2025-12-26 19:26:19

Trading journal update: Current portfolio total stands at 9,781, with week 2 showing no additional gains.

The past week called for patience—market conditions simply didn't align with my trading thesis, so I held back. No forced moves.

Looking ahead, here's the gameplan:
- Building a long position in $LIT as a core holding
- Simultaneously running a short strategy on $LIT across alternative platforms to capture cross-exchange arbitrage opportunities

Key takeaway: The current challenge is executing profitably in a low OI environment. My existing framework isn't cutting it. Need to sharpen the approach—better position sizing, stricter entry signals, and more surgical risk management when liquidity is thin.

LIT-44,16%

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EntryPositionAnalyst

· 12-29 02:43

In a low OI environment, this framework is indeed prone to failure; position management and entry signals need to be heavily optimized.

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JustHereForAirdrops

· 12-28 09:07

A low OI environment is indeed difficult to handle, and I have also experienced such awkward periods... However, the idea of doing long-short hedging arbitrage with LIT is quite good, but it requires very careful execution.

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CryptoSourGrape

· 12-28 08:19

Oh my god, another week without making money. This is my daily routine... If I had gotten on board with $LIT earlier, it would have been great. Now I'm just doing hedging arbitrage, and it feels like all for nothing.

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Fren_Not_Food

· 12-27 14:44

Low OI environment is really tough, it forcefully breaks your framework back to its original form... At times like this, you have to admit defeat and sharpen your tools again.

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LiquidityNinja

· 12-26 19:52

Low OI environment is really exceptional; you need to change your approach or it will be a waste of effort... I see you're still struggling with LIT arbitrage. The idea is good, but I'm worried you'll get stuck during execution.

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BearMarketNoodler

· 12-26 19:52

Doing nothing is the best action, and that's how I operated this week. Arbitrage in a low oi environment sounds good, but I'm worried about disagreements at the execution level.

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SerLiquidated

· 12-26 19:50

Damn, a low OI environment is really hell... My current framework is also a bit disappointing, I can feel it.

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TestnetFreeloader

· 12-26 19:47

The low oi environment is really exceptional. This framework indeed needs an upgrade. However, executing long and short arbitrage with lit simultaneously is quite aggressive; when liquidity is thin, a slight lapse in attention can lead to slippage.

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governance_ghost

· 12-26 19:31

Playing hedging arbitrage in a low oi environment... This idea is good, but can it really achieve stable profits? I feel it still depends on trading execution.

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