When funding rates are negative for perpetual futures, traders can profit from funding payments by going long with 1x leverage on assets like Bitcoin, even with a small amount like $500, without taking on significant additional risk.
"And here's the kicker. You don't actually need to add leverage at all if you want to rake in funding payments on longs when funding is negative. For example, you can go long $500 of Bitcoin using 1x leverage on per and get paid as long as funding rates are negative."
