There is a real risk on both sides of checking: never looking, and looking constantly. This is a middle path that works for most people.
Once a week, fifteen minutes
- Confirm the cycle is running. Any credits due that have not appeared? That is worth knowing, and it is the single most useful thing to notice.
- Check nothing has changed in the terms. Rates, caps, withdrawal conditions. A change should be announced, and a surprise one is a reason to ask.
- Note the account value. One number. It is the thing that shows a problem long before a dispute would.
- Note anything you want to ask and ask it through the Help Center while it is fresh.
What you deliberately do not do
Do not check the price daily. The number on a screen does not change anything you would do, and it reliably changes how you feel. The volatility article explains why the feeling arrives at the worst moment; removing the feed is what stops it arriving at all.
When to look more often than weekly
- A payout you expected has not appeared after its normal processing time.
- The operator has announced a change to the terms.
- Your own circumstances have changed — see step three of how much to deposit.
Those three are reasons. A headline is not — how to read news without being moved.
Make the record while you are there
The same fifteen minutes is enough to keep the monthly log in keeping records. It is the difference between a question and a dispute if one ever comes.