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FAQs

Why is my swap failing on PancakeSwap? ›

1 Answer. The Pancake: Transfer failed error is usually thrown when the output token (that you swapped the tokenIn for) cannot be transferred out. It could be when the token contract is paused, or when it requires a KYC, and the PancakePair doesn't have the permissions to transfer it out.

The slippage tolerance on Pancakeswap is between 0.5% and 1%.

The “insufficient liquidity for this trade” error is a common error encountered by users of decentralized exchanges such as Uniswap and PancakeSwap. You can fix this error by reducing the size of the trade, increasing the slippage tolerance, or finding another liquidity pool.

The most likely cause for this error is that the swap that's being attempted would result in slippage exceeding the user's maximum slippage setting. The error could also be caused by your transaction taking too long to complete, or not having sufficient funds to pay the gas fee.

The main reason why your swap might have failed is likely to be slippage. When you perform a swap, you are agreeing to a price quote. If the price of the swap goes outside of the allowed slippage set (typically 2-3%), it will fail, in order to prevent you from seeing a huge variance in value when completed.

There are various reasons why the “Unable to swap these tokens” error may appear. The most common one is related to liquidity constraints when swapping two (or even one) long tail assets.

As a rule of thumb you may include 0.5% as slippage for option selling strategies and 1% for option buying strategies. We recommend that at the end of the month you check your realized slippages and use that as number for your backtest results in the future.

Note: If your slippage is set too low, your transaction may revert or fail. If your slippage is set too high then you may get less tokens than expected when swapping. For example, if your slippage is set to 25% then you may receive 25% less tokens than what is shown to you in the swap preview.

Make sure you have 30% more tokens in your wallet than you intend to trade, or try to trade a lower amount. If you want to sell the maximum possible, try 70% or 69% instead of 100%.

What does stf mean on PancakeSwap? ›

1 Answer. Sorted by: 0. The error you're receiving 'STF' stands for Safe Transfer Failed. The majority of the time this is invoke it is related to approvals.

Pancake Swap offers users the ability to trade BEP-20 tokens, which are native to the Binance Smart Chain. One of the main advantages of Pancake Swap is its significantly lower transaction fees compared to Uniswap. This is primarily due to the Binance Smart Chain's lower congestion and higher scalability.

Insufficient liquidity: There may not be enough liquidity for your token. This will prevent a filler from being able to fill the swap at the agreed upon price. Insufficient token balance: For a limit order to be executed, your wallet balance must have the amount of tokens you intend to swap.

If your swapping action still doesn't go through and it is displaying an error for you to revise the slippage -- you may want to check if the tokens you are trying to swap has any fees and restrictions on transactions.

How do I set a Stop Loss Order for PancakeSwap? Select the price (Trigger) you would like to sell your PancakeSwap if the market rate falls. Enter the quantity you would like to sell if the market rate falls to your selected price. Click 'Set Stop Loss' to confirm your CAKE Stop Loss and your order will be created.

The default slippage tolerance on PancakeSwap is about 0.8%. If you leave this as your slippage, your trade will never run if the price fluctuates by more than 0.8%. This means you need to increase slippage to have a higher chance of successful transactions.