Just reviewed a terrible trade on the subway, and it was really my own fault: I saw the price difference was a bit tempting and jumped in, didn’t adjust the slippage properly, and didn’t look at the order book carefully, resulting in me diving straight into a liquidity trap, with the transaction price drifting to a point I don’t recognize… To put it simply, it’s not the market trapping me, it’s my too-impulsive order placement.

From now on, I plan to focus on three things: first, check if the pool is deep enough (don’t treat small pools as ATMs), then use slippage as a brake (prefer not to execute than to execute recklessly), and finally, split the orders into two or three parts instead of going all in at once. Cross-chain is even more ridiculous; the confirmation on the bridge side is slow by half a beat, and chasing the price here feels like chasing ghosts.

By the way, I saw the community arguing again about privacy coins/mixing and the compliance boundaries, arguing like they’re taking sides… I think, just like with slippage, when rules aren’t clear, it’s easiest to get caught off guard. Being stubborn doesn’t help; first, write down the risks on paper before taking action. That’s all for now.