Today I was educated by a sandwich again... Clearly seeing some depth in the pool, I hesitated and over-committed a bit, and that trade felt like someone patted me on the back: Thank you for your subscription fee. Honestly, you think you're "seizing opportunities," but in others' eyes, you're just a piece of walking meat, and MEV bots are too lazy to argue with you.

Recently, that mainstream public chain has been upgrading/maintaining, and everyone in the group is guessing whether projects will migrate. I think whether they migrate or not is secondary; when the chain gets congested and gas prices spike, slippage starts to poetize, and arbitrage knives become even sharper... The more anxious you are to rush in, the more you're just paving the way for others. Anyway, now I first glance at the order book depth before placing an order; if I can split, I split, small orders are slowly refined, and then I watch again. That's it for now.