I just checked the mempool and saw the congestion—gas fees are rising a bit fast, and it feels like another small peak. During congestion, transactions sitting in line are honestly kind of surreal: miners sort by gas, so if you set it too low, you either have to wait for half a day or get kicked out of the mempool altogether. I usually set a slightly higher gas, but I don’t chase it to be super fast. After all, capital efficiency comes first; just don’t run into liquidation risk.

Speaking of on-chain data, I recently saw people complaining that some tagging systems are lagging—for example, some addresses are marked “risky,” but the actual data may be old. Data really can mislead sometimes, especially when looking at collateral ratios—you should check again yourself. Last time, I almost jumped in because an on-chain tool showed “low liquidity.” After I cooled down and reviewed it, I found the data was a bit outdated. Forget it—I decided to wait first.

Avoid impulse trading? That’s my habit: whenever the market moves, I step out and look at the refi interest rate curve for half an hour. Once, I was staring at the chart and my hands were itching to add to my position. Then I saw my collateral ratio was actually pretty safe, so I didn’t move. Basically, impulse comes from fear of missing out—but if you wait a bit, the data will give you the answer.