I just looked at a few transactions on the chain, and the so-called "arbitrage opportunities" are often just the fees you pay others plus slippage... Like a sandwich, where you chase in first, and then they slap the bread on, and you're still wondering if you clicked too slowly. To put it simply, don’t try to hard against the bots; they’re not tired, I am.

Recently, I’ve been discussing rate cut expectations, the US dollar index, and the atmosphere where risk assets rise and fall together. When that mood kicks in, I get even more itchy to trade, but the hotter it gets, the easier I get squeezed. Later, I simply set alerts/limits for my commonly used pools: don’t execute if slippage exceeds a certain point, split orders if depth isn’t enough. Right after setting them, I felt pretty annoyed, like I’d miss out and it would itch at me; but after a couple of days, I found that the times I didn’t execute actually let me sleep more peacefully, at least I don’t wake up first thing thinking “Who ate me again.” For now, that’s enough; rushing won’t help.