Idle funds that earn while you wait
USDC you are not using for margin sits in hedged funding trades across several markets. When you open a trade, its margin comes out of this pot in the same click, and goes back when you close.
Bastion blend
8.18%
HYPE only
9.21%
The blend does not claim to beat the best single market. It is steadier and is never stuck in one coin: when HYPE funding turns, the pot is already spread across others. Rates are annualized from the last 30 days of hourly funding, after keeping 25% of capital as margin for the short, and before trading fees.
As of 2026-11-09 17:39 UTC, Hyperliquid public API.
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| Day (UTC) | Blend | HYPE only |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | 5.0% | 8.1% |
| Oct 13 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Oct 14 | 6.8% | 7.8% |
| Oct 15 | 7.9% | 8.2% |
| Oct 16 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| Oct 17 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| Oct 18 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| Oct 19 | 6.1% | 7.4% |
| Oct 20 | 7.6% | 7.0% |
| Oct 21 | 7.9% | 7.8% |
| Oct 22 | 5.9% | 3.4% |
| Oct 23 | 5.6% | 3.7% |
| Oct 24 | 7.3% | 7.4% |
| Oct 25 | 4.4% | 2.5% |
| Oct 26 | 6.9% | 6.4% |
| Oct 27 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| Oct 28 | 8.0% | 8.2% |
| Oct 29 | 7.3% | 6.4% |
| Oct 30 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
| Oct 31 | 20.8% | 37.7% |
| Nov 1 | 18.6% | 30.6% |
| Nov 2 | 10.7% | 13.7% |
| Nov 3 | 11.0% | 13.1% |
| Nov 4 | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Nov 5 | 7.9% | 8.2% |
| Nov 6 | 8.9% | 8.6% |
| Nov 7 | 9.3% | 8.2% |
| Nov 8 | 7.5% | 8.2% |
| Nov 9 | 6.1% | 4.7% |
Today's allocation
Every market with a spot pair trading over $1M a day is scored. Up to 5 make the cut, no market gets more than 60%, and anything under 5% is dropped.
| Market | 30-day funding | Hours paying shorts | Stability | Spot volume 24h | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYPE / HYPE | 12.3% | 93% | 0.70 | $105.9M | 47% |
| BTC / UBTC | 9.2% | 95% | 0.85 | $47.1M | 27% |
| ZEC / UZEC | 11.1% | 97% | 0.87 | $15.4M | 21% |
| ETH / UETH | 6.6% | 88% | 0.67 | $22.7M | 6% |
| NEAR / ONEAR | 8.2% | 88% | 0.68 | $1.7M | - |
| PUMP / UPUMP | 7.6% | 88% | 0.68 | $1.9M | - |
| SOL / USOL | 6.5% | 84% | 0.67 | $5.9M | - |
How a funding trade works
Each slice of idle USDC buys a coin on Hyperliquid spot and shorts the same amount on the perp. If the price rises, the spot gain offsets the short's loss, and the other way round. What is left is funding: on Hyperliquid, when the perp trades above the oracle, longs pay shorts every hour.
The short runs at 3x, so 75% of capital is hedged and the rest is margin that keeps the short safe through a large move. Guardian watches these shorts like any other position.
How markets are picked
Each candidate gets a score: its 30-day average funding, times a stability factor (the share of hours that paid shorts, discounted for volatile funding), times a liquidity factor from spot volume. Scores are squared so the engine leans into the best payer, then capped at 60% per market. The allocation is recomputed hourly and rotated when it drifts.
What it costs and what can go wrong
- Opening and closing a hedge pays Hyperliquid trading fees on both legs. Rotation is limited so fees do not eat the yield.
- Funding can turn negative. Then the short pays, and the engine moves away from that market at the next rotation.
- Bridged spot assets such as UBTC, UETH and USOL depend on their bridge. A depeg would break the hedge.
- Past funding is not a forecast. The rate shown is a trailing average, not a promise.
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