How traders use it
Use it to inspect whether historically profitable, active entities agree on a coin without treating the spot-covered portion of a perp short, or a separately evidenced carry desk's visible perp leg, as a naked directional bet. Entity vote, entity-normalized exposure, gross observed exposure, verified spot offset, cumulative funding since open, current hourly funding, saved receiving-side history, PnL, and visible liquidation pressure stay separate.
Watch out
It is a bounded sample, not market-wide positioning, a prediction, an endorsement, a trade win rate, or proof of skill. A same-account spot balance proves only visible offset at snapshot time; it does not reveal ownership, intent, options, OTC exposure, or balances elsewhere. Cumulative funding is not annualized, position ages differ, and receiving funding does not prove that a position is hedged. The current funding rate is one hourly observation, not a forecast; paid-side share describes observed cohort exposure, not expected profit. Saved funding history describes market rates, not whether each wallet held through every payment. External attribution can be wrong or become stale. Unknown exposure remains unclassified, and thin or concentrated markets remain limited.