Last night, I was itching to trade a small coin pair and ended up getting slammed with slippage... Looking back, it’s not really “bad luck,” it’s just that I was rushing my order: seeing a rally and fearing I’d miss out, my mind automatically filled in “If I don’t buy now, there won’t be a spot to get on the train.” Basically, I was driven by FOMO.

A quick look at the on-chain depth revealed where the problem was: the pool was ridiculously thin, and I used a market order to swallow it all at once, without thinking carefully about the slippage settings, causing the execution price to drift way off. Next time, I plan to focus on three things: first, check the depth and trade distribution to see if my size will push the price up; second, split my order into smaller parts—better to make multiple small trades than one big one; finally, don’t set slippage wildly—use limit orders and wait, if it doesn’t fill, so be it.

Recently, the group has been talking about stablecoin regulation, reserve audits, and de-pegging rumors. When everyone’s emotions tighten, it’s easier to make reckless trades. My current approach is: during these “potentially problematic” rumor periods, I avoid pools with low liquidity. Better to miss out than create material for review later. That’s all for now.