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Oct 8, 2025

# Looking for a DeFi Buddy? What a Good DeFi Companion Should Do

What a good DeFi companion does: ranks pools by what they really earn, tests a position before you deposit, shows what your positions made, and keeps lending in view. Here is how Metrix does each.

*Updated October 19, 2026.*

A good DeFi buddy is a tool that finds pools by what they actually earn, lets you test a position before you deposit, tracks what your positions really made, and keeps lending and borrowing in view, without ever asking for your keys. Metrix Finance is built to do those jobs.

*Metrix Finance is its own product. It is not affiliated with any other app that uses the DeFi Buddy name.*

## How should a DeFi companion pick pools?

A high APR does not make a pool profitable. Look for the signals underneath it:

- **Fee-to-TVL ratio**: whether the fees a pool earns justify the capital sitting in it.
- **Volume and volatility**: steady trading earns fees; thin, erratic pools can leave you out of range.
- **Correlation**: how the two assets move together, which is what drives impermanent loss.

Metrix ranks pools on these signals and updates them with the market, so you can see why a pool sits where it does.

## Can it test a position before I deposit?

It should. Metrix backtests a range against the price action that actually took place, so if a range would have drifted out and stopped earning, you find out before you put money in, not after.

## Will it show what my positions really earned?

Paste a wallet address into Metrix and every position reports its fees earned and time in range. Nothing to sign. Comparing a position with simply holding the two assets is part of the paid plans.

## Does it cover lending and borrowing?

Metrix shows supply and borrow rates on Aave, Compound and HyperLend, so you can weigh lending against providing liquidity. For your own lending positions it reports interest earned, what is borrowed against them and the health factor.

## Do I have to connect my wallet?

No. A free account lets you explore markets and run simulations. When you want your positions tracked, paste a wallet address and Metrix reads the on-chain history.

## What should I check before choosing one?

- It never asks for your keys or a signature just to show you data.
- It shows fees earned and impermanent loss, not only APR.
- It tests a position on real history, not only a projection.
- It covers the exchanges and chains you actually use.
- It keeps lending positions in the same view as liquidity.

Try those checks on Metrix: [run your first simulation](https://app.metrix.finance/simulate). Starting is free.

*This post is educational and is not financial advice.*

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## Run the numbers yourself.

Every claim in these posts traces to real on-chain history. See it on your own positions.

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