In the past couple of days, I've seen everyone interpret ETF capital flows, U.S. stock risk appetite, and crypto market fluctuations all together. Honestly, that kind of analysis makes me a bit tired... The more genuine "sentiment" on the chain is actually about front-running and queue-jumping. MEV, to put it simply, is when someone can see what you're about to do first, then push you to the back, especially in small trades or hot-trend chasing, where slippage can become really uncomfortable once it kicks in. The ones most affected aren't the big players, but ordinary people who think they're just confirming a transaction, only to find the execution price slightly stolen away from them.

I'm now leaning towards taking it slower, splitting orders, setting tolerances, and not hypnotizing myself with candlestick charts. Fairness might be hard to achieve, but at least I won't send myself off as fuel for others to make a few bucks... That's all for now.