Slippage

Slippage is the difference between the expected price of a trade and the price actually received, often due to spread, latency, or thin liquidity.

What Is Slippage?

Slippage is the difference between the expected price of a trade and the price actually received, often due to spread, latency, or thin liquidity.

Market orders in volatile or illiquid markets are most exposed.

Why Slippage Matters

  • Why traders care: Execution-quality metric that affects real P&L.
  • Playbook fit: Best with structure, volume, and risk rules.
  • Alert fit: Clear levels or thresholds become Phalerta notifications.

How Traders Use Slippage

Reduce slippage with limits, smaller size, and liquid pairs during active hours.

Example: Slippage in Practice

Before market-buying a thin alt, a trader checks depth and uses alerts on major pairs instead.

Pro Tip

Prefer liquid markets for urgent alert-driven entries.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Slippage?

Slippage is the difference between the expected price of a trade and the price actually received, often due to spread, latency, or thin liquidity.

What causes slippage?

Spread, volatility, latency, and insufficient depth.

Can Phalerta help?

Yes — set price or indicator alerts and get notified on Telegram, Discord, Email, or the app.

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