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Why did my trade fail?

Common Ethos Trade errors and what to do about them.

Written by node

When a trade fails, it doesn't go through and you keep your WHUF. Here's what the most common messages mean.

Message

What to do

Price changed too much, try again

The price moved more than your slippage setting. Try again, or raise slippage up to 1%.

Payment amount is too small / Buy amount too small to mint any tokens

Increase the amount you're spending.

This amount is too small to sell

Sell a larger amount.

Amount too large for this market — try a smaller trade

Split it into smaller trades.

Market state is too imbalanced for pricing — wait for trades to rebalance

Try a smaller trade, or try again later.

Insufficient balance / You have no WHUF

Add WHUF to your Ethos wallet. See What you need to start trading.

Add ETH for gas

Your Ethos wallet needs a little ETH for gas. Click the button to top up.

Unable to estimate this trade. Try again.

Refresh the page and try again.

This market only allows selling / This market is paused

Trading in this market is limited for now. Try again later.

Still stuck? Contact us through the help center with the market and the message you saw.

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