Today I was reminded again: the oracle’s feed price isn’t always “instant truth”—sometimes it’s just half a step behind. If the price feed is delayed, the on-chain display still makes it look like you’re very safe, but outside the market has already dropped badly. Then when it suddenly catches up, the liquidation line seems to teleport, and there’s simply no time to add margin or cut positions. Plainly put, it’s getting hit passively.

Recently, aren’t the major public chains due for an upgrade/maintenance? Everyone in the group has been speculating whether the project might migrate. I’m actually more concerned about these timing issues: on-chain congestion, nodes stuttering, and the frequency of price-feed updates getting worse… Small positions can still handle it, but big positions truly can’t withstand those few minutes of “false calm.”

Next time, I’ll proactively reduce leverage during these sensitive time windows and keep a thicker buffer. I’d rather make a bit less. How do you usually tell whether the price feed is reliable? What signals do you look for?