Just got squeezed again, really it's the kind of sighing before placing an order and even more after. When I see on-chain those “arbitrage opportunities,” my first reaction isn’t to rush in, but to think: is this someone else’s source of fees... Honestly, you think you're doing arbitrage, but you might just be the bread in a sandwich. Recently, everyone’s been complaining that validators/miners are eating too well, and that MEV and ordering are unfair, I can only smile bitterly, after all, I am just a retail investor contributing income.

My definition of “long-term” is pretty unambitious: if I can endure two weeks without itching to trade, that counts as long-term; if I can stick to a plan and split orders over a month, that’s ultra-long-term. Quarterly? Don’t even joke with me, I haven’t even finished reviewing today’s slippage yet. Anyway, from now on, when I see on-chain transactions suddenly become “efficient,” I’ll first treat them as traps, then decide whether to become a prey.