You made a great observation about the mechanics of the internal market. To be honest, I seldom use it. I usually rely on Ecency's Swap or Keychain Swap to exchange Hive-HBD both ways, which I believe is costing me some Hive/HBD in the process. However, I still find it tolerable due to the convenience. I just remind myself that it should be fine as long as I profit when Hive's price increases. :D

That said, I’ll look into using the internal market more often since Hive’s price surge has caused my HBD rewards to drop significantly. I’m hoping that better pricing in the internal market will help offset some of my losses.