Fastest Solana Copy Trading Bot - OdinBot
  • 👁️OdinBot - The most powerful copy-trading platform on Solana
  • SETUP & INITIALIZATION
    • ⚡1. What is OdinBot and how does it work?
    • 🧙2. What Makes OdinBot different from other Solana copy-trading bots?
    • ❓3. How to start using OdinBot
    • ⚙️4. OdinBot's Controls
      • 4.1 Auto-Sell Profiles
  • FAQs
    • 🤝5. Affiliate Program
    • ⁉️6. Frequently Asked Questions
      • 📏What are the optimal settings to start with?
      • What's the difference in speed tiers and which one to choose?
      • What are the safety features of OdinBot?
      • How many wallets can I mirror?
      • How much does OdinBot charge for its services?
      • What metrics should I look for in mirror wallets worth copy trading?
      • What's the Pump.fun slippage and how to configure it?
      • What's the use of extra tips if we can just change the speed?
      • What does Cross-mirror Trading Prevention do?
      • What happens to open positions if I unfollow a wallet?
      • Can I manually exit positions, and if so, can I scale out vs liquidating a position entirely?
      • I copied a trade that showed X amount of profit, so why is my trade at a loss?
      • Why did I buy the same token twice even though my limit is set to 1?
      • How to Generate a PnL Card in OdinBot?
      • How can I export my Private Key?
      • Why is PnL pricing data incorrect/not updating?
    • 7. Most common issues with OdinBot not mirroring
      • Pump.fun transactions failing due to slippage
      • Odinbot's price protection prevented execution of the trade
      • Auto-Sell Profile not triggering
    • 8. Odin's Alpha - Potential wallets to mirror
  • Tracking Academy
    • Trading Strategies
      • Risk Management and Trade Strategies - charlespurrgeon
      • The 9 Critical Copy-Trading Mistakes to Avoid - Vic
      • Why Liquidity Matters in Copy-Trading
      • How to Choose Wallets for Copy-Trading - atomic_rasta
      • Investigating Wallets for Copy-Trading - vect
      • The Hidden Pitfalls of Copy-Trading: A Guide to Smarter Strategies - Vic
      • Pump.fun Explained: A Guide to Copy-Trading Success - Vic
      • Start Small and Build Up: A Beginner's Guide to Copy-Trading with OdinBot
      • A Coin Flip Tactic for Copy-Trading
      • How to Reverse ChangeNow & SimpleSwap.io Transactions - Vic
      • How to Find Early Buyers Using Dexscreener - Vic
      • How to Spot a Great Wallet for Copy-Trading - Vic
      • Looking Beyond Numbers: Behavioral Wallet Analysis - Vic
      • Pump.fun 101: Wallets, Analysis and Insights - Vic
      • Copy-Trading 101: Building a Profitable Strategy with OdinBot
    • Tools
      • For Finding Wallets
        • OdinBot's Discord Server
        • Dune Dashboard
        • GMGN for Wallet Discovery
        • Using DEX Platforms
        • Cielo Finance for Wallet Analysis
        • Solscan for in-depth Analysis
      • For Monitoring Wallets
    • Types of Wallets: Understanding Their Roles in Copy-Trading
    • Wallets to Avoid When Copy-Trading
    • Understanding Pump.fun Bonding Curve and the Copy-Trading Limitation
    • Reclaiming SOL From Rent
    • How to Look at Your Fees
  • Brand Guidelines & Assets
    • 👁️Vision
    • 📐Guidelines
    • 🅾️Logo
    • 🖼️Graphics
    • 🔠Typography
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  1. FAQs
  2. 6. Frequently Asked Questions

I copied a trade that showed X amount of profit, so why is my trade at a loss?

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When you copy a wallet, you will always buy after they buy and sell after they sell. This delay often results in worse entry and exit prices for your trade, which can reduce profits or even lead to losses, especially in fast-moving markets.

There are several factors to consider:

  1. Price Movement Due to Liquidity:

    • If the wallet you are copying trades small liquidity or low market cap tokens in large amounts, their purchase can push the price up significantly. By the time you enter the trade, the price is already higher.

  2. Copy Trader Competition:

    • Popular wallets, especially those in the top 50 on tools like GM Smart Money, often have many copy traders. If 10+ people copy the same trade, the increased demand can further drive up the price before your trade is processed.

    • Being first in line for these trades can be expensive due to higher fees, so most copy traders end up entering later in the queue, further increasing the price.

  3. Multiple Buy Orders:

    • The wallet may have already been holding a position in the token and added to it, making their overall percentage gain appear higher than yours since they entered at a lower price initially.

  4. Bots and Farming:

    • Traders or bots using MEV (Maximum Extractable Value) strategies may execute trades within seconds, giving them a competitive edge. Always check trade timestamps in tools like GMGN to confirm that the wallet you are copying held their position long enough to avoid farming behaviour.

  5. Win Rate Manipulation:

    • Be cautious when relying on win rate statistics. Some traders avoid selling at a loss to maintain high win rate numbers, which doesn’t reflect their true profitability.

Always analyze trades carefully. Use tools like GMGN to check buy and sell timestamps, holding duration, and trade patterns to understand how the wallet operates. Copy trading isn’t always exact, and it is important to manage expectations about entry prices and timing differences.

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