XAU

Leg	Exchange	Price	Fund. /8h	Each payment	Next in	OI	Vol 24h	Lev
LONG	OKXXAU-USDT-SWAP	4,155.3	+0.0293	pay 0.0293% / 8h	5h 57m	$221.0M	$343.1M	100x	Long OKX
SHORT	PopdexXAUUSDT	4,155	+0.0232	get 0.0029% / 1h	57m 31s	$805K	$985K	20x	Short Popdex

Price gap−0.007%

Funding gap−0.0061% /8h

The gap pays +$2 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $2 a day and eats that in about 30 hours.

If you open now and hold

on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecast

Funding−$20−0.0061% /8h now · paid −0.195% over the last 7D

Price+$2spread −0.007% now, avg −0.030% → +0.023% if it goes back

Costs−$190.186% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out

Result−$36−0.36%no pointsWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest

Price and funding

1h · history

Entry / ExitPopdex: thin, under $1M open interest

Price spread

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PRICE SPREAD · 7D

Now−0.007%

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FUNDING SPREAD · 7D

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Where the spread has been, last 7D

share of time at each level

Funding on every exchange

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XAU on 41 exchanges

lowest funding first

Before you open

2 ok · 3 to watch

OK: Fits both order books5.1 / 4.2 bp
Entry at $10k a leg, taker fee + slippage. Closing costs about the same.
Note: Margin at max leverage$100 + $500
OKX 100x, Popdex 20x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
Watch: Payment intervals differ8h / 1h
Payments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.
Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$1.84Long OKX: 3 payments, −$8.80; short Popdex: 24 payments, +$6.96.
OK: Entry gap works for you−0.007% vs −0.030%
You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
Watch: Short leg is thinner$805K vs $221.0M OI
Popdex sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
Note: No points program—
Neither exchange runs points right now.
Watch: KYCOKX Yes · Popdex No
Advanced verification before trading, deposits or withdrawals.

Profit calculator

both legs, in and out

Position, each leg

Hold for

Orders

Price spread

Funding rate

Funding earned−0.0102%/8h × 21 periods−$21.41

Price spread−0.007% → −0.030% (7d avg)+$2.26

Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$2.23

Fee OKX bp × 2 orders−$10.00

Fee Popdex bp × 2 orders−$6.40

Net · 7 days · $10k−$37.78

Costs to cover0.186%Break-evennever at this rate

Slippage: OKX: live order book, 1 min ago; Popdex: live order book, 36 min ago

Cost to enter

taker + slippage from mid, one side

BUY · LONGOKX0.125.1 bp−$55.1 bp−$516.9 bp−$69314.5 bp−$7,239

SELL · SHORTPopdex0.964.2 bp−$45.7 bp−$5716.6 bp−$1,663doesn’t fit

Closing costs about the same again.

XAU news

posts that mention XAU or Gold, from every exchangeSearch all news →

09-30 15:36	BingX	Other	here’s what could move markets before your next trade 👀 which are you watching: gold, the dollar or AI stocks? 👇 @BingXOfficial on X ↗
09-30 02:07	Avantis	Other	The macro backdrop hasn’t changed much, but the reactions across markets have. Yields are pushing back toward multi-decade highs and equities are struggling to get much traction. $XAU is bouncing after getting hit hard, while $BTC has managed to recover toward $84K. That divergence is where this week gets interesting, and the crew is diving in tomorrow at 12:30pm ET 📺 @verantaxyz on X ↗
09-29 13:32	GRVT	Other	UPDATE: 74 of 109 RWA markets traded in week one. Gold led, Korean semis second, US brokerage third. Makers paid on all of them. @grvt_io on X ↗
09-29 08:55	ApeX Omni	Other	Quiet tape. S&P -0.8%, NASDAQ -0.9%, gold and oil barely moved. The 10y keeps grinding: 5.240%, another 13bp since Thursday. bitcoin:native $83,983 +1.3%, $ETH $2,712 +2.6%. $31M into spot ETFs, an eighth straight day. Fear and greed 73. @OfficialApeXdex on X ↗
09-28 20:36	BingX	Other	Core PCE takes center stage Wednesday 👀 A cooler print could lift gold, while a hotter one may boost USD and pressure stocks. Trade $XAU on BingX TradFi 👇 @BingXOfficial on X ↗
09-28 15:58	BingX	Other	Gold fell over $115 today to its lowest level since August. Higher bond yields, a stronger dollar, and high oil prices are pushing the market down 👀 @BingXOfficial on X ↗

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