Boros Broadcast #2
Sell in May & get a 4x with these sensitive rates?
Boros is the first and only funding rate swap market in DeFi – built for traders who want to take a view on where the rates are going, or hedge the exposure you already have.
The Boros Broadcast covers the funding rate landscape: the current rate environment, what the macro is doing to them, and where the opportunities are.
Key Updates
We launched Rate Sensitivity & Daily Volatility on Boros to replace Position Value & Leverage.
This allows traders to better visualize the possible gains/losses trading on Boros, while removing the confusions that Position Value could create when opening up positions:
New updates to UX and Deposit flow make it even smoother to trade on Boros:
Strategy Highlights
Is there a brief window to long oil rates before the rollover trade for June contracts begins? This post outlines the potential opportunity at hand:
Stephen from DeFi Dojo shows the ease of Rate Sensitivity to understand trading on Boros now:
Paguinfo highlights the key changes with Rate Sensitivity replacing Leverage & Position Value:
Could longing Gold/Silver markets on Boros in May be an uncrowded, asymmetrical trade? We lay out the entire argument in this in-depth article:
Pendle Intern explains why longing oil on Boros could be lucrative if Underlying APR goes in your favor while Implied APR is negative:
Why Boros is vital for any perp trader with size - using Hyperliquid’s most profitable trader as an example:
Not sure what trades to take this month on Boros? Here are 3 simple trade ideas to execute:
How to sell in May and walk away (by shorting equity indexes on Boros):
Osmo explains this strategy even further, breaking down the possible gains if you shorted XYZ100/S&P500 rates until their May maturities:
Until next time.
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Boros is the first and largest rate swap protocol for funding rates in DeFi. With Boros, users are able to secure fixed funding rates, hedge against funding rate movements and directionally trade funding rate movements on crypto’s ever-growing perpetuals markets.
Disclaimer: Nothing written in this post is intended to serve as financial advice. All content in this post serves merely for informational purposes.