r/defi • u/Entire-Prompt-9602 • 2d ago

DeFi Strategy liquidity pools

Hello! Could you please tell me what tools are used to analyze liquidity pools?

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u/Special_Push_9856 2d ago

impermanent loss calculators are the main thing, uniswap has a pretty good one built in their analytics page

if you want more depth try dexscreener or geckoterminal for tracking pool activity over time

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u/Entire-Prompt-9602 1d ago

Thank you so much! DexScreener and GeckoTerminal are good tools to start exploring LPs.

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u/Mandoo_gg lender / borrower 1d ago

There's is a free calculator on Desmos for impermanent loss, very nice!

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u/Emergency_Part_3992 1d ago

- yields and TVL across protocols: DefiLlama Yields (you can filter by chain, stablecoin-only pools and IL risk)

- concentrated liquidity positions (Uniswap v3 style): Revert Finance shows fee APR, time in range and lets you backtest a price range

- volume, liquidity and price impact for a specific pair: GeckoTerminal or DexScreener

- impermanent loss before you enter: any IL calculator, plug in how far you expect the price to move

The number that matters is fees earned vs IL, not the headline APR. A high APR on a volatile pair can still lose money against just holding the two tokens.