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Guys, don’t confuse passive and active market making—too many projects don’t understand how MM makes money.
Passive takes the spread, while active takes direction + inventory; when funding skews, passive profits are often eaten by inventory.
When the spread widens, first check whether depth is thin. Before engaging, ask: which model does your MM use? 10/10
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Folks, when the perp spread widens, don’t just say volatility is high—it’s mostly MMs pulling liquidity from the first few levels.
De-identified: inventory cap + cancellation cadence, with the median vol spread converging under the same conditions (see chart).
Whether the first few levels can fill matters more than the narrative. 10/10
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Grok Bot and MCP fully automated order placement tutorials are piling up on YouTube/Reddit.
They all claim you can “make money even with your computer turned off.”
From a market-making perspective: automation without bid-ask stability = sending orders into a liquidity vacuum.
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
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Folks, the English-speaking crypto community has been discussing perp OI pulses again over the past 30 days—follow the flashes, but don’t just copy the direction.
1️⃣ OI up + spread stable: could be genuine position-building
2️⃣ OI up + depth thinning: looks more like leverage piling up
3️⃣ Check against the funding direction—who is carrying the inventory
Don’t chase the narrative with your positions; check the spread first. (10/9)
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
YouTube/Reddit are flooded with tutorials on fully automated order placement using Grok Bot and MCP.
The tutorials all claim you can “earn even with your computer turned off.”
From a market-making perspective: automation without bid-ask stability = sending orders into a liquidity vacuum.
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
Guys, when BTC/ETH ETF flows diverge, it’s perfectly normal for perp beta to be hard to predict.
The proxy for institutional depth is net flows + spread behavior, not a single candlestick—project teams’ weekly reports shouldn’t just post price screenshots.
(10/8)
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
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Guys, there’s one question in passive market making that nine out of ten people can’t answer: how exactly do you set the inventory cap?
It’s not guesswork—look at average daily trading volume, vol, and whether you can tolerate carrying directional exposure overnight.
Drop your rules in the comments, and I’ll reply to a few. (10/8)
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
Grok Bot and MCP fully automated order placement tutorials are piling up on YouTube/Reddit.
All the tutorials claim you can “earn money even with your computer turned off.”
From a market-making perspective: automation without bid-ask stability = sending orders into a liquidity vacuum.
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
Guys, having an Agent sift through on-chain REST data is much faster than manually digging through an explorer—but don’t let it place orders for you; that line must be held.
1️⃣ Pull the raw JSON
2️⃣ Filter out small test trades worth a few dozen bucks
3️⃣ Keep only the position-opening cost basis + turnover, then manually cross-check against the book
Tools are leverage; risk control is still yours. (10/7)
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
Guys, another large profitable position is flooding the feed on Hyperliquid—don’t just copy the direction; honestly, most people lose because they don’t look at the book.
1️⃣ How far the whale’s cost basis is from the mark
2️⃣ Whether depth has also thinned out during the same period
3️⃣ Whether the funding direction is already helping the MM accumulate inventory
Whether the on-chain story resonates matters less than whether the first few levels can withstand your size. (10/7)
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
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The English-speaking crypto community has been hyping AI trading Agents again over the past 30 days.
Running 24/7 in the cloud does not mean there is depth in the book.
Agents scan signals fast, but MMs pull quotes even faster—once the spread widens, paper alpha dies first.
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
Guys, a practical question—when a new perp goes live, do you look at OI or spread first?
My order is set in stone: first I check whether the top few bid-ask levels can hold up, then I look at OI. OI can be checked afterward, but if the spread collapses, execution collapses too.
Tell me your order in the comments, and I’ll pick a few to reply to. (10/6)
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
YouTube/Reddit are flooded with tutorials on fully automated order placement using Grok Bot and MCP.
All the tutorials claim you can “earn money even when your computer is off.”
From a market-making perspective: automation without bid-ask stability = sending orders into a liquidity vacuum.
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
A wider spread is not necessarily an opportunity; sometimes it means MM is pulling depth. Project teams get more value from looking at book structure than candlesticks.
Market-making/liquidity research · welcome to discuss book structure
Liquidity perspective: Perps phase 1: Hyperliquid perp data…
The three-way comparison of OI/funding/spread is more useful than chasing narratives.
(10/5)
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
HYPE-1.00%
YouTube/Reddit are flooded with Grok Bot and MCP fully automated order placement tutorials.
They all claim that “you can earn money even with your computer turned off.”
From a market-making perspective: automation without bid-ask stability = sending orders into a liquidity vacuum.
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
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Guys, there are so many on-chain keyless REST/WS tools—before integrating market making, ask three questions:
1. Does the response include bid-ask, rather than just ticks?
2. Is WS reconnection after disconnection built into the agent?
3. Have the rate limits been stress-tested?
If it doesn't match the spread, even the cleanest data is useless. Reference image↓
(10/5)
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
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YouTube/Reddit are flooded with Grok Bot and MCP fully automated order-placement tutorials.
They all claim you can “make money even with your computer turned off.”
From a market-making perspective: automation without bid-ask stability = sending orders into a liquidity vacuum.
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking
The English-speaking community has been buzzing about AI trading Agents again over the past 30 days.
Running 24/7 in the cloud doesn’t mean there’s depth in the book.
Agents scan signals quickly, but MMs pull quotes even faster—the moment the spread widens, paper alpha dies first.
#crypto #DeFi #marketmaking