# Token snipers

> Who buys in the first seconds of a launch, and why it matters.

As of 2026-10-19 06:10 UTC. Page: https://uprally.co/docs/token-snipers

[Docs](https://uprally.co/docs) › Before you buy › Token snipers

Before you buy

A sniper is a bot or a trader that buys a coin in its first blocks, before most people know it exists, to sell to the people who come after.

In 30 seconds

- Snipers buy in the first blocks after a coin launches.
- Every coin page shows how much they bought, and how much they still hold.
- Explore’s “Snipers out” keeps to coins they hold 5% or less of.

## What counts as a sniper.

A wallet whose first coins came from a buy in the first blocks after the launch block. Not the creator, and not a wallet already in the [bundle](https://uprally.co/docs/bundled-launches): those are counted on their own. As with bundles, a wallet that gets coins from a sniper by transfer is counted with the snipers.

## Why it matters.

Snipers buy at the lowest price there will be. A coin they still hold a big share of has a lot of supply waiting to be sold into the next buyers. One they have sold out of has already had that selling.

**Data, not advice.**No snipers is not a reason to buy. It tells you who got in first, nothing more.

## Keep them out of Explore.

Turn on **Snipers out** in Explore: only coins whose snipers hold 5% or less now. With a strict filter on, a coin we didn’t count from its launch never passes.

## Common questions.

**Is a sniper the same as a bundle?**

No. A bundle got coins in the launch itself or bought as a cluster; a sniper bought on its own in the first blocks. We count each wallet once.

**Am I a sniper if I bought early?**

Only if your first buy was in those first blocks. Buying in the first hour is not sniping.

**Where do these numbers come from?**

The chain: every transfer since launch, read by our own index, for coins launched since 14 Oct. An older coin says its launch wasn’t counted.

Next: [how the token checker works](https://uprally.co/docs/token-checker).

[Before**Bundled launches**](https://uprally.co/docs/bundled-launches)[Next**Launchpads and bonding curves**](https://uprally.co/docs/bonding-curves)

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