Volatility isn’t just a market problem; it’s a systems problem. The same spike that fills your funnel can stall your workers if every signal is treated as synchronous.
Queues over callbacks
Push ingestion into a durable queue, normalize symbols server-side, and fan out to subscribers with per-channel rate limits. Clients should never block the hot path.
Observability
Track lag p95, dead-letter rates, and “silent drop” counters. If you can’t see backlog age, you’re flying blind the first time NFP prints wide.
