Liquidity & price impact

Record enough liquidity data to reproduce a quote assessment

Record pool identity, state, range data and quote assumptions needed to reproduce a liquidity-capacity assessment.

A reproducible liquidity assessment needs the pool's state and the exact trade being evaluated. A TVL screenshot without direction, size or a depth definition cannot substantiate an execution-capacity claim.

Keep a model-aware record

ItemWhy it matters
Network and pool identitySeparates venues and avoids duplicate capital
Token order and decimalsDefines direction and human-readable units
State identifier and timeConnects reserves or ranges to the quote
Curve and fee treatmentDetermines the applicable pricing assumptions
Requested size and constraintDefines what capacity means
Reference valuationExplains dollar conversions and benchmark gaps

Store the relevant distribution

For a full-range constant-product analysis, retain the reserves used. For concentrated liquidity, retain the current price, active liquidity and relevant range changes. A single total token balance cannot reconstruct the latter.

Uniswap's active-liquidity guide shows why the starting state and changes across ticks jointly describe the distribution. An indexed chart may require its own data timestamp in addition to the quote time.

Separate observations from derived results

Keep the raw quoted inputs and outputs before adding calculated average rates, incremental rates or capacity thresholds. Label hypothetical reserve changes as scenarios rather than observed market data.

If a route combines pools, list them and any shared dependencies. Record whether the measurements are independent alternatives or a modeled sequential execution. That distinction prevents summed quote amounts from overstating capacity.

State the remaining limits

A complete record reproduces the assessment under its state assumptions. It does not guarantee future execution or reconstruct unavailable historical data. If the interface hides a route or the source is delayed, preserve that limitation in the published finding rather than filling missing data with current values from another pool.

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  1. Active Liquidity

    Active tick ranges, gross versus net liquidity, chart interpretation.

    https://developers.uniswap.org/docs/sdks/v3/guides/managing-liquidity/active-liquidity

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