Polygon Futures Futures Premium (Basis) Overview
Sharpe Terminal aggregates Polygon (MATIC) perpetual futures futures premium (basis) data from Binance, Bybit, OKX, Deribit, Hyperliquid and eight additional exchanges into a single real-time chart. Compare exchange-level breakdowns, overlay price, and switch between 1W, 1M, 3M, 1Y and 3Y historical windows. Annualized futures premium or discount vs. the spot index price (basis). Derivatives traders use this view to confirm trend strength, spot crowded positioning, and pinpoint liquidation cascades before they ripple into spot.
About Polygon Futures
Polygon's futures market spans the legacy MATIC ticker and the new POL ticker post the September 2024 migration. Aggregate OI on MATIC/POL perps typically runs $150M-$500M, down sharply from the 2021 peak near $2B. Binance, Bybit, OKX, and Bitget clear the majority of the flow. Polygon funding is structurally negative more often than peers, reflecting persistent shorting against enterprise-announcement hype cycles that historically underdelivered. Long/short ratios on POL skew long on retail (>2x) but institutional proxies like CME have no POL product. Watch for OI expansion ahead of AggLayer milestone announcements and zkEVM proof-system upgrades — these are the cleanest POL-specific catalysts. Liquidation cascades have thinned since 2023 as the coin de-rated from top-10 to mid-cap status.
What Futures Premium (Basis) Measures
Futures basis is the difference between the futures price and the spot index price, typically expressed as an annualized percentage. Positive basis (contango) reflects bullish demand and the cost of carry — traders pay a premium to hold leveraged upside. Negative basis (backwardation) reflects bearish pressure and forced spot-side selling. On dated futures (CME, Deribit quarterlies), basis is the cleanest institutional-positioning signal because retail rarely accesses these products. On perps, basis is reflected in funding. Sustained annualized basis above 20% attracts cash-and-carry arbitrage (long spot, short futures) which mechanically compresses the spread over days to weeks.
How to Read Polygon Futures Premium (Basis)
Chart the term structure — plot basis across multiple expiries and watch the curve's shape. Steepening contango is bullish (demand for leverage is growing with tenor); flattening or inverting into backwardation is bearish (forced hedging or capitulation). Basis collapsing from +30% to +5% during an uptrend is a classic exhaustion signal worth heeding. Deep backwardation on dated futures (-10% or worse) in a downtrend typically marks capitulation within days. CME basis vs. offshore perp funding divergence is the best institutional-vs-retail positioning read available.
MATIC Futures Premium (Basis) Statistics
Use this page as the live MATIC futures premium (basis) statistics view for perpetual futures. It is built for searches such as "Polygon futures futures premium (basis)", "MATIC futures premium (basis) chart", and exchange-level derivatives positioning queries.
MATIC Aggregated Futures Premium (Basis) Chart
The aggregated chart combines major derivatives venues into one Polygon futures view so changes in leverage, flow, basis, and liquidation pressure are easier to compare against spot price. This mirrors the winning Coinalyze and CoinGlass SERP pattern while keeping the live Sharpe terminal available on the same URL.
MATIC Futures Premium (Basis) Chart For Each Contract
Contract-level differences matter because Binance, Bybit, OKX, Deribit, Hyperliquid, and other venues can disagree before price moves. Use sibling futures metrics and the related coin pages below to move from one Polygon signal into the rest of the derivatives stack without starting a new search.