Don’t Chase Pumps—Build Edges: How a Trader Turned $6.8K Into $1.5M

If you clicked through the viral headline about a trader turning a small stake into a fortune, here’s the part that matters: the win didn’t come from a memecoin moonshot. It came from market microstructure—specifically, a maker-rebate, delta-neutral market-making strategy on a perpetuals exchange, scaled with automation and strict risk controls. Cointelegraph’s explainer pegs the run at roughly $6,800 to $1.5 million in about two weeks; a separate Cointelegraph news brief and independent coverage add color on how the trader grabbed a large share of maker-side volume on a perps DEX.

Below, we’ll unpack how that works, why it’s risky, and what—realistically—can be learned from it.

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