2026-01-09 04:23:38

The strategy doesn't hold up. Think about it—buying physical silver at $75 then hedging with a futures contract for delivery is a totally different play than what's being pitched. You can't just ignore the logistics and storage costs. The math needs to work on both legs of the trade, not just one side. Anyone serious about commodity exposure knows that mixing spot and derivatives requires disciplined execution, not just wishful thinking.

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· 5h ago

Spot and futures mixing, calculate the cost and it's an immediate gg, this logic simply doesn't hold up.

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GateUser-00be86fc

· 01-09 23:21

Playing with spot and futures trading at the same time can easily lead to losses if you're not careful.

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BlockchainTalker

· 01-09 04:53

Actually, this is exactly the kind of half-baked thesis that gets people rekt. You can't just handwave away basis risk and pretend the spot-futures spread does the heavy lifting for you—empirically speaking, the execution layer matters way more than most retail traders think it does.

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NewPumpamentals

· 01-09 04:52

Spot and futures arbitrage sounds sexy, but when you calculate the costs, it immediately falls apart.

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GasFeeCryer

· 01-09 04:51

Spot and futures arbitrage sounds great, but when you factor in storage costs, it immediately becomes unprofitable. Too many people only look at one-sided gains.

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