Slippage Calculator
Calculate expected slippage and price impact for your DEX trades. Set appropriate slippage tolerance and avoid unexpected losses.
Calculate Slippage
Quick Examples
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How It Works
Enter trade details
Input your trade size, token pair, and expected price. If you know the pool's liquidity depth, include that for more accurate price impact estimation.
Set slippage tolerance
Choose your slippage tolerance based on the token pair and market conditions. The calculator will show you the minimum output you can expect.
Review risk assessment
The calculator provides a risk level assessment and recommendations. Use this information to decide whether to proceed, adjust parameters, or split your trade.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Setting slippage too low
Users often set 0.1% slippage for all trades, causing frequent transaction failures during normal market conditions.
Use 0.5% for major pairs, 1-2% for smaller tokens. Only go lower if you're willing to retry multiple times.
Not accounting for trade size
A $100,000 trade in a $1M liquidity pool will have significant price impact that many traders don't anticipate.
Check the pool's liquidity before trading. As a rule of thumb, keep trades under 1% of pool liquidity to minimize price impact.
Trading during high volatility
Prices can move rapidly during news events or market crashes, causing unexpected slippage.
Avoid trading during major announcements or extreme volatility unless necessary. If you must trade, use higher slippage tolerance.
Ignoring price impact warnings
DEX interfaces often show price impact warnings that users ignore, leading to unexpected losses.
Always check the price impact percentage before confirming. If it's higher than 2-3%, consider splitting your trade.
Not comparing DEXs
Different DEXs have different liquidity depths for the same pair, leading to varying slippage.
Use DEX aggregators like 1inch or Paraswap that automatically route your trade through the best liquidity sources.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Slippage Calculator
Slippage is the difference between the expected price of a trade and the actual price at which the trade is executed. It occurs due to price movements between when you submit a transaction and when it's confirmed on the blockchain, or due to the size of your trade relative to available liquidity.
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