I trade perps with about $2,000. How do I farm several airdrops with the same money?
Delta-neutral pairs earn on both venues at the same time while the price moves cancel out. And on some venues, holding open interest for hours earns far more than churning volume.
Free. Tick off each stop as you go; it remembers where you are.
Open Arcus through the invite link to skip its perps waitlist, and connect every wallet you have traded perps on before.
You already know perps, so this route skips the basics and stacks programs. The core is a hedged pair: long on one zero-fee venue, short on another. Then automation adds volume, and a spot venue adds history on the same chain.
- + about $2,000
- + perp trading experience
- + a laptop
- + 1 to 2 hours a day
- Check both legs of every pair for drift toward liquidation
- Recycle hedged pairs every few hours
- Weekly: review which venue paid points per dollar best
- At 40x leverage a 2.5% move can liquidate one leg before the hedge helps. Start at 10x or lower.
- Delta-neutral is not risk-free: funding and timing gaps cost money.
- Variational has no API; do not trust tools claiming to automate it.
“Make one position do four jobs.”
Terry Ajayi · @web3wikis
Research, not financial advice. Some links are referral links. Only use money you can afford to lose.
- Start · where you areabout $2,000, perp trading experience, a laptop, 1 to 2 hours a day
Arcus is the dYdX team's DEX on Robinhood Chain, with a confirmed token. An invite link skips the long perps waitlist, and your past perp history on other venues helps your standing.
- Open Arcus through the invite and connect your X
- Connect wallets with perp history on dYdX, Hyperliquid or Lighter
- Bridge to Robinhood Chain with Jumper
Cost: Trading fees and funding · Time: 30 minutes setup- Destination: positioned