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Just got myself into trouble again: seeing the funding rate turn positive and rushing in to open a perpetual contract, only to find that the depth was as thin as paper at that time, and I still stubbornly used market orders... The slippage completely shattered my mindset. Actually, it's not the wrong direction, but the order placement was too rushed; splitting orders and placing limit orders slowly would be better, but I insisted on going all in at once.
That little depth on the chain feels like squeezing into the subway during rush hour; if you rush in, you'll just be pushed along by the crowd. To stand firm, you need to wait for a less crowded train or move to the door edge first before boarding.
Recently, hardware wallets have been out of stock, and phishing links are everywhere. I only realized after losing money that I was still blindly clicking on airdrops in group chats... Honestly, when emotions take over, both trading and security go offline together. I'll take a break for a week first; anyway, I just can't accept losing.