Claiming and selling airdrops on DEX or CEX is the least profitable strategy. With these methods, you can sell earlier and at a higher price than most people.
🔶 3 Key Stages of Airdrops:
➢ Premarket: High price, but comes with high risk due to low liquidity.
➢ Listing: Lower price, but with less risk.
➢ Trading: Uncertain price and outcome, often leading to lower profits.
Let's break down each stage using 3 tokens as examples. 🧵👇
🔶 Premarket:
When rumors spread about a token, premarket platforms like @WhalesMarket, Bybit, or KuCoin create trades. Due to low liquidity and uncertain outcomes, prices can be high. However, selling here requires a security deposit, which goes to the buyer if you don’t fulfill the deal.
💡 The price often drops significantly once the token is listed, so many sellers aim for the premarket stage to secure profits.
🔶 Listing:
Once the token is listed, the price usually falls but comes with less risk. Many prefer this stage because it's easier to sell, as you already know your airdrop size and price, making the transaction simple.
🔶 Holding:
While some choose to hold their airdrops for potential future gains, this is the riskiest strategy. Some tokens grow over time, but most tend to lose value after listing.
Let’s look at 3 recent airdrops and how their prices evolved in each stage:
💰 $STRK :
$2 ➯ $1.8 ➯ $0.44
💰 $ZRO :
$3.8 ➯ $2.8 ➯ $3.4
💰 $W :
$1.5 ➯ $1 ➯ $0.2
📉 These examples show a general downward price trend from the premarket to listing. However, some tokens also fall during the premarket due to delays or increasing token issues, like Grass and EigenLayer.
Lesson: The safest route is often selling at the listing stage, while premarket gives the highest, but riskier, reward.
💬 What’s your strategy? Let me know in the comments! ⤵️
