Liquidity Pool Grąža Skaičiuotuvas

Shows how rapid price changes can eat into your trading fee profits.

Imagine you put $2,000 into an ETH/USDC pool (split as $1,000 of ETH and $1,000 of USDC). If ETH doubles in price (a ratio change of 2.0) while USDC stays at $1, your pool automatically sells ETH for USDC to keep the balance. If you withdraw now, your assets are worth $2,828 instead of the $3,000 they would have been worth if you just kept them in your wallet. That is an impermanent loss of $172. Luckily, if the pool had high trading volume, you might have earned $150 in fees, which helps soften the blow to a net difference of just -$22.

Perfect for low-risk, steady yield farming strategies.

In this scenario, you deposit $5,000 split evenly between two stablecoins like USDC and USDT. Because both tokens are pegged to the US dollar, their price ratio stays at a rock-solid 1.0. This means your risk of impermanent loss is 0%. If the pool generates $125 in fees over a month, every single penny of that fee income is pure profit. This is a favorite strategy for risk-averse savers who want to beat traditional bank interest rates without worrying about market crashes.

Always check if high APY percentages are worth the extreme price volatility.

Here, you put $1,000 into a highly volatile pool where a new meme token spikes by 5x relative to your other token. While the massive trading frenzy earns you an impressive $300 in fees, the extreme price shift triggers a 25.5% impermanent loss ($255). Your net profit is still positive at $45, but it shows how a massive price surge can make holding the token outright far more lucrative than putting it into a liquidity pool.

A stablecoin loses its $1.00 peg

If one of your stablecoins crashes (like UST did in 2022), the pool's mathematical formula will automatically sell your safe stablecoin to buy up the collapsing one. This results in you holding a pool full of worthless tokens, turning what seemed like a low-risk play into a total loss. Always research the stability of the stablecoins you choose.

Prices move completely out of your concentrated range

When using platforms like Uniswap v3, setting a tight price range maximizes your fees but increases your risk. If the market price jumps outside your selected boundaries, your position goes dormant. You will stop earning any trading fees, and your deposit will be locked entirely in the less valuable asset until the price drifts back in.

High network gas fees on small deposits

If you are depositing a small amount of money (like $100) on a busy network like Ethereum, the gas fees to deposit and withdraw can easily cost $50 or more. Even if the calculator shows a great percentage return, the physical cost of the transactions can completely wipe out your profits before you even start.