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These days, the funding rates are starting to become extreme again, and everyone in the group is asking whether to take the other side.
Honestly, the more outrageous the rate, the more it seems like the market is forcing you to choose a side, but I usually ask myself first: can I withstand the opposite move?
If I can't handle it, I won't force it; I’d rather avoid the volatility and wait until the leverage is cleaned out before acting.
Actually, taking the other side isn't about copying others; you need to have stop-losses, patience, and accept the frustration of possibly being swept out even if you're right.
Anyway, I still trade with small positions in batches, and I see extreme rates more as an emotional indicator—don't get caught up and follow the trend.
By the way, recently modularization and DA layer are getting a lot of hype, developers are pretty excited, but users are confused…
The market feels the same way: the hotter the concept, the slower you should go.