I've been messing around with Kite vaults and honestly the APR numbers don't mean much if you're doing it wrong.
• Know where your money's actually going.Delta-neutral stuff, liquidity pools, options plays—they all work different. Figure out if it's earning from fees, funding rates, or premiums before you throw cash in.
• Don't deposit in the middle of a cycle like an idiot. Your money just sits there doing nothing until the next round starts.
• High APR doesn't always mean it's good—sometimes it's just short-term hype or the market acting weird for a week.
• Turn on auto-compound if the vault has it.Letting rewards pile up in your wallet is leaving money on the table. Claim and redeposit every cycle at minimum.
• What kind of risk are you cool with? Some vaults stay neutral no matter what the market does, others ride the wave.
• Gas fees will wreck your returns if you're not careful—batch your moves and wait for cheap times to transact.
• Mix your vaults. Spreading between low and medium risk smooths things out way better than going all-in on one.
• Does the vault do better when things are flat, trending, or volatile? Match your picks to what the market's actually doing right now.
• Weekly vaults versus longer lockups matter more than people think—performance swings based on what happens during settlement.
• Compounding can add like 10-30% more to your yearly take depending on the vault. It's not optional if you want real results.
