Advanced Tactics

Advanced Tactics: Burner Wallets, Bots, Pre-Trades & Rug Protection

If you’re serious about memecoins, you need more than just a Phantom wallet and vibes.

This part will teach you:

  • How to avoid getting rekt by rugs

  • Why you should use burner wallets

  • How snipers and bots grab tokens before you even see them

  • How to spot and protect yourself from honeypots


🧯 1. Always Use Burner Wallets

A burner wallet is a fresh wallet you use only for degen trading.

Why use it:

  • Many scam tokens can drain your wallet via malicious contracts

  • Reduces risk to your main wallet with NFTs, SOL, or stablecoins

  • Helps organize plays (e.g., one wallet per trade group)

How to do it:

  • In Phantom: click your wallet icon → “Add / Connect Wallet” → “Create New Wallet”

  • Send only the SOL you plan to trade

  • Revoke permissions after trading: https://app.phantom.app/revoke

Never click random websites or sign unknown messages.


⚔️ 2. Sniper Bots: How Degens Buy Before You

Sniper bots are automated tools that:

  • Monitor the blockchain for new token creations

  • Buy instantly when a token is added to Raydium or other DEXs

  • Often beat retail users by 5–15 seconds (a lifetime in memecoin world)

Popular Sniper Bots on Solana:

  • 🐵 BONKbot (Telegram)

  • 🍌 BananaBot (Telegram)

  • 🦍 SolanaSniper (custom/private)

  • 🧑‍💻 DIY bots via RPC & WebSockets

Advanced traders run their own private bots for faster execution.

Pro Tip: If a token launches and you see a few wallets buying 1–2 seconds after it goes live, it’s probably bots.


🛡 3. Rug Protection Tools

Before you buy a token, always check:

RugCheck.xyz

  • Paste token address

  • Shows:

    • Can you sell?

    • Dev wallet

    • Token taxes

    • Liquidity status (locked/unlocked)

SolSniffer

  • Analyzes contract code for:

    • Honeypot behavior

    • Hidden mints

    • Pausable transfers

    • Owner functions

BirdEye Token Info

  • Click the ⚙️ or “Info” tab on a token page

  • See owner %, LP %, buy/sell tax


🔒 4. Token Safety Checklist

Before buying, ask:

Question
Good
Bad

Can you sell?

✅ Yes (check RugCheck)

❌ No = honeypot

Is liquidity locked?

✅ For at least 1 month

❌ Unlock anytime

Dev wallet holdings?

✅ <10%

❌ 50%+

Token taxes?

✅ 0–5%

❌ 10%+

Contract verified?

✅ Yes

❌ No / proxy used


🤫 5. Private Telegram Alpha Groups

Many early plays happen in closed Telegram groups.

You’ll see:

  • Sniper bot signals

  • Devs launching stealth tokens

  • Insiders dropping contracts early

⚠️ Be careful — most groups are full of pumpers and scammers. DYOR before acting on alpha.


🧪 Bonus: Pre-Trading Strategies

If you’re in a group and get a contract before it launches:

  • Check LP & token supply first

  • Simulate buy/sell via bot or dry-run tool

  • Use small SOL first, see if transaction succeeds

  • Watch for bot buys — they signal smart money


You now know how to protect your SOL, trade faster, and survive in the jungle of Solana memecoins.

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