In the past couple of days, I’ve kept seeing people talk about block builders, bundles, and all that. To be blunt, retail traders don’t really need to memorize the process. In my own charts, I only look at two things: whether the trading slippage/failure rate for the same time window suddenly spikes, and whether on-chain funds are looping around within a few specific routes (it has a vibe like “smart money” weaving around). Once these anomalies show up, it’s enough to treat it as a reminder of “don’t force chase the price today.”

Do I need to learn how to reproduce MEV strategies?
No—just knowing that I’m likely to get sandwiched and delayed is enough.

That kind of breakdown point in blockchain games—driven by inflation plus studio activity plus a spiral in token prices—is actually quite similar to this: the complexity of the mechanisms doesn’t really matter. What matters is whether you can spot signals of “passive buyers getting stuck holding the bag.” Anyway, I’m leaning more toward doing less and watching more data; if I feel like trading, I cut my position.