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# Chart and Token Metrics
**The chart, the header metrics, and the activity tables share one job — give you enough context to size and time an order without leaving the token page.**
Token page — chart paired with header metrics and activity tables.
The chart is the visual layer; the metrics are the numerical layer; the tables are the per-event layer. Each one is useful on its own, but most decisions get made when you read them together — a clean chart on thin liquidity is volatility, a noisy chart with strong volume is signal, and a flat chart with insider concentration is a warning regardless of how the line looks.
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**Three layers, one read**
Glance at LIQ / MC / 5M Vol → check the movement windows → drop into Transactions and Top holders before sending an order.
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## CORE METRICS
The header carries the three numbers you read first. They're cheap to glance at and expensive to ignore.
* **LIQ** — liquidity GraphDex shows for the pair right now.
* **MC** — market cap surfaced by the terminal.
* **5M Vol** — short-window volume where available.
* Read them **together** — high MC with thin LIQ is volatility; visible activity with weak Vol is noise.
## MOVEMENT WINDOWS
Four windows on the pair summary, each useful for a different horizon.
* **5M** — very recent movement, scalp-scale.
* **1H** — short-window confirmation.
* **6H** — broader context for the session.
* **24H** — full day-over-day movement.
* Strong movement on a single window doesn't guarantee continued direction — pair with LIQ, Vol, and the chart.
## TRANSACTION TABLE
The **Transactions** tab carries per-trade granularity. Use it to read what's *actually* happening on the pair, not just the aggregate read.
* **Date** — trade timestamp.
* **Age** — relative age (`12s`, `2m`, etc.).
* **Type** — buy or sell.
* **Price** — execution price.
* **Amount** — token amount.
* **Total** — total in the paired asset.
* **Initiator** — wallet that placed the trade (links to explorer).
* **TXN** — transaction hash (links to explorer).
* Use Initiator + TXN links when a trade is suspiciously large to verify on-chain.
## HOLDER AND RISK TABLES
The **Top holders** tab and the token details area together show *who holds supply* — the input that audit and distribution signals operate on.
* **Top holders** — Address, percent of supply, amount, paired-asset value.
* Token details surface concentration markers: **Dev Holders, Top 10 Holders, Sniped, Insiders, Bundled.**
* High concentration in any one bucket is a prompt for closer review on the [Token Page](/graphdex-docs/trading/token-page.md).
* See [Audit Signals](/graphdex-docs/research/audit-signals.md) for the broader vocabulary.
## HOW TO COMBINE THE LAYERS
A 30-second read order that catches most edge cases:
1. **LIQ / MC / 5M Vol** at a glance.
2. **Movement windows** for the horizon you're trading.
3. **Chart** for visual confirmation of the read above.
4. **Transactions tab** for per-event flow (one-sided runs, single-whale moves).
5. **Top holders + token details** for the supply-side risk read.
6. Only then open the order panel.
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Strong movement isn't a guarantee of continued direction, and a clean chart isn't a guarantee of clean supply. Cross-read across all three layers before sending an order.
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## FAQs
What's the difference between LIQ and MC?
**LIQ** is current pool depth — what's actually available to trade against. **MC** is the terminal-shown market cap. A token can carry a large MC with thin LIQ, which is one of the most common volatility traps.
Why does 5M Vol matter more than 24H sometimes?
Short windows show **what's happening right now**. A token that traded 1M in volume yesterday but nothing in the last 5 minutes is functionally illiquid for your next order. Use 5M Vol for sizing, 24H for context.
Where do Initiator and TXN links go?
To a Solana explorer (typically Solscan). Use them to verify a transaction on-chain when an aggregate read looks off.
What's the right read order for a fresh token page?
Header metrics → movement windows → chart → Transactions → Top holders + token details → order panel. The whole thing is \~30 seconds once you know the pattern.
Can the chart by itself tell me whether to trade?
No. A clean chart on thin LIQ is volatility, not strength. Always cross-read the chart against LIQ / Vol / transactions / holders before sending an order.
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