Solana MEV, strategy by strategy.
What each on-chain trading strategy is, how the math works, what it looks like on Solana, and where the edge has moved. Researched from primary sources, with every unconfirmed claim marked.
- 12
- Explainers
- 9
- Strategies
- 250+
- Sources cited
- ~200 ms
- Slot time, approaching
Pick how
deep to go.
Every explainer is written in three layers. Choose a reading level once and each page shows only what fits it; switch any time from the header.
The map,
then the market.
The map of the strategy space and the state of the market.
One explainer
per strategy.
One explainer per strategy: mechanism, math, Solana specifics, risks.
Arbitrage
Spread, cyclic, CEX-DEX and backrunning. LVR, optimal size, tip auctions.
Read S.02Liquidations
Health factors, bonus curves, oracles, flash loans, and the Solana lenders compared.
Read S.03JIT Liquidity
Be the LP for one swap. Why it thrived on Ethereum and barely exists on Solana.
Read S.04Market Making
Spread capture versus adverse selection, Avellaneda-Stoikov, markouts, Solana venues.
Read S.05Statistical Arbitrage
Cointegration, half-lives, z-scores, and the LST fair-value trade.
Read S.06Funding-Rate Strategies
Delta-neutral carry from perp funding, leg sizing, basis trades, historical data.
Read S.07Launchpad Sniping
Bonding-curve math, same-slot execution, and the candid economics of memecoin launches.
Read S.08Yield Strategies
Staking, lending, LP fees, looping and restaking, with the risk taxonomy priced out.
Read S.09Directional Trading
Trend, momentum, events, sizing and the honest evidence on who makes money.
ReadWho orders
the block.
How blocks are built and ordered, and what that means for bidding.