Just took a 23U trade to practice and still got wrecked, made me laugh at myself. Watching the price flicker made me want to rush in, but the pool depth was as thin as paper, and I casually set a "close enough" slippage... The moment I executed, I got completely slapped in the face, clearly the direction was right, but I raised my own cost, and when I wanted to stop loss later, I was worried about losing too much, so I waited until it looked even worse before cutting.

Looking back, it all comes down to two words: rhythm. Don’t chase right after others sweep the liquidity in that one second, wait a few more seconds first, see if the orders and trades have recovered, and split your entries into two or three trades—better to be slow than sorry. Recently, cross-chain bridges have been hacked again, oracles are still showing abnormal quotes, everyone is starting to "wait for confirmation," which basically means don’t rush to be the first to take the hit. Slippage isn’t about courage; if the depth isn’t enough, don’t force it. If you want to survive longer, stick to discipline and don’t try to be clever.