I just flipped another trade again—my slippage settings were a bit too tight, and it got swallowed by the deep liquidity pool directly. I wasted gas on two transactions, and it’s honestly kind of funny.

When I placed the order, the on-chain depth wasn’t what I expected, and the posting cadence also got messed up. That pool looked thick at first glance, but the moment you take a bite it falls apart—it feels like I got trapped by whatever passive market-making setup it uses. Basically, I treated something simple as a trap, assuming other people would be lurking in ambush. Turns out I just overthought it.

As for those recent on-chain data tools and tagging systems—what can I say. Some people say they’re lagging behind, but I’m more worried about being misled. Look at an address label that says “market maker”; in reality it might be a temporary wrapper. Anyway, I don’t really trust those depth charts that look crystal clear at a glance. I still have to run through my own local order flow, even if it’s slower—but at least it feels solid.

Forget it, for now that’s it. I’ll keep improving the script.