2025-12-28 15:23:56

Persisting in trading on a certain DEX, I initially thought of making small profits and increasing turnover, but in the end, the fees ate up all my gains. After each trade, including Gas fees, slippage, and protocol fees, the costs are really overwhelming. Sometimes, the profit isn't even enough to cover these miscellaneous expenses.

I want to ask everyone, is it my approach that’s wrong, or is this just the current fee structure of DEXs? Is there any way to reduce trading costs, or find a more gas-efficient time window? Many experienced traders probably have insights, please share. Persistence is important, but the premise is that the economics must make sense.

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GasFeePhobia

· 6h ago

This is the true face of DEX, transaction fees kill everything --- It's not about the wrong approach, the fee structure is just too bad --- I've been tortured by this thing too, and later switched to L2 --- Low profit with high sales? Ha, the fees have already eaten all the profits --- You need to find the right time, a low gas window is the lifesaver --- To be honest, now DEXs are just fee games, there's no other way --- Instead of worrying about transaction fees, consider changing tracks, my friend --- Some veterans reduce costs through batch trading, have you tried it? --- These fees are indeed brutal, all my trades have been eaten up --- It's not your approach, it's just ecological bloodsucking --- Instead of asking how to save, ask if it's worth it --- A wave of layer2, where gas fees are directly halved --- Really, sometimes looking at the profit statement makes me want to cry, fee monsters --- Need to find aggregators or specialized fee reduction solutions --- I've given up on micro-managing DEXs, fees are just unbeatable

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ReverseTrendSister

· 6h ago

Gas fees are really the killer of fake transactions. I used to think the same, but I later realized that the strategy of small profits and quick turnover doesn't work on the chain at all. At times like these, instead of obsessing over optimization, it's better to change your approach directly. The current DEXs are like this; unless you make a large single transaction to spread the costs, it's hard to break even.

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Anon32942

· 6h ago

This is the current normal for DEXs. The transaction fees are indeed incredible; sometimes it feels like I'm working for the miners. Have you tried Layer 2? Gas fees can be reduced by an order of magnitude. Try trading during off-peak hours, but to be honest, it doesn't change much.

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BlockchainDecoder

· 6h ago

From a technical architecture perspective, the issues you encounter essentially reflect the throughput bottleneck of Layer1. Research shows that during peak periods, Ethereum's Gas bidding mechanism results in exponential cost increases. It is recommended to switch to L2 or solutions like Arbitrum to recalculate ROI. Data indicates that this can reduce transaction fees by over 90%.

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