I’m no routing node expert, but one thing I consistently hear from great routing node operators is that there is no formula for success, Lightning is a fluid system that routing nodes must always adapt to.

It’s the same concept as “what got you here won’t take you to where you’re going next”.

At all times, routers are competing directly against all other routers, and winning strategies are quickly exploited until they are no longer winning strategies.

Not to say that the routing landscape is perfectly efficient, just that any strategies you hear from other node operators should be taken with a grain of salt.

The incentives for routing are set up in a way that great operators never share their best strategies, because those make them money… and the strategies people do share are typically being shared because they’re either common knowledge or aren’t super profitable.

It’s kind of like trading in this sense. If you had a trading algorithm that you could rely on for consistent profits, why would you share it with other traders, thereby lowering your profit opportunity?

Just my 2 sats, looking forward to hearing other views on this topic too.