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Sniper

Pre-arm a buy that fires the moment a new token launches matching your criteria. Used for catching launches in the first seconds, before the token hits the trading terminal.

::: info Two things called "sniper" in Interstate

  • Arm Sniper — the feature described on this page. A proactive buy trigger on launch.
  • Sniper % — an analytics metric on the trade page showing how much of a token's supply is held by wallets that bought in the first seconds after launch. High sniper % is a dump-risk signal.

They are not the same thing. This page is about the first one. :::

How to arm a sniper

  1. On Pulse, click the Snipe action on the row of a token you want to target (or on the launch criteria you want to set).
  2. The snipe modal opens.
  3. Fill in:
    • Buy amount (SOL)
    • Slippage
    • Priority fee
    • Any other available trigger parameters
  4. Confirm. The sniper is armed.

How it executes

Armed snipes run through a dedicated sniper execution path — separate from regular market orders and limit orders. The backend path is tuned for speed and retries, wired into the Raydium CPMM sniper flow with timeout handling.

When the trigger condition is met, the buy fires. You see a result toast and the position shows up in Portfolio like any other trade.

Timing expectations

Snipes are fast — much faster than the 5-second check loop used by limit orders — but not zero-latency. Network conditions, pool depth, and priority fee all affect whether you land in the first block, the second, or later.

A higher priority fee buys you a better chance at early inclusion. See Slippage and priority fees.

Scope

  • Chain: Solana only
  • Surface: Web only. The Telegram bot does not currently expose arm-sniper.

Risks to understand

Sniping fresh launches is among the highest-variance ways to trade on Interstate.

  • Sniper % is high on launches by definition — you are the sniper %. If the chart is dominated by snipers, a dump risk is baked in.
  • Rug risk — fresh launches with no lockup can drain liquidity at any time.
  • Dev activity — a single dev-wallet sell can tank the market cap mid-trade.
  • Pool graduation / migration — a token might graduate within seconds of launch. Interstate will route to the new pool, but your analytics view may show stale data until refresh. See Migration buy and sell.

Start small. Probe-sized snipes calibrate your settings before you scale them up.

What you see on execution

  • Success toast with token amount and SOL spent
  • Solscan link
  • Position in Portfolio with unrealized PnL

If the snipe fails (no active pool, pool graduated, out of range), a failure toast describes the reason and the position is not opened.

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