I’ve had an itch in my hands these past couple of days. When I see a candlestick surge, I feel like chasing it—but every time I tap open the chart and check: the slippage is maxed out, the pool is as thin as paper, and there are all these strange “clips” nearby just waiting for you to execute your trade… To put it plainly, when they’re pushing you to add to your position at times like this, it’s usually not information—it’s emotion. First, stop. Stop and take a look at the depth and the trade distribution. Then stop and scroll through social media for a few minutes to clear your head.

Recently, RWA and comparing US bond yields with on-chain yield products have also been pretty hot, but don’t let those four words—“it looks more stable”—carry you away. That little bit of yield on-chain is often just risk being traded for it. Anyway, my own rule is: when impulse kicks in, stop first; if the route isn’t clean, don’t place an order. I’d rather miss out than hand money to sandwich attacks. That’s all for now.