# Trenches

The Trenches is your radar for newly launched Solana tokens, showing which stage each project is in before, during, and after liquidity formation. From early bonding curve growth to full migration, it’s where traders track new plays before they go live.

You can also use the **Quick Buy** feature to instantly purchase any token spotted in the Trenches without leaving the page.

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Tokens that have just launched but haven’t yet reached their market cap target. They’re newly deployed, building early traction, and progressing toward liquidity creation.

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Tokens that are nearing their market cap goal, often seeing sharp increases in trading volume and attention as they approach LP formation. Once the target is met, liquidity is deployed, marking the migration event.

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Tokens that have formed a liquidity pool (LP), confirming the migration event. These are now fully tradable on DEXs like Raydium, Meteora, or Pump.

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#### Filter Settings

Use filters to refine your view and focus on specific token types, metrics, or behaviors within the Trenches.

1. **Protocols**

Filter by the launch or liquidity protocol used:

* Pump – Tokens launched via Pump.fun
* Moonshot – Tokens using the Moonshot launchpad
* Raydium – Tokens that have migrated to Raydium DEX
* Dynamic BC – Tokens deployed under the Dynamic bonding curve

2. **Search key words**

Quickly find tokens by name, ticker, or keyword.

3. **B. Curve % (Bonding Curve Percentage)**

Filter by how far along a token is in its bonding curve before LP formation — a key signal for proximity to migration.

4. **Audit Filters**

Evaluate token structure and holder distribution:

* Token Age (mins) – Time since creation
* Top 10 Holders (%) – % of total supply held by the top 10 wallets
* Dev Holding (%) – % of supply held by the developer wallet
* Snipers (%) – % of early wallets identified as bots
* Insiders (%) – Estimated % of insider or dev-linked wallets
* Bundle (%) – % of supply held in bundled wallets
* Holders – Total number of unique wallet holders
* Dev Migration – Tracks whether the dev has started migrating liquidity

5. **$ Metrics**

Key financial and activity indicators:

* Market Cap ($) – Current token market capitalization
* Liquidity ($) – Amount of liquidity deployed
* Volume ($) – 24-hour trading volume
* Txns – Total number of transactions
* Buys / Sells – Volume of buy and sell orders

6. **Socials**

Filter by verified or linked project socials:

* At least one social – Includes any token with a verified social link
* Twitter / Website / Telegram – Filter by specific connected platforms

7. **Apply or Reset**

* Apply Filter – Update your token view instantly
* Reset – Clear all filters and return to default view

Access it using the buttons below.

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### Display Settings

You can also customize how tokens appear in your Trenches view to match your trading style and preferences.

1. Font size

Switch between **Small** and **Large** text modes depending on your visual preference.

2. Layout Options

Control what elements are visible in your token list:

* Show Search Bar – Toggle visibility of the search bar
* No Decimals – Round numerical values for a cleaner look
* Show Hidden Tokens – Include tokens you’ve hidden previously
* Unhide on Migrated – Automatically reveal tokens once they migrate
* Square Image – Display uniform square thumbnails
* Progress Bar – Show how close each token is to reaching its market cap or LP goal

3. Customize Displayed Data Rows

Choose which data fields appear in your view:

* Market Cap
* Volume
* Fees
* TX (Transactions)
* Socials
* Holders
* Dev Migrations
* Dev Creations
* Top 10 Holders
* Dev Holding
* Snipers
* Insiders
* Bundlers

You can toggle any of these on or off depending on which data you want to prioritize.

4. Customize displayed Trenches

Control which stages of the Trenches appear in your feed:

* **New Creation**
* **Final Stretch**
* **Graduated**

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5. Metric Range Coloring

Set custom colors for your metric ranges to visually separate low, mid, and high values. While you can choose any colors to represent each range, the range thresholds are fixed:

* Market Cap → 0–30K, 30K–150K, 150K+
* Volume → 0–1K, 1K–2K, 2K+
* Holders → 0–10, 10–50, 50+

Access it using the button below.

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