Axiom has become the dominant trading terminal on Solana. Backed by Y Combinator (Winter 2025 batch), the platform hit $100 million in revenue within four months of launch — one of the fastest runs in startup history. Built by UC San Diego graduates with backgrounds at TikTok and DoorDash, Axiom combines the speed of a Telegram bot with the visual depth of a full trading terminal, all inside your browser.
This guide covers everything you need to start trading on Axiom: connecting your wallet, configuring settings, using Smart Money tracking, setting up copy trades, sniping new tokens, and optimizing your execution for different market conditions.
What Is Axiom
Axiom is a non-custodial, web-based trading terminal for Solana. It aggregates liquidity from Raydium, Jupiter, Pump.fun, and other Solana DEXs, routing your trades through whichever path gives you the best execution. You keep control of your keys at all times — Axiom never takes custody of your funds.
What sets Axiom apart from chart platforms like DexScreener or Birdeye is that it combines analytics with execution. You get TradingView charts, real-time token data, wallet tracking, Smart Money alerts, and one-click trading in a single interface. And unlike Telegram bots, you can actually see what you are doing — charts, holder distributions, liquidity depth, and transaction history are all visible while you trade.
Axiom also supports perpetual futures via Hyperliquid (up to 50x leverage on BTC, ETH, SOL, and other assets) and yield farming, making it more of an all-in-one DeFi platform than a simple swap terminal.
Getting Started
Connecting Your Wallet
Axiom works with external wallets rather than generating one for you. Head to axiom.trade and click Connect Wallet. It supports Phantom, Solflare, and other major Solana wallets.
Once connected, fund your wallet with SOL. You need SOL both for buying tokens and for paying network fees (priority fees, bribe fees). If you are new to trading on Solana, start with 1-3 SOL to learn the platform before scaling up.
Axiom also offers an embedded wallet option for faster execution. An embedded wallet removes the wallet confirmation popup on every trade, shaving precious milliseconds off your execution time. If you use this, make sure to back up the private key immediately.
Interface Overview
Axiom's interface is dense but well-organized. Here is what you will find:
Top Navigation
- Search bar for pasting token contract addresses or searching by name
- Quick access to Discover, Trending, New Pairs, and your Portfolio
- Wallet balance and settings
Left Panel — Token Discovery
- Discover: Curated lists of trending tokens, recently launched pairs, and tokens that Smart Money wallets are accumulating
- New Pairs: Live stream of freshly deployed tokens appearing within seconds of creation
- Pulse: Axiom's real-time social sentiment feed, pulling signals from Twitter/X to surface tokens getting attention
Center Panel — Chart and Data
- TradingView chart with full technical analysis tools
- Token metrics: market cap, liquidity, volume, holders, price action
- Safety checks: mint authority status, liquidity lock/burn, top holder concentration
- Twitter Preview: see a token's social presence directly in the terminal without leaving the page
Right Panel — Execution
- Quick Buy and Quick Sell buttons with customizable SOL amounts and percentage presets
- Limit orders, DCA, and stop-loss configuration
- Active positions overview with real-time PnL
Core Trading Features
Market Swaps
The simplest way to trade on Axiom. Paste a token's contract address or search for it, set your SOL amount using the quick buttons, and execute. Axiom routes through its aggregation engine to find the best available price across all connected DEXs.
For quick trades, set up your preset buy amounts (e.g., 0.1, 0.5, 1, 3 SOL) in settings so you can buy with a single click. Selling works the same way — preset percentage buttons let you sell 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% of your position instantly.
Limit Orders
Axiom supports limit buy and limit sell orders. Set a target price and the platform will execute automatically when the market hits it. This is essential for setting take-profit levels on positions you do not want to babysit.
You can also set stop-losses to automatically sell if a token drops below a certain price. Combining take-profit and stop-loss orders on the same position gives you a defined risk/reward setup without needing to watch charts all day.
DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging)
For larger entries or exits, Axiom's DCA feature splits your order into smaller chunks executed over a time period you define. This reduces your price impact on lower-liquidity tokens and gives you a better average entry. Useful for tokens where a single large buy would push the price up significantly.
Smart Money Tracking
This is one of Axiom's strongest features and a major reason traders choose it over alternatives. Smart Money tracking lets you monitor wallets that have a proven track record of profitable trades.
How It Works
Axiom maintains a database of wallet addresses classified by their historical trading performance. You can browse these wallets, see their win rates, total PnL, and recent trades. When a tracked wallet buys or sells a token, you get a real-time alert.
Setting Up Wallet Tracking
- Navigate to the Smart Money or Wallet Tracking section
- Browse the top-performing wallets ranked by PnL, win rate, or volume
- Click on any wallet to see its full trading history, current holdings, and performance stats
- Add wallets to your watchlist to receive alerts when they make trades
- You can also paste any wallet address manually if you have a specific address you want to monitor
Using Smart Money Data Effectively
Do not blindly follow every Smart Money alert. Use them as a signal, not a strategy. Here is a practical approach:
- Look for convergence: When multiple unrelated Smart Money wallets buy the same token within a short window, that is a stronger signal than a single wallet buying.
- Check the token first: Before aping into a Smart Money buy, look at the token's fundamentals — liquidity, holder distribution, whether the dev wallet is selling, and whether mint authority is revoked.
- Watch for exits: Smart Money sell alerts are just as valuable as buy alerts. If profitable wallets are dumping a token you hold, take that seriously.
Axiom takes wallet tracking a step further by letting you automatically copy trades from wallets you select.
Setting Up Copy Trading
- Find a wallet you want to copy (from the Smart Money leaderboard or your own research)
- Enable Copy Trade on that wallet
- Configure your settings:
- Trade amount: How much SOL to allocate per trade (fixed amount or percentage-based)
- Max position size: Cap on how much SOL can go into a single token
- Slippage tolerance: How much price movement you will accept
- Token filters: Optionally exclude tokens below a certain liquidity or market cap threshold
- Activate the copy trade
Copy Trading Risks
Copy trading sounds easy, but it comes with real risks you need to understand:
- Front-running: By the time your copy trade executes, the Smart Money wallet's buy has already moved the price. You will almost always get a worse entry.
- Different exit timing: The wallet you are copying might sell at a different time than you expect. They might take a quick scalp while you are asleep.
- Wallet behavior changes: A wallet that was profitable last month might change strategies or start executing MEV attacks.
- Liquidity mismatches: The copied wallet might trade tokens with liquidity that cannot support your trade size without massive slippage.
Start with small amounts and track your copy trade performance for at least a week before committing more capital.
Sniping New Tokens
Axiom's sniper is built for speed — getting you into new token launches as fast as possible, often within the same block as the token's deployment.
How to Snipe on Axiom
- Go to the New Pairs or Sniper section
- Set your sniping parameters:
- Buy amount: How much SOL to spend per snipe
- Slippage: For sniping, you typically need higher slippage than normal trading. Start at 15-30% for new launches.
- Priority fee: Higher priority fees get your transaction processed faster. For sniping, 0.03-0.1 SOL is common.
- Bribe fee: An additional tip to validators for transaction inclusion. 0.03-0.1 SOL for competitive sniping.
- MEV protection: Set to Secure mode to route through whitelisted validators and avoid sandwich attacks.
- Optionally set auto-buy filters: minimum liquidity, market cap range, whether mint authority must be revoked
- When a new token matches your criteria, Axiom executes the buy automatically
Sniping Tips
- Do not snipe blindly. Use filters to avoid obvious rugs — require revoked mint authority, minimum liquidity thresholds, and burned/locked LP.
- Set an auto-sell or stop-loss alongside your snipe. Many sniped tokens dump within minutes. Having an automatic exit prevents you from holding a bag to zero.
- Start small. Use 0.1-0.3 SOL per snipe until you understand how the success rate plays out with your settings.
Fee Structure
Axiom charges a percentage fee on each trade:
| Tier | Fee | How to Qualify |
|---|
| Standard | 0.9% | Default for all users |
| Referral discount | 0.5% | Sign up through a referral link |
These fees are on top of Solana network fees (priority fees + bribe fees), which you configure separately. Network fees go to validators, not Axiom.
Compared to alternatives, Axiom's fees are competitive. Photon charges around 1.8%, and BullX sits around 1.2%. If you trade frequently, Axiom's lower fee structure adds up to significant savings over time.
Settings and Configuration
Getting your settings right is the difference between landing trades and watching them fail. Here are the recommended configurations for different scenarios:
Conservative Trading (Liquid Pairs)
For trading established tokens with deep liquidity (SOL, BONK, JUP, etc.):
- Slippage: 0.5-2%
- Priority fee: 0.001-0.002 SOL
- Bribe fee: 0-0.001 SOL
- MEV protection: Secure
Moderate Volatility (Mid-cap Tokens)
For tokens with decent liquidity but higher price swings:
- Slippage: 5-10%
- Priority fee: 0.002-0.03 SOL
- Bribe fee: 0.001-0.03 SOL
- MEV protection: Reduced or Secure
High Volatility (Memecoins and New Launches)
For freshly launched tokens, low-cap memecoins, and sniping:
- Slippage: 15-30% (up to higher for extremely volatile launches)
- Priority fee: 0.03-0.1 SOL
- Bribe fee: 0.03-0.1 SOL
- MEV protection: Secure (always use Secure when trading volatile tokens with high value)
MEV Protection Modes Explained
Axiom offers three MEV protection levels:
- Off: Fastest execution, but your transactions are visible in the public mempool. Sandwich bots can front-run and back-run your trade, costing you money. Only use this for very small trades where the cost of being sandwiched is negligible.
- Reduced: Routes through Jito for partial protection. Good balance between speed and safety for moderate-size trades.
- Secure: Routes through whitelisted validators only. Slowest of the three but offers the strongest protection against MEV extraction. Use this for large trades and volatile tokens.
Pro Tips
Start with defaults, then adjust. Axiom's default settings work for most situations. Only increase priority fees and bribes when you are actively competing for speed (sniping, buying during a pump) or experiencing failed transactions during network congestion.
Use Axiom for visual trading, Telegram bots for speed-only scenarios. Axiom gives you charts, holder data, and safety checks that Telegram bots simply cannot. But if you are purely sniping with a fixed strategy and do not need to look at charts, a Telegram bot might shave a few hundred milliseconds off execution.
Set up take-profits immediately after buying. The biggest mistake new traders make is buying a token and then forgetting to set an exit. Place a limit sell at your target price the moment your buy confirms.
Watch the holder distribution. Before buying any token, check the top holders tab. If a single wallet holds more than 10% of the supply (excluding the bonding curve or LP), that is a risk. Axiom surfaces this data directly in the token view.
Use the Twitter Preview feature. Axiom can show you a token's Twitter/X activity without leaving the terminal. A token with no social presence or a freshly created Twitter account is a red flag.
Axiom vs Photon vs BullX
| Feature | Axiom | Photon | BullX |
|---|
| Type | Web terminal | Web terminal | Web terminal |
| Trading fee | 0.9% (0.5% w/ referral) | ~1.8% | ~1.2% |
| Smart Money tracking | Yes (built-in) | Limited | Yes |
| Copy trading | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sniping | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MEV protection | 3 modes (Off/Reduced/Secure) | Yes | Yes |
| Perps trading | Yes (via Hyperliquid) | No | No |
| Multi-chain | Solana + partial EVM | Solana only | Solana + EVM chains |
| Uptime | 99.9% | ~99% | ~99% |
| Execution speed | Fastest (2-3s advantage) | Fast | Fast |
Choose Axiom if you want the lowest fees, Smart Money tracking with copy trading, and the broadest feature set in a single terminal. It is the most complete option available right now.
Choose Photon if you prefer a Solana-focused terminal with a strong Memescope discovery tool and a clean, battle-tested interface. Photon has been around longer and some traders prefer its UX for pure memecoin trading.
Choose BullX if you need multi-chain support beyond Solana. BullX covers Ethereum, Base, BSC, Arbitrum, and more. If you trade across chains regularly, BullX saves you from switching between platforms.
Final Thoughts
Axiom has earned its position as the most-used Solana trading terminal by combining speed, features, and competitive fees in a way that no single competitor matches. The Smart Money tracking alone is worth using the platform for — being able to see what profitable wallets are buying in real time gives you an information edge that was previously only available to people running their own on-chain analytics infrastructure.
That said, no tool removes the fundamental risk of trading. Memecoins are volatile, most new tokens go to zero, and copy trading is not free money. Use Axiom's tools to make better-informed decisions, but always manage your risk: trade with money you can afford to lose, set stop-losses, and never go all-in on a single position.
If you are exploring other tools in the Solana ecosystem, check out our full directory of trading bots, analytics platforms, and sniping tools on MadeOnSol.
