Recently, the funding rates have been extremely volatile again, with a bunch of people in the group shouting "mirror the opposite side," basically betting on everyone getting squeezed out. I used to love rushing in too, seeing high rates and wanting to short, but when volatility hits, it first burns through my own leverage... Now I prefer to hide first, take a smaller profit, and wait for the sentiment to cool down.

Especially these days, the staking unlocks and token unlock calendar are being dug up every day, and the anxiety about selling pressure makes the funding rates more likely to be driven to ridiculous levels. Opposite side trading isn't impossible, but I would reduce my position size significantly, set tight stop-losses, or else it really becomes "market free education." Anyway, I’m greedy, but the pain is real.