#Liquidity101

Liquidity 101: The Most Overlooked Factor in Trading

Many beginner traders focus solely on price action—but liquidity is just as critical.

In fact, liquidity can make or break your entry.

🔍 How I Evaluate Liquidity Before Entering a Trade:

📊 Daily Volume — Healthy volume means active interest.

📖 Order Book Depth — Thin books = risky entries.

🧪 Simulate an Order — Watch how much slippage you’d incur.

🔁 Check the Pair — Is it a major or obscure pair?

⚠️ My Strategy to Avoid Slippage:

✅ Use Limit Orders, not Market Orders.

🚫 Avoid big positions in low-liquidity/microcap tokens.

🧩 Break big orders into smaller parts.

🌪️ Skip entries during high-volatility news (e.g., FOMC, major listings).

📉 Real Talk: My Costly Lesson I once tried to buy a new DEX token—$500 in—but forgot to check liquidity.

End result? I only got $420 worth of tokens. 16% slippage.

Lesson learned: Always check the liquidity pool + slippage impact first.

📌 Takeaway:

Liquidity = smoother entries, tighter execution, and better outcomes.

High liquidity → Low slippage → Precise execution.

🔑 Key to success:

“Don’t just focus on price direction—master how you enter and exit the market.”

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