Axiom Tutorial: Complete Guide to Trading on Axiom

Step 1: Create a Trading Wallet

Before anything else, create a dedicated wallet for trading. Never use your main wallet that holds significant assets.

1. 1. Install Phantom browser extension
2. 2. Create a new wallet (don't use your existing one)
3. 3. Save your recovery phrase securely (write it down, not digital)
4. 4. Fund with SOL you're willing to lose

Step 2: Connect to Axiom

1. 1. Go to axiom.trade (bookmark it for safety)
2. 2. Click "Connect Wallet" in the top right
3. 3. Select Phantom and approve the connection
4. 4. When prompted for invite code, enter: sellpump
5. 5. Complete any account setup steps

Axiom's interface has several key areas. Here's what each does:

One more thing worth knowing: Axiom also runs full Predictions markets (sports, politics, crypto outcomes) as a separate nav tab alongside memecoin trading — not something this tutorial covers, but good to know it's there. Full breakdown of the toolkit above in the complete Axiom review.

Buying a Token

1. 1
   Find the token

   Use the search bar to find by name, or paste the contract address directly. Contract addresses are more reliable—names can be duplicated.

2. 2
   Check the safety indicators

   Axiom shows warnings for suspicious tokens. Look for: holder distribution, liquidity, mint authority, and any red flags. Don't ignore warnings.

3. 3
   Set your buy amount

   Enter how much SOL you want to spend. Start small (0.1-0.5 SOL) while learning. You can use quick buttons (0.5, 1, 2 SOL) or enter a custom amount.

4. 4
   Check slippage settings

   Slippage is how much price movement you'll accept. For memecoins, 5-15% is common. Too low = failed trades. Too high = worse prices.

5. 5
   Execute the trade

   Click Buy and confirm in your wallet. The transaction will process in seconds. You'll see the tokens appear in your portfolio.

Selling a Token

1. 1. Click on the token in your portfolio (or search for it)
2. 2. Switch to the Sell tab
3. 3. Choose percentage (25%, 50%, 100%) or enter custom amount
4. 4. Click Sell and confirm in wallet

Wallet Tracking (Axiom's Version of Copy Trading)

Axiom's real copy-trading angle is its Trackers panel — seven categories in total (Wallet, Social/X, Discover, Pulse, Alpha, Whale, PnL), each toggleable and hotkey-bindable. Add a wallet you want to follow, and its buys and sells surface in your feed in real time, so you can act on what a wallet you trust is doing without digging for it manually.

Advanced Orders: DCA, Trailing Stop, and Dev Sell

Beyond a simple market buy/sell, Axiom's "Adv." tab gives you three real order types:

• • DCA: scale into or out of a position over multiple buys instead of going all-in at one price.
• • Trailing Stop: a stop-loss that moves up as the price rises, locking in gains without you watching the chart.
• • Dev Sell: set a minimum percentage, and Axiom automatically sells your position the moment the token's developer wallet dumps above that threshold.

Fee Presets & Auto Fee

Rather than picking a fee level per trade, Axiom lets you save three fee presets — each with its own slippage, priority fee, and bribe settings — so you can switch between them with one click depending on what you're trading (a lower-risk setup for liquid tokens, a more aggressive one for fresh launches). There's also an "Auto Fee" toggle that calculates priority fee and bribe automatically up to a max cap you set — worth turning on once you're comfortable, since it removes the guesswork of setting fees manually on every trade.

Common Mistakes to Avoid