andrew(❤,🩸)

My thesis on @papertrade_xyz / @cardboard_trade: trade for profit; treat farming as a bonus, not a reason to take bad trades. - papertrade’s payout cut is ~12% with moderate leverage and non-tiny price moves. - cardboardtrade’s payout factor is dynamic, only enter near 0.98.

Unless purely farming, for hedging strat, better to keep the losing leg on @papertrade_xyz or @cardboard_trade. PaperTrade cuts at least 12% off raw PnL on winning positions, while CardboardTrade can take an even bigger cut as settling price could deviate from marked price.

Apart from donating to rich guys, “80% of the fees are sent in dollars” means they’re constantly dumping the revenue (eg. SOL) into the market. If it can't make the mechanism look less retarded, it’s gonna flop soon.

humbly share some thoughts about mining ORE which is an invaluable way to generate cash in such bearish market. also s/o those chads keep building a strong community for ORE @zinnresearch @willdxyz @cragglebear

really enjoy competing in public and never talk like an engagement farmer. true elite traders don’t linger on past wins—always on the way solving the next challenge. mental fortitude is proven by execution, not bs.

notes for accelerated builder cohort - quickly consolidate fundamentals review basic concepts when they feel fuzzy (e.g., token program, mint account, etc.). this isn’t about relearning from scratch, but about refreshing and solidifying what’s already been learned. acknowledge forgetting—even naïve concepts—is normal and part of the learning process, not a weakness. - focus on high-signal confusion points go through discord discussions from previous cohorts and identify topics that were repeatedly questioned or debated. these are often the tricky or non-obvious parts that deserve extra attention. - prioritize curated, internal resources there are hundreds of websites and thousands of channels available, but indiscriminate learning wastes time. follow content recommended by experienced members and internal community discussions—this usually delivers much higher signal and faster progress.

for more and deeper @MeteoraAG LP strategies, follow chads @SebMontgomery and @lochie_sol — solid signal, no noise.

it's fake. it’s just the classic 2ⁿ-account betting scheme—splitting accounts to bet both sides of a binary outcome. what’s fascinating is how ridiculously old-school this scam is. the same trick existed in lottery systems a hundred years ago, then resurfaced with so-called contract gurus opening long and short positions, and now it’s being recycled yet again in prediction markets—still pulling massive traffic. people fall for it every time. Not because the scam evolves, but because the packaging does. every loss feels new, even though the trick never changes.

Follow-Up: What to Do When $META Drops Below Your LP Range A common question I’ve received is: What’s the next step if $META moves below your LP range? First, remember this: every scenario should already be considered before entering the trade. As outlined in the original article, the low-range LP is designed to act as a buy-the-dip bot. When price falls below the LP range: - Do not panic sell. It’s unrealistic to expect perfect entries at absolute bottoms. Sometimes price won’t enter your LP range at all; other times it may overshoot to the downside. Both are normal market behaviors. If your LP ranges were set reasonably and the fundamentals haven’t changed overnight, stick to your plan. Discipline is the edge. - Tactical adjustment: Remove the low-range LP when price is out of the range. Redistribute liquidity into middle-range and high-range LPs. A balanced baseline allocation: - 80% middle range - 20% high range You can adjust this split depending on your risk tolerance: - More aggressive → higher allocation to the high range - More conservative → lower allocation to the high range Yield optimization: If staking or lending opportunities are available, consider deploying the tokens allocated for the high-range LP to earn additional yield while waiting for price recovery. Managing emotional pressure: If downside volatility becomes emotionally stressful: - When price rebounds, trim a small portion of the position to relieve psychological pressure. - Avoid impulsive decisions to exit everything at once. This is not about stop-lossing. Altcoin trading inherently involves large volatility, and emotional capitulation is often more damaging than price drawdowns themselves.

Learned about $ORE and $META from chad @SebMontgomery back on day one. The way he moves — no bs, just real signal — honestly pushed me to start sharing value the same way.

METADAO alpha strategies: LPs as trading bots + ICO event timing. (and wen lp farming on proposals @metaproph3t