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Lately, liquidity has been really thin, the market depth is as thin as paper, and one slip can teach you a lesson. To be honest, during times like this, it's better to survive first and talk about bottom fishing later. I’d rather earn a little less than get pierced by a single needle: place small orders, prioritize limit prices, don’t blindly trust default routing, and be willing to wait two more minutes instead of rushing in blindly.
Also, whenever I see large on-chain transfers or hot and cold wallets moving on exchanges, someone always shouts “Smart money is here,” but I’m not really brave enough to follow that kind of speculation… Many times, it’s just address changes, re-aggregation, or risk management repositioning. Retail traders see it as a signal and rush in, only to end up as lunch for MEV bots or sandwich attacks. Anyway, my current principle is very cautious: if I’m not sure, I don’t move; saving on transaction fees is already a win. That’s it for now.