It's probably because your connection to the nearest node is too slow. you can try changing the node in the bitshares settings or login in to openledger instead.
I've found a couple of times that openledger is faster than bitshares even if it's connected to the same node.
it's annoying the node gets slow when the price is low and I want to buy 😝
The nodes have been slow the past couple of days but I've never seen this before.
is there any solutions to these slow nodes?
Try resyncing it to a node closer to you. that worked for me at least. go to the settings then click on access, and you should be able to sync to a node closer to you
It looks like the closest node near to me is in Singapore.. damn there is no local node here :(
BTW I was wondering if there was a way for me to start a local node.. I wonder if doing so can cover my cost or the nodes are monopolized by the top witnesses like here on Steemit