Week seven of the
@FX100Perp testnet put the Minute 16 challenge into perspective for me.
Seven weeks in, week seven was the second-strongest week so far by both added volume and positions opened. It added another $1.27B in volume and 317,497 positions.
More relevant to this challenge, FX100 says $36.03M in notional has already crossed liquidation thresholds and stayed open long enough to recover.
I've experienced that kind of outcome myself: watching a trade go underwater, cross its liquidation price and then get the "Successfully rescued" message before the 15-minute window ran out.
So what does Minute 16 actually feel like?
Mostly relief.
If the trade is back above the threshold, I'm still there with a decision to make. I can close it, add margin, reduce leverage, or keep holding.
If nothing has changed my thesis, I tend to hold and give the trade more time.
The protection changes my behaviour too. I'm more comfortable with opening volatility and, if I'm being fair, sometimes a bit more aggressive because of it.
Once the window ends, I go back to managing the trade around my thesis rather than the timer.
For me, that's Minute 16: relief first, then a decision.