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February 10, 2024, 04:04:53 PM
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There are two known ways for arbitrage. First, A automatical process that actually refers bot trading where you need decent amount of capital as well as need to build trading bot that are tracking altcoins and so fast for buying and selling instantly. And secondly manual process where you need to do all process yourself like before. For that, you need to select that altcoin which are under rated, cause good altcoins are tracked by huge numbers of people as for opportunity. Meanwhile i found a coin, that has higher price in dex and lower price in cex. I think you can find such opportunity, just need to spend more time for investigation with market. But for arbitrage, you need to created account in every exchange where most of exchanges ask for kyc verification
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January 31, 2024, 06:10:58 PM
#47
I think it is still possible to do it, but not on a large exchange, but from Dex to Cex, where the trading volume is not too large. But the problem is that nowadays it is very rare that there is a large price difference between Cex and Cex or Dex. Except for several altcoins that have just been listed, namely altcoins that are immediately listed on many Cex at once. Because the pump level in each CEX is always different. But still the risk is very high because we never know whether the price will remain high while we are sending coins to another cex.

I noticed that the biggest difference in the price of a coin occurs precisely at the moment when a simultaneous listing is carried out on centralized exchanges. But the exchange completely excludes the possibility of arbitration, as they close the withdrawal of such a coin for a certain time until the price of the coin on the exchanges is equalized.
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January 30, 2024, 05:28:57 PM
#46
It can always be done, and even if you compare prices for several altcoins it is more often the case that the price gap is better. Bitcoin is the same, but because of its high liquidity, Bitcoin only provides a small price difference.

The problem that I often encounter when doing arbitrage is the problem of time, where some coins and exchanges are sometimes very slow in processing certain coin withdrawals, so running out of time to do arbitrage often occurs because of this.

Always experiment with it, because when you see these arbitrage opportunities, free money will land smoothly in your wallet.
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January 30, 2024, 09:26:12 AM
#45
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?

It is possible but to make a significant profit you need to have a good amount of funds and time to observe the market. Also people and exchanges are using bots to find any arbitrage opportunity to make profit so it becomes harder for retail investor to make money by doing arbitrage trading. Still some people manage to find opportunity from the market but to make profit from arbitrage you need to be very fast because the opportunity can last for only few minutes or seconds.
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January 30, 2024, 09:16:32 AM
#44
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
I think it is still possible to do it, but not on a large exchange, but from Dex to Cex, where the trading volume is not too large. But the problem is that nowadays it is very rare that there is a large price difference between Cex and Cex or Dex. Except for several altcoins that have just been listed, namely altcoins that are immediately listed on many Cex at once. Because the pump level in each CEX is always different. But still the risk is very high because we never know whether the price will remain high while we are sending coins to another cex.
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January 30, 2024, 09:03:07 AM
#43
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?

Yes, arbitrage in the cryptocurrency markets is possible today but it is also quite difficult. This is because there are many more people trading in the cryptocurrency markets today, AI bots evaluate such opportunities very quickly and prices are generally very close to each other in many exchanges. In addition, since the transaction volume in the cryptocurrency markets is quite high today, it is unfortunately not possible to carry out arbitrage transactions with a significant difference as before. In other words, trading with arbitrage in the cryptocurrency markets is still possible today but it doesn't have a serious earning potential and is quite difficult due to today's technology and the increasing number of cryptocurrency traders. I can easily say that it is a truly competitive.
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January 29, 2024, 06:08:43 PM
#42
Things are become harder than before and arbitrage opportunity is end. Manually process become automated by trading bots which are more faster. Popular altcoins won't allow you to doing arbitrage manually. Cause most of people always keep their eyes on for opportunity and bots are always ready to grab the chance. You can try with undervalued altcoins where you'll see price difference cause they have less volume means less people are trying to make profit from that altcoin. But it'll be risky too cause they can dump a lot
You are right, Arbitrage trading is not more profitable like it used to be that is why people are not doing Arbitrage like before.

Many exchanges are having similar price range because almost all the exchanges are making sure their price in the market should look very close or similar so as to discourage or end Arbitrage trading.

To benefit from Arbitrage trading, you need a good capital, and you will always be ready to take the little profit.
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January 29, 2024, 03:15:46 PM
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Things are become harder than before and arbitrage opportunity is end. Manually process become automated by trading bots which are more faster. Popular altcoins won't allow you to doing arbitrage manually. Cause most of people always keep their eyes on for opportunity and bots are always ready to grab the chance. You can try with undervalued altcoins where you'll see price difference cause they have less volume means less people are trying to make profit from that altcoin. But it'll be risky too cause they can dump a lot
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January 25, 2024, 09:55:03 AM
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Possible but it has always been a very difficult thing to do. Do not consider something as simple as move your money from btc to doge to eth to back to btc again and make profit, that is long gone and all the bots out there do that instantly if there is even a single cent that can be made from that.

But, turning btc into usdt, moving usdt into local exchange, turning that into local fiat, then turning that local fiat into btc? That may still be viable, not all the time of course because other people are chasing that as well. Like I said, possible to do this but it is also quite difficult, not only you will need to check it 24/7 to find something but you also need to realize the returns aren't great and you may risk some money and miss the possibility and make a loss.
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January 24, 2024, 02:49:42 PM
#39
Possible but Maybe not profitable like before. there are so many restrictions. Transactions fees are huge nowadays, but if you have a lot of money to cover transactions fee then maybe you can make profit from market. And as market is so volatile, so it is possible that your token takes alots of time to deposited in other exchange and price get down. Then you make lose. Manual process isn't worth now everything is technologcal advance and bot trading is ahead of taking advantage in this field
Manual process is still there and it's still being preferred by some users. I won't talk negative about it because if without it, we won't get where we are now. On the other hand, I think I already heard of arbitrage bots for use in trading. So, automizing it might be possible now. But as you said, it may only cost us more because for sure, bots like this are not free. The fees for some cryptos are also costly now and then they can now move slower, so going arbitrage on them might be less effective now. We can still try on other cryptos (preferably the new ones) since they are not that crowded yet. We must only be careful for a possible rug pull.
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January 24, 2024, 09:20:45 AM
#38
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
I've tried it but I don't feel like I have much benefit from that method. Unless we really have quite large capital. Because sometimes the price difference between Cex is not that big. Or sometimes it returns to the same price quickly. But this method is still possible. But it must be an altcoin that has fast transaction speeds. Because if we do this on an altcoin that has a very slow network confirmation speed then we will be late when sending it to another exchange. But for now I don't use that method. Because it's too risky. Because sometimes we experience losses when prices decline and we actually lose in transaction fees.

Arbitrage trading is still possible in crypto trading but I don't know about the popularity, most traders that I know don't use the method, they'd prefer to do their trading in one exchange, because in using different exchange you'd have to be monitoring prices in them, in the end the difference might not be much, or within a short time price can stabilize. Moreover it might not be worth it without having enough capital, so it comes down to the choice of individual traders, the method that suits them best
The popularity decreased as the exchange has now better price rates that is near from other exchanges. It became more unprofitable than ever. There are a lot of new exchange now, I believe that you can take advantage of those especially if the token you plan to do arbitrage is newly release, price difference might be far and could be profitable, include the new dexes on your options. Though as you said, monitoring them aren't that easy as there are so many exchange.
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January 24, 2024, 06:15:07 AM
#37
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
Yes It is still possible but it is very risky and also very difficult nowadays. there are too many exchanges and also prices are well maintained and almost same everywhere. you'll hardley find any chance.
You need to be super active in many exchanges, and watch multiple assets to find the right opportunity.
then doing KYC in so many exchanges ia nother problem. withdrawing and depositing take different times in different exchanges. you could miss a lot of chances because of that. and also you need a huge capital for that. I don't think it can be done with small investment. you would need around 1 BTC.
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January 24, 2024, 06:02:32 AM
#36
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
I've tried it but I don't feel like I have much benefit from that method. Unless we really have quite large capital. Because sometimes the price difference between Cex is not that big. Or sometimes it returns to the same price quickly. But this method is still possible. But it must be an altcoin that has fast transaction speeds. Because if we do this on an altcoin that has a very slow network confirmation speed then we will be late when sending it to another exchange. But for now I don't use that method. Because it's too risky. Because sometimes we experience losses when prices decline and we actually lose in transaction fees.

Arbitrage trading is still possible in crypto trading but I don't know about the popularity, most traders that I know don't use the method, they'd prefer to do their trading in one exchange, because in using different exchange you'd have to be monitoring prices in them, in the end the difference might not be much, or within a short time price can stabilize. Moreover it might not be worth it without having enough capital, so it comes down to the choice of individual traders, the method that suits them best
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January 22, 2024, 07:16:54 PM
#35
...I used an arbitrage bot a few years ago and it worked well, but unfortunately the trial for a few days was just a trial and then there was a fee that I needed to pay to enjoy the premium features.

Well, if the cost of the arbitrage bot is lower than the profit that you earned, then you can safely make such a purchase. After all, you write that you were satisfied with the arbitration bot, so why didn't you buy a premium subscription then? Or is the subscription price higher than the profit received?

I'm just a small trader and don't really focus on arbitrage. Tried several arbitrary trading bots and found a bot that gave a trial. To get a premium account it will cost around $50-$100. Returning capital or not also depends on what the crypto trend is at that time. but for now the benefits may be very slim.
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January 22, 2024, 02:18:58 PM
#34
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
Arbitration is possible almost everywhere where there is volatility and other exchanges. Crypto-aplut is no exception; there are very often different price tags on different exchanges, especially on new little-known exchanges; for some people this may even be the main mechanism of income
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January 22, 2024, 07:06:07 AM
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...I used an arbitrage bot a few years ago and it worked well, but unfortunately the trial for a few days was just a trial and then there was a fee that I needed to pay to enjoy the premium features.

Well, if the cost of the arbitrage bot is lower than the profit that you earned, then you can safely make such a purchase. After all, you write that you were satisfied with the arbitration bot, so why didn't you buy a premium subscription then? Or is the subscription price higher than the profit received?
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January 21, 2024, 07:38:08 PM
#32
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?

This niche is occupied by bots, so if you are thinking of doing cryptocurrency arbitrage manually, then it will be difficult for you to compete with bots. But if you are able to create your own bot for arbitrage trading, you will be able to have a permanent guaranteed profit.

Bots master everything, they are faster and more efficient, especially now that bots are also added with AI, they are even smarter. Becoming your own artbitration bot developer might be more profitable, but it requires good programming skills to create your own bot. I used an arbitrage bot a few years ago and it worked well, but unfortunately the trial for a few days was just a trial and then there was a fee that I needed to pay to enjoy the premium features.
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January 21, 2024, 06:36:44 PM
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is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?

for now it might be a bit difficult. especially for eth and bitcoin because in addition to the sending fee is large and expensive. also the transaction process is long.
The main and first aribitage requirement is that the transaction process or sending coins must be fast.
if it is not fast, the price of the coin when it is sent or has entered the destination exchanger is the same price. there is even a loss in the sending fee.
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January 21, 2024, 05:37:55 PM
#30
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?

This niche is occupied by bots, so if you are thinking of doing cryptocurrency arbitrage manually, then it will be difficult for you to compete with bots. But if you are able to create your own bot for arbitrage trading, you will be able to have a permanent guaranteed profit.
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January 21, 2024, 01:28:44 PM
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You can still find some good opportunities sometimes but generally they are limited, and they are on small cap cryptos, on small exchanges, with low liquidity. Exchanges and professional arbitrage traders usually use bots to track them and to instantly place orders when they spot them. On large markets and big exchanges too many people are following the price in real time to be able to find such opportunities.
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January 21, 2024, 01:16:30 PM
#28
Of course some people will take advantage of arbitrage, it's best to understand it first because for me personally the risk sometimes doesn't match the profit we get, because arbitrage trading requires quite a large amount of capital, apart from that you also have to look at each exchange in detail, what is the withdrawal process and smooth deposits, because speed is needed in arbitration
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January 21, 2024, 10:20:25 AM
#27
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?

arbitrage in crypto still posible if sending fee low and fast withdraw
because if not fast transaction aftre buy, and withdraw to another exchange is very late , prices have returned to normal and are the same price



Correct. These 2 metrics must be met, fast transaction times and low transaction fees. And if the price difference is also greater and is able to provide a backup for the transaction fees used. In the past few years, it has been very profitable to carry out arbitrage trades, but recently this has been very rare because the price difference on each exchange has started to become small, especially if there is a large price difference, sometimes the wallet of one of the exchanges is undergoing maintenance so it is very difficult to carry out arbitrage trades.
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January 21, 2024, 09:30:26 AM
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Possible but Maybe not profitable like before. there are so many restrictions. Transactions fees are huge nowadays, but if you have a lot of money to cover transactions fee then maybe you can make profit from market. And as market is so volatile, so it is possible that your token takes alots of time to deposited in other exchange and price get down. Then you make lose. Manual process isn't worth now everything is technologcal advance and bot trading is ahead of taking advantage in this field
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December 16, 2023, 04:22:22 PM
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arbitrage in crypto still posible if sending fee low and fast withdraw
because if not fast transaction aftre buy, and withdraw to another exchange is very late , prices have returned to normal and are the same price
The market is volatile, the earlier we understand that, the better for us. We're merely humans and we're not perfect, we keep making errors in the space. The cryptocurrency we're hearing today is broad and never ending when it involves projects. Talking about arbitrage, we have both local and broad traders that do actually understands the system. Buying low and selling high is the main focus of every arbitrage trader, none of these projects matters can lasts forever. Arbitrage in crypto can be considered to be easy runup in the system and everything can be possibly form out with promising projects.
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December 16, 2023, 04:32:24 AM
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for me of course still, but be more careful before doing it, my personal experience, I only do AT in dex, I'm not yet skilled in cex, it's just that in dex there are lots of robots working so it feels a little difficult and sometimes I get stuck but it's still worth it to take advantage
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December 15, 2023, 11:11:28 AM
#23
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
The number of exchanges is increasing as the days go by, many people are doing exchanges so as the days increase the number of exchanges will increase. As the number of exchanges increases day by day, arbitrage may become difficult if not impossible.
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December 15, 2023, 05:23:31 AM
#22
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
Arbitrage is still very possible to try, but as many other members have said, you have to have a large amount of capital to be able to make a decent profit, apart from that, you also have to think about the fees you will pay, don't let the fees you pay end up being bigger. of the profits you might get, i still have a friend who uses the arbitrage method quite often but he said that in arbitrage timeliness is the key, don't ever think you will make a profit if you buy and sell too late, well factors such as the internet network also have a strong influence.
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December 14, 2023, 10:49:24 PM
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you will also need the fastest server you can get as arbitrage opportunities can disappear in seconds and that can be the difference between making money or losing it,
What do you mean by server? Are you suggesting to run bots on a VPS or something similar? As far as I can tell, most VPS have a good connection unless you choose the cheapest one with limited bandwidth/ping. Maybe you can fix that with a fast internet connection and a mini PC if latency is an issue, or if your exchange blocks VPS to access their API (unlikely).
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December 12, 2023, 03:51:51 AM
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is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
It is possible but it is not easy at all, first of all forget about doing this manually, you will need a bot and you need it to be coded so it can run and execute your trades as fast as possible, you will also need the fastest server you can get as arbitrage opportunities can disappear in seconds and that can be the difference between making money or losing it, and if that was not enough you will need accounts on all exchanges and have capital there as well, so unless you can do all of that it should be better for you to forget about arbitrage.
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December 09, 2023, 02:53:24 PM
#19
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?

If a lot of luck is involved then I wouldn't call it a great trading strategy. Luck will always play a part in life, but I wouldn't recommend to start trading with the only hope of being lucky to become profitable. In the past I tried myself with arbitrage trading and only achieved mixed results. The price differences I noticed on a few exchanges was quite small and when trying to take advantage of them they were also short lived. It's good to keep an eye open for arbitrage opportunities, but I found that only relying on it is not going to work. It requires a lot of time to observe the markets and compare prices on various exchanges constantly. Also, there is a big competition for arbitrage trades, which is why most opportunities are going to be very quickly. Arbitrage trading is the closest we can come to a risk-free profit, because we buy and sell the same security at the same time.
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December 09, 2023, 02:59:29 AM
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Good luck getting to make money if you're just an individual without the software and hardware that companies/institutions have for arbing. As an individual, your only chance in making money is to probably arb the smaller low-cap coins on bottom-of-the-barrel exchanges; though you might be screwed over by low liquidity.
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December 09, 2023, 02:55:06 AM
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is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
I've tried it but I don't feel like I have much benefit from that method. Unless we really have quite large capital. Because sometimes the price difference between Cex is not that big. Or sometimes it returns to the same price quickly.
Maybe there are exchanges whose pricing is very far from the others or from the rest? Searching is only the key here but we must be very careful, as there are things that we may not like like their fees are high, or they aren't really that secure.

It is not worth the risk, but if we will just trade on a one safe exchange that we really like, a small earnings can still stack and turn into a huge one later on. Many exchanges are aware of arbitrage and I think it's prohibited for some reasons. This is why they do what they can to prevent the traders from doing it, including like what you said of minimizing the gap of the price between other exchanges.
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December 08, 2023, 09:41:19 AM
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It worked good when ether fee was low. That time me including my friends doing arbitrage. First bought it from an exchange with low price and then sold that altcoin where exchange offer good price. Actually in good exchange, price remain kind of stable with real value but low quality exchange or some exchanges don't have liquidity enough for that token and that's why people who using those exchange have to sold their altcoins with low price. Still have opportunity when a token listed on exchange. But nowadays i personally don't do so after increase of ether fee. Even now i don't need to do so actually cause trading goes well. And now situation is also changed. People start using bot for arbitrage and it's hard to beat the bot and sometime you will find opportunity to grab
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December 08, 2023, 05:10:35 AM
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When ETH fees were low sometimes you could get lucky and buy something on a dex and send to a cex and get some arb going.

However with fees this high it’s usually not worth it since most of your money will go to paying gas fees for the dex transactions. Keep in mind this is only low liquidity pairs. Something that has a large market cap you can forget about arbitraging, especially on a CEX. Would need a bot for that.
Currently, it is quite impossible to do it manually, because it requires accuracy regarding how much the difference is between one exchange and another and the confirmation for each network will be different and prices will fluctuate. Using arbitrage bots is the best option, but those who use bots have transactions of thousands to hundreds of dollars, if only a few transactions are not worth the potential loss.
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December 07, 2023, 04:11:55 AM
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When ETH fees were low sometimes you could get lucky and buy something on a dex and send to a cex and get some arb going.
Fees can be easily bypassed using WETH pairs and networks that have low fees such as BSC, so in arbitrage trading it does not pose a problem as much as these networks are available and the possibility of linking CEX and DEX with each other, but the upward trend in the Bitcoin price is what makes arbitrage trading unprofitable compared to other trading styles. Any time there is an expectation that the price will rise, arbitrage is not a profitable trading method.
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December 07, 2023, 12:09:31 AM
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When ETH fees were low sometimes you could get lucky and buy something on a dex and send to a cex and get some arb going.

However with fees this high it’s usually not worth it since most of your money will go to paying gas fees for the dex transactions. Keep in mind this is only low liquidity pairs. Something that has a large market cap you can forget about arbitraging, especially on a CEX. Would need a bot for that.
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December 06, 2023, 06:06:50 AM
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is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
Yes, of course, arbitrage will never be in cryptocurrency as it has always been in other investment classes. There are a lot of things that could cause arbitrage of an asset which range from manipulations, technical issues, differences in demand and supply on dealers' platforms and many more. These can not suddenly be over in cryptocurrency, so you should expect to see arbitrage once in a while. I added "once in a while" because it's not what you should be looking for all the time, learn how to trade and invest your assets properly to make money. These are the best and right means of making money instead of looking for something like arbitrage that shouldn't be a real means of making money.

However, if you are lucky to see it, just go for it, but be sure that you engage it in the right and cautious ways. This advice is important since I am certain that brokers frown at it, therefore exchanges could frown at it as well if it's too deliberate and obvious. They will not tell you this because arbitrage trading in law is not an illegal practice, but they might sanction you to protect their business from what they believe is cheating.
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December 06, 2023, 06:01:51 AM
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is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
Yes especially if the tokens sometime got listed on cex and has a dex liquidity. Ive seen this happened before that its cheaper on dex and got a good price on cex. So many have bought on dex and deposit and sold to cex. But the only thing there is the fees and also complications such as deposit and KYC. If its worth to do then its good to do arbitrage trading.
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December 06, 2023, 05:24:41 AM
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Yes, it is possible, but you must ask: Will it be profitable compared to the costs of managing the bot and running it on a fast server, in addition to withdrawal fees and trading costs? I do not think that the answer will be promising, or at least not with such profitability that would make you rely on it instead of trading.

I don't think if there would be any experienced arbitrage trader here will reply because it is just so rare, but the answer to your first query is yes, we can do arbitrage trading in crypto and I came to know about AT first in crypto as I started my trading journey from crypto, instead of Forex, or stocks etc. I was aware of this term a long time ago even I came to know the best exchanges that have better offers like Korea, the rates there and here have big differences.

I remember in 2017, the price difference was more than $2000, which represents about 50% of the price difference. With two purchase and sale transactions, you can easily achieve a profit of more than 30%.
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December 06, 2023, 04:11:24 AM
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Yes, but the process is so complicated (calculation of all service fees and estimated deposit/withdrawal times) that in the end you get disproportionate profits. On the other hand, high volatility is the reason why traders feel there is no need to do so.

I was aware of this term a long time ago even I came to know the best exchanges that have better offers like Korea, the rates there and here have big differences.
I've heard this term, yeah "Kimchi Premium".
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December 05, 2023, 09:52:52 PM
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is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
I've tried it but I don't feel like I have much benefit from that method. Unless we really have quite large capital. Because sometimes the price difference between Cex is not that big. Or sometimes it returns to the same price quickly. But this method is still possible. But it must be an altcoin that has fast transaction speeds. Because if we do this on an altcoin that has a very slow network confirmation speed then we will be late when sending it to another exchange. But for now I don't use that method. Because it's too risky. Because sometimes we experience losses when prices decline and we actually lose in transaction fees.
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December 05, 2023, 05:32:03 PM
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is arbitrage still possible in crypto ?
Yes.

anyone has any luck with this method ?
Not me.
But I still see people but very minimal that does this because the opportunities are hard to be seen. If you look around and find some opportunity then it's still possible but with all the high fees and slow transactions, do you think that you can do it? It's possible yes but I won't do it.
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December 05, 2023, 04:29:09 PM
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It's possible, but if you plan to do it manually, then forget about it because you will be competing with trading bots that are so fast at sniffing price changes and making buy and sell orders. You will also need a huge amount of money across different exchange accounts for arbitrage trading.

Also beware that issues like wallet maintenance happen, leading to varying prices across exchanges since users can not withdraw or deposit the specific coin. The difference in price might look so big, making you to fall for the trap.
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December 05, 2023, 02:30:11 PM
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is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
I don't think if there would be any experienced arbitrage trader here will reply because it is just so rare, but the answer to your first query is yes, we can do arbitrage trading in crypto and I came to know about AT first in crypto as I started my trading journey from crypto, instead of Forex, or stocks etc. I was aware of this term a long time ago even I came to know the best exchanges that have better offers like Korea, the rates there and here have big differences.

Leave it for now, because I was not interested in doing AT but recently I started to make accounts on other CEXs, and while doing that I observed the price of BTC was different on two exchanges Binance and KuCoin. I started to not the difference between the two in multi-app mode.

Well, the difference won't remain for a longer period and I don't think we can practically do Arbitrage trading in BTC pair especially because the sending and receiving of BTC from one exchange to another will cost us a hell of lot of money and in addition to it, the congestion on the network will delay transactions for a long time and we might lose the opportunity to make a trade. BTW I have no special expertise in AT.
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December 05, 2023, 10:59:37 AM
#4
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
It is still possible but with trading bots and bots for detecting differences in price for arbitrage trading, chance for you to do it manually is very slim. You will nearly can not be quick enough to find arbitrage trading opportunities and can not beat bots on it.

With centralized exchanges, you will have to depend on their withdrawal approval and processing as well as on chain confirmation time and time for another exchange to credit deposit to your account. Those factors can affect your arbitrage trading and again even on centralized exchanges, there are many bots do that tasks.

If you do it manually, you almost have to forget about arbitrage trading.
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December 05, 2023, 10:54:19 AM
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It's still possible; it's just that the number of exchanges is still increasing or the competition is intensifying, so it will be a bit difficult to arbitrage, in my opinion, as seen in a scenario like that.

And we also know that AI is used to detect and exploit every arbitrage opportunity. So if we force it on cryptocurrency, it will be really difficult because the low margin is one of them, so it will not help. These are just some of the reasons why it is difficult.
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December 05, 2023, 09:15:27 AM
#2
Exchanges listed coins with different prices. Sometimes, you will see huge price difference between the same coin on different exchanges.

Exchanges also are supporting stable coins which you will use for the the trading pairs.

You can start to check some coins on different exchanges and make sure their difference can give you profit.

You will need high amount of money for arbitrage trading. But it is risky, just that small amount of money can not give huge profit.
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December 05, 2023, 09:07:13 AM
#1
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
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