Actually, everyone understands that slippage is just a number during normal times, but when it’s your turn, it feels like someone pushed you from behind...

Last night, I thought "just a quick pullback" on that order, but the depth was ridiculously thin.
I was still confirming in two steps, and as the pace slowed, the price was swept away by the people in front, and when I placed the order, it slipped into the next level, making my heart sink at the moment of execution.

Looking back, there’s no real mystery: if the order book in the pool isn’t thick enough at those levels, don’t force it.
Especially when the market is swinging wildly with rate cut expectations and the dollar index, rising and falling together—liquidity just disappears.
In the future, I’d rather trade smaller amounts, enter in stages, or simply wait for a better moment before placing an order—no more fighting my own speed.
That’s how I’ll do it for now.