Something clicked for me the moment I checked the DeFiLlama page for @reya_xyz and saw around $31M in TVL and roughly $24M in open interest.

It made me pause and ask a real question. Is this money just flying in and out for quick intraday trades, or are people actually comfortable leaving capital parked here overnight?

That question changed how I read metrics.

Volume tells me speed. It shows how fast money moves and how active traders are in the moment. But TVL and open interest feel different. They show trust. They show commitment. They show how long people are willing to stay exposed.

Seeing both numbers grow together tells me this is not just fast hands chasing quick wins. It feels like traders are choosing Reya as a place to operate, not just visit.

When capital sticks around, it usually means the system works. And that matters more to me than any single spike in volume.