These days, the funding rates are starting to get a bit extreme again, with a bunch of people in the group shouting about taking the other side to earn that small fee. Honestly, as a conservative type, I’m not that brave... High rates are definitely attractive, but they often also mean volatility is coming, and if you can’t sleep, it’s not worth it.

I usually have two options: either try a small amount to test the waters (just toss in 20 US dollars as a learning fee), or just stay far away, keep my stablecoins in familiar pools, and wait half an hour or an hour before checking again. Especially recently, Meme and various celebrities are calling signals so quickly that newcomers rushing in can easily catch the last baton, and no matter how high the fee rate is, it can’t save you from that sudden wipeout. Anyway, I just want to steadily earn some small interest; earning a little less is okay.