Funding rates have skyrocketed to those outrageous levels again, and a bunch of people in the group are shouting about becoming "counterparty traders" to collect rent. Honestly, I’m tempted too... but my strict stop-loss discipline makes me chicken out: when the rates are extreme, it’s often not about giving you money, but a reminder that this volatility might shake people off.

I’m just someone who watches candlesticks, having seen too many cases where “rate was correct, but the direction got knocked out by a spike.” Now my choice is more like a binary: either take a small position to go against the trend and set a stop-loss to pay tuition; or just hide and wait for the rates to cool down, don’t fight the market.

By the way, watching Layer 2 constantly arguing over TPS, fees, and subsidies, but when a spike hits the chart, no one can save you… Anyway, I’ll first withdraw my hand, review twice, and then decide.