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Every wallet indexed by RetinaOS receives a behavioral classification tag from Cortex. These tags describe the dominant trading pattern for that wallet, derived from its full on-chain history. You will see these tags as badges on wallet pages and in the top-holders table on token pages.

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Early Mover

Early Movers consistently enter positions before major price moves — often within the first few hours after a token is created, before volume or price action has confirmed the opportunity. This pattern repeats across multiple tokens, not just one lucky entry. Detection: Cortex measures each entry timestamp relative to the token’s first significant price and volume spike. Wallets that repeatedly enter before that spike, across at least several tokens, accumulate Early Mover signals until the tag is assigned. What it means for a token: Multiple Early Movers accumulating a new token is one of the strongest positive signals available on Retina Terminal. These wallets have demonstrated, across their history, an ability to identify value before the crowd. When several of them move in the same direction on the same new token, that consensus carries weight.

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Momentum Trader

Momentum Traders wait for an initial move to confirm before entering. They enter after the first spike is established, ride the trend through its continuation phase, and typically exit near local peaks — capturing the middle of a move rather than the very beginning or end. Detection: Cortex looks for entry timing skewed toward post-spike windows, combined with hold periods that correlate with continued momentum. Wallets that repeatedly show this pattern — enter after confirmation, hold through continuation, exit near peaks — receive the Momentum Trader tag. What it means for a token: The presence of Momentum Traders in a token’s top holders indicates that the move is being validated by experienced participants who have seen similar setups play out before. It is a positive signal, but it also suggests that the early phase of the opportunity may already have passed.

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Liquidity Provider

Liquidity Providers primarily interact with pools through liquidity additions and removals rather than directional swaps. Their on-chain footprint is dominated by LP events rather than buy/sell activity, and they may hold positions across many tokens simultaneously without taking strong directional bets. Detection: Cortex calculates the ratio of liquidity events to swap events across the wallet’s full history. Wallets where LP activity consistently dominates receive the Liquidity Provider tag regardless of the number of tokens involved. What it means for a token: A stable Liquidity Provider base in a token’s top holders indicates healthier underlying liquidity dynamics. LP-heavy ownership tends to mean the pool depth is maintained by active participants, not just passive holders — which can reduce slippage and improve price stability during normal trading conditions.

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Sniper / Bot

Snipers and bots enter at or within milliseconds to seconds of a token’s creation, capturing the lowest possible entry price before any organic discovery can occur. This behavior is nearly always automated — human reaction time cannot consistently operate at this latency across many launches. Detection: Cortex measures entry latency from token creation to first entry event. Wallets that consistently land entries at or near block time, across multiple token launches, and show no variance consistent with manual trading, receive the Sniper/Bot tag. MEV-like execution patterns and repeated use of the same infrastructure fingerprint reinforce the classification. What it means for a token: A high concentration of Sniper/Bot wallets in a token’s top holders indicates that the token was heavily bot-targeted at launch. Bot-heavy launches often see early supply concentrated at very low cost basis, which creates persistent sell pressure as those wallets seek to exit into organic demand. This can compress or eliminate the organic growth opportunity for later entrants.

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Long-Term Holder

Long-Term Holders trade infrequently, maintain positions for weeks or months at a time, and show low portfolio turnover relative to their account age. They are not optimizing for short-term price action. Detection: Cortex looks at event frequency relative to account age and measures average hold periods across all closed positions. Wallets with low event frequency and hold periods measured in weeks or months — consistently, not just for one position — receive the Long-Term Holder tag. What it means for a token: Strong Long-Term Holder presence can indicate real conviction in a token’s trajectory. However, it can also reduce available liquidity: wallets that rarely trade hold supply off the market for extended periods, which tightens the float and can amplify price moves in both directions.

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Classification Confidence

Every classification tag comes with a confidence level — Low, Medium, or High — based on the number of qualifying events in the wallet’s history. A wallet with three trades may receive a classification, but the confidence will be Low: the pattern is visible but not yet proven. A wallet with 150 trades across many different tokens, consistently showing the same behavior, carries High confidence. You will see this confidence indicator displayed alongside the classification badge on wallet pages. When evaluating a wallet, always read the confidence level alongside the tag itself. A High-confidence Early Mover and a Low-confidence Early Mover carry very different evidential weight.