Sometimes I see funding rates soaring to ridiculous levels, and my first reaction isn't "go for it," but rather to patch myself first: the market is too emotional right now, don't force it. Taking the other side of the trade sounds exciting, but once you're in, you realize you're just wrestling with volatility, and a slight shake can wear down your patience.

What I do more often now is: if the logic hasn't changed, I reduce my position size, widen my stop-loss (or simply avoid trading), letting the market finish its noise first. Especially recently, those new L1/L2s have started offering incentives to boost TVL, and it's not unreasonable for veteran users to complain about "mining, selling," but all the excitement means short-term funds come and go too quickly.

To put it simply, when the rates are extreme, I prefer to hide away and wait for them to return to normal ranges before slowly accumulating small wins... Anyway, missing out is just missing out.