Price impact
How much of the price your trade eats because the pool holds little money.
Why it matters
The screen may show a market cap in the millions, but if the pool holds only $30,000, a large holder cannot exit without crashing the price — and neither can you. Price impact shows how wide the exit door really is.
What it looks like in practice
Rule of thumb: up to 1–2% for your trade size is normal, 5–10% is thin, over 20% means selling a meaningful amount without big losses is nearly impossible.
How QUVR Pulse checks it
QUVR Pulse calculates the impact of selling $100, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 from the pool's real liquidity (for Uniswap v4 — from the active liquidity at the current tick).
FAQ
How is price impact different from slippage?
Price impact is the price move caused by your trade. Slippage in your wallet is the tolerance after which the trade is cancelled. Setting high slippage “so it goes through” does not reduce the loss.