Warning signal

Moderate Sell Fee

Sell fee in the 15-30% range - punitive enough to discourage exits.

Analyzer: Swap Activity
Slug: moderate_sell_fee

What it means

Sell fee between 15% and 30% of trade size. At this level, the fee is no longer an inconvenience - it's a deliberate exit barrier.

Why it matters

30% fees mean a token has to triple just for a holder to break even on a round trip. Most holders never break even. The operator collects the fee on every panic sell.

How RektRadar detects it

Same simulation delta as `elevated_sell_fee`, threshold band 15-30%.

From our dataset

71
tokens carried this flag
33
of them classified scam
46.5%
of tokens with this flag end up classified scam
5
flagged in the last 30 days

Top brand-jacked tickers carrying this flag: $ALIENS, $BOAR, $BTCBULL, $CATE, $CHIKO

Pool version of the flagged tokens that trade: V3 35 · V4 27 · V2 13

Snapshot from RektRadar's token_analysis database as of 2026-06-20.

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