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Recently, I keep hearing people talk about block builders and bundles, making it seem like once you understand, you can avoid all the traps. Honestly, as long as retail investors know that "transactions don't necessarily get added to the chain in the order you see, someone can bundle and insert transactions out of order," that's enough. You can study more if you want, but don’t push yourself to become a semi-miner... I personally care more about whether the turnover rate is hot, whether someone is draining liquidity in one go, so I reduce my position when it's hot, and wait when it's cold.
And those large on-chain transfers, or when exchange hot and cold wallets move, are often called "smart money coming in." I've seen it many times—most of the time it's just fund reallocation. Don’t get itchy to chase every time you see it. To really respond, keep it simple: don’t rush in during the busiest times. If you see your order constantly refreshing/retrying and still in line, just take it as the market telling you to stay calm. Draw your take-profit line, and when it hits, just exit. No matter how big the narrative, don’t go against yourself.