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Just woke up and checked, the funding rate has started to go off the rails again, everyone in the group is shouting "take the other side and eat the meat."
My kind of contrarian indicator immediately turns into warming the market, so I usually ask myself first: am I betting on the direction, or just betting that I won't get shaken out...
Honestly, during extreme funding rate times, the price more resembles an emotional roller coaster, which can wear down people's mental state.
Now I prefer to take small positions to hedge, winning is like picking up money, losing is just paying tuition, I will never go all-in.
It's not shameful to avoid volatility; watching the show empty-handed at least won't get liquidated and taught a lesson.
By the way, I also thought about the recent NFT royalty disputes—everyone wants "fairness," but when liquidity tightens, creators and secondary markets start to dislike each other...
The market really is everyone wanting to get benefits, but volatility will first take away your sleep.
For now, I’ll keep acting as a talisman: I’m prepared to go long.