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Recently, when I saw the funding rate hitting an extreme, I got a bit itchy: should I go and take the other side to squeeze some profit? I thought I could "short high, long low" and steadily earn the funding rate, but just one needle prick, and before I could even get the rate, my mindset was shattered... Honestly, an extreme funding rate = market sentiment at its peak, it can be profitable but also the easiest way to be taught a lesson.
Now I lean towards two approaches: either take a small position to hedge, and don’t expect to get rich in one bite; or simply avoid the volatility and wait until the funding rate returns to normal. Anyway, airdrop season tasks on the platform are messing with the witches and the points system is as competitive as a job, already exhausting enough. I don’t want to "work overtime" here and pay tuition to the market anymore. For now, this is it—staying alive is the most important.