com/en/schedule
Methodology & data verification: https://funding-radar.com/en/methodology