Sniper Bot
Automated software that watches the mempool for a token going live and fires a buy transaction in the same block liquidity is added.
Why it matters
Snipers dictate the shape of your opening candle. Uncontrolled, they eat float, dump on your first buyers and kill sentiment before the pair even shows on DEX Screener. Every serious launch plans around them.
How snipers work
- Mempool watch - bot scans pending transactions for liquidity-add events.
- Instant fire - buy tx submitted in the same block as LP creation, at the base price.
- Multi-wallet spread - top snipers split their buy across 5-30 wallets to avoid caps.
- Priority fees - snipers overpay on gas to ensure their tx lands first.
- Quick exit - most snipers dump into community FOMO within 5-30 minutes for 3-10x.
A team deploys with 1B supply and $10K LP. Two seconds after LP goes live, five sniper bots each grab 8% of supply across 20 wallets. Total sniper haul: 40% of the token.
Community starts buying at a 5x candle. Ten minutes in, snipers dump their bags. Chart drops 70%. Team wallet has no float to defend. Launch is over.
How teams counter them
- Bundler - team's own wallets buy in the same block as LP, outbid snipers on ordering.
- Anti-MEV routes - Jito bundles on Solana skip the public mempool entirely.
- Blacklist known sniper wallets - some contracts blacklist tagged sniper wallets at launch.
- Stealth deploy - no announcement, no way for snipers to pre-map.
- See our launch guide for the full playbook.
Common mistakes
- Announcing exact launch time - every sniper bot is loaded and waiting.
- Deploying without a bundler - you're handing snipers 30-60% of your supply for free.
- Small LP - snipers can eat the whole float in seconds.
- Skipping post-launch trading - snipers dump into your gap because nobody is defending the chart.
Snipers don't need your permission. They need your launch schedule. Give them neither.
Ready to put this into practice?
Launching a token → Panda Bundler. Growing an existing one → PandaBoost Panel.
Whatever stage you're at — we're the stack.
Pre-launch? Bundle safe, warm wallets, fund quiet.
Post-launch? Trend on every scanner, chart and feed that matters.
The launch window is short. Don't waste it.