Why can a swap move the price so much?

The answer often starts with liquidity.

On an AMM, trades interact with liquidity pools instead of a traditional order book.

The deeper the pool, the more trading activity it can generally absorb before the pool price moves significantly.

When liquidity is low, even a relatively small trade can change the asset ratio inside the pool. That can create higher price impact.

This is why checking the token price alone is not enough.

Before making a swap, it is useful to understand the liquidity behind that market and how your trade could affect execution.

Liquidity is not just a number.

It is part of the market structure that determines how a DEX trade behaves.
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