A practical architecture for building a Pons trading terminal with market data, launch monitoring, token pages, order execution, risk management, portfolio tracking, and blockchain reconciliation.
A Pons trading terminal is more than a frontend dashboard.
The frontend displays the market, but the real system underneath has to handle:
Pons Launch Monitor
↓
Market Data
↓
Token State
↓
Trading Strategy
↓
Risk Engine
↓
Quote Engine
↓
Execution Engine
↓
Transaction Monitoring
↓
Portfolio
↓
Reconciliation
This article shows how I would structure a production-oriented Pons trading terminal on Robinhood Chain using TypeScript.
The design is intentionally modular so the same backend can later support:
Pons Sniper Bot
Pons Copy Trading Bot
Pons Bundler
Pons Launch Monitor
Pons Analytics
What Is a Pons Trading Terminal?
A trading terminal brings market information and trading execution into one interface.
A basic version might only show:
Token
Price
Buy
Sell
A real terminal needs much more:
Launches
Markets
Trading activity
Charts
Wallets
Orders
Risk
Positions
Portfolio
Transactions
Alerts
A useful architecture is:
PONS TRADING TERMINAL
↓
┌─────────────────────┐
│ MARKET DATA │
│ │
│ • Launches │
│ • Markets │
│ • Trades │
│ • Token State │
└──────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────┐
│ TRADING LAYER │
│ │
│ • Manual Trading │
│ • Sniper │
│ • Copy Trading │
└──────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────┐
│ RISK ENGINE │
│ │
│ • Position Limits │
│ • Exposure │
│ • Slippage │
│ • Gas Reserve │
└──────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────┐
│ EXECUTION ENGINE │
│ │
│ • Quote │
│ • Order Builder │
│ • Nonce │
│ • Transaction │
└──────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────┐
│ ROBINHOOD CHAIN │
│ │
│ • Contracts │
│ • Transactions │
│ • Events │
│ • Balances │
└──────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌─────────────────────┐
│ RECONCILIATION │
│ │
│ • Tx State │
│ • Balances │
│ • Positions │
│ • Portfolio │
└─────────────────────┘
This structure is deliberately vertical because large horizontal diagrams tend to become difficult to read on mobile.
Why Build a Pons Trading Terminal?
The terminal can become the central interface for several Pons products.
Pons Launch Monitor
↓
Pons Trading Terminal
↓
┌─────────────────────┐
│ Manual Trading │
│ Pons Sniper │
│ Pons Copy Trading │
│ Pons Analytics │
└─────────────────────┘
Instead of building a separate execution system for every product, they can share:
Risk
Quote
Execution
Transactions
Portfolio
Reconciliation
That reduces duplicated logic and makes the system easier to maintain.
Project Structure
A TypeScript implementation can be organized like this:
apps/
├── web/
└── api/
packages/
├── pons/
├── chain/
├── market-data/
├── execution/
├── risk/
├── portfolio/
├── alerts/
└── shared/
The frontend can live in:
apps/web
while the backend lives in:
apps/api
The protocol-specific logic belongs in reusable packages rather than React components.
Frontend Architecture
For the frontend, a reasonable stack is:
Next.js
React
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
TanStack Query
Lightweight Charts
WebSocket / SSE
The frontend should be a consumer of backend state.
The browser should not become the blockchain execution engine.
A useful flow is:
Frontend
↓
Trading API
↓
Market / Risk / Execution Services
↓
Robinhood Chain
Main Routes
The terminal can expose:
/
/markets
/markets/[token]
/launches
/trade
/orders
/portfolio
/wallets
/alerts
/settings
The most important page is:
/markets/[token]
because that becomes the central trading workspace.
Main Trading Layout
The desktop terminal can use multiple panels, but the underlying information hierarchy should remain simple:
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Header │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ Launches / Watchlist │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ Token + Chart │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ Recent Trades │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ Order Preview │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ Position / Portfolio │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ Transaction Status │
└─────────────────────────┘
On desktop these sections can be displayed side-by-side.
On mobile they can stack vertically.
1. Pons Market Data Layer
The market-data service should own:
launches
tokens
trades
prices
pool state
curve state
Create:
packages/market-data/
A simple interface:
interface MarketDataService {
getLaunches(): Promise<PonsLaunch[]>;
getMarket(token: string): Promise<MarketState>;
getTrades(token: string): Promise<Trade[]>;
getPrice(token: string): Promise<PriceData>;
}
The frontend should never need to know how these values are obtained.
2. Launch Monitor Integration
The terminal should reuse the Pons Launch Monitor.
Instead of:
Terminal
↓
new blockchain scanner
use:
Pons Launch Monitor
↓
Event Stream
↓
Trading Terminal
That gives the terminal access to:
new launches
token address
creator
protocol version
pool / curve
launch block
trading state
This also allows the exact same event stream to feed a sniper bot.
3. Token Search
The terminal should support search by:
token address
token symbol
token name
creator address
Example:
ABC
0x1234...
Pons v2
Active
Bonding Curve
Always use the contract address as the canonical identity.
Names and symbols are metadata.
4. Token Detail Page
The token page should expose:
Token
Symbol
Address
Creator
Protocol Version
Trading Venue
Price
Volume
Recent Trades
Chart
Position
Order Panel
Transactions
A normalized backend model might look like:
interface MarketState {
tokenAddress: string;
protocolVersion: "v1" | "v2";
venue:
| "PONS_POOL"
| "PONS_CURVE"
| "UNISWAP_V4";
active: boolean;
poolAddress?: string;
curveAddress?: string;
graduated?: boolean;
}
The UI can then show:
Pons v2
Venue: Bonding Curve
Status: Active
or:
Pons v2
Venue: Uniswap v4
Status: Graduated
5. Trading Activity
A token page should display actual recent trades:
TIME SIDE PRICE SIZE
12:41:02 BUY ... ...
12:40:58 BUY ... ...
12:40:51 SELL ... ...
This comes from:
Blockchain
↓
Trade Indexer
↓
Database
↓
Trading API
↓
Frontend
Do not fabricate trading activity.
If data is unavailable, say so.
6. Price Charts
A charting layer can use a library such as:
Lightweight Charts
The backend can aggregate observed trade data into chart points.
Onchain Trades
↓
Aggregation
↓
Chart Data
↓
Frontend
Possible intervals:
1m
5m
15m
1h
4h
1d
Only display intervals supported by the available data.
7. Order Panel
The order panel should collect:
Side
Amount
Slippage
Wallet
Example:
BUY / SELL
Amount
0.02 ETH
Slippage
1.0%
Wallet
0x123...
But don't immediately submit.
Use:
Order
↓
Preview
↓
Risk
↓
Confirmation
↓
Execution
8. Order Preview API
Create:
POST /api/orders/preview
The response could look like:
interface OrderPreview {
tokenAddress: string;
side: "BUY" | "SELL";
amountIn: bigint;
expectedOut?: bigint;
minOut?: bigint;
slippageBps: number;
estimatedGas?: bigint;
currentExposure: bigint;
resultingExposure: bigint;
riskApproved: boolean;
riskReason?: string;
expiresAt: number;
}
The frontend displays this before the user confirms.
9. Quote Expiration
Quotes should not remain valid forever.
For example:
Quote generated
↓
10 second lifetime
↓
Expired
If a user confirms after expiry:
QUOTE EXPIRED
Refresh quote before execution.
Never silently reuse a stale execution quote.
10. Risk Engine
Create:
packages/risk/
The risk engine should check:
maximum position
maximum exposure
gas reserve
slippage
open positions
daily limits
Example:
interface RiskResult {
approved: boolean;
reasons: string[];
}
The actual execution flow is:
Order
↓
Quote
↓
Risk
↓
Execute
Risk validation must run again immediately before live execution.
11. Position Sizing
Position sizing belongs in the backend.
For example:
Wallet Balance
↓
Gas Reserve
↓
Risk Budget
↓
Maximum Position
↓
Final Order Size
This prevents the frontend from bypassing the user's configured limits.
12. Pons Execution Engine
The execution layer should be reusable by:
Manual Trading
Pons Sniper
Pons Copy Trading
Architecture:
Trading Strategy
↓
Risk Engine
↓
Quote Engine
↓
Execution Controller
↓
Transaction Manager
↓
Pons
↓
Robinhood Chain
Keep transaction construction out of the React application.
13. Transaction State
Every order needs explicit lifecycle state:
CREATED
↓
PREVIEWED
↓
RISK_APPROVED
↓
SUBMITTED
↓
PENDING
├── CONFIRMED
├── REVERTED
└── UNKNOWN
The frontend should subscribe to that state.
For example:
BUY ABC
Status:
PENDING
Transaction:
0x1234...
Then later:
CONFIRMED
or:
REVERTED
14. Don't Treat RPC Timeout as Failure
This is particularly important.
Suppose:
Transaction submitted
↓
RPC timeout
The transaction may already be onchain.
Therefore:
Timeout
↓
Reconcile
↓
Check chain
↓
Determine state
Never automatically submit the same order again without checking.
15. Wallet Page
Create:
/wallets
Show:
Address
Native Balance
Token Count
Positions
Exposure
For server-managed wallets:
Private keys
must never be shown.
The frontend only receives information necessary for the product.
16. Portfolio Page
Create:
/portfolio
Display:
Total Value
Available Balance
Open Positions
Realized P/L
Unrealized P/L
Exposure
Positions:
Token
Quantity
Entry
Current
Value
P/L
Exposure
Use actual chain-derived balances.
17. Position Manager
The backend should maintain position state:
interface Position {
tokenAddress: string;
walletAddress: string;
quantity: bigint;
entryCost: bigint;
currentValue?: bigint;
pnl?: bigint;
status:
| "OPEN"
| "CLOSING"
| "CLOSED"
| "UNKNOWN";
}
But local state is not the final truth.
Reconcile against the chain.
18. Reconciliation
Use:
Local State
↕
Reconciliation Service
↕
Blockchain
Verify:
transaction receipts
native balances
token balances
positions
order state
Run reconciliation:
after execution
after restart
after timeout
after reconnect
periodically
This is one of the most important parts of the trading terminal.
19. Real-Time Updates
Use WebSocket or SSE for:
new launches
new trades
market changes
order status
positions
portfolio
system status
Architecture:
Robinhood Chain
↓
Indexer
↓
Event Bus
↓
WebSocket
↓
Trading Terminal
The frontend should update without refreshing the page.
20. Launch Feed
The terminal should include a live launch section:
RECENT PONS LAUNCHES
ABC
2 sec ago
v2
Curve
XYZ
14 sec ago
v1
Pool
Clicking a launch opens the token page.
The launch feed should consume the existing monitoring infrastructure.
21. Watchlist
Allow users to save tokens:
⭐ ABC
⭐ XYZ
⭐ TOKEN123
Endpoints:
GET /api/watchlist
POST /api/watchlist
DELETE /api/watchlist/:token
Watchlist events can later feed alerts.
22. Alerts
Support:
new launch
large trade
price threshold
graduation
order confirmed
order failed
position changed
Architecture:
Event
↓
Alert Rules
↓
Notification Service
↓
WebSocket / Telegram / Discord
Keep notifications separate from the indexer.
23. Sniper Integration
The terminal can expose:
MANUAL
SNIPER
COPY
All three use the same execution stack:
Strategy
↓
Risk
↓
Quote
↓
Execution
↓
Transaction
This is much cleaner than building a different executor for every strategy.
24. Copy Trading Integration
A user could configure:
Source Wallet
Copy Ratio
Maximum Position
Maximum Exposure
Maximum Slippage
Then:
Source Trade
↓
Copy Strategy
↓
Risk
↓
Execution
The terminal becomes the control panel for the strategy.
25. Bundler Integration
Launch automation should remain a separate tool.
A useful navigation structure is:
Trading
Sniper
Copy Trading
Launch Automation
Analytics
The standard trading path should not contain multi-wallet launch logic.
26. Database
Suggested tables:
users
wallets
tokens
launches
markets
trades
orders
transactions
positions
watchlists
alerts
checkpoints
Useful indexes:
token_address
wallet_address
transaction_hash
block_number
launch_block
timestamp
Use safe integer storage for blockchain amounts.
Never use JavaScript floating point for token quantities.
27. Backend API
Suggested endpoints:
GET /api/launches
GET /api/launches/:token
GET /api/markets
GET /api/markets/:token
GET /api/markets/:token/trades
GET /api/portfolio
GET /api/positions
POST /api/orders/preview
POST /api/orders/submit
GET /api/orders
GET /api/orders/:id
GET /api/transactions/:hash
GET /api/watchlist
POST /api/watchlist
DELETE /api/watchlist/:token
GET /api/alerts
POST /api/alerts
Use consistent JSON responses.
28. System Status
The terminal header should show:
Robinhood Chain ●
RPC ●
Indexer ●
Database ●
Execution ●
WebSocket ●
Only report ONLINE when the backend verifies that component.
29. Paper Trading
Add:
PAPER_TRADING=true
Paper trading should still calculate:
quotes
risk
position sizing
portfolio changes
but must never broadcast real transactions.
Show a visible:
PAPER TRADING
indicator.
30. Emergency Trading Stop
Implement a global trading control.
When stopped:
New orders → rejected
but:
Market monitoring → continues
Reconciliation → continues
Portfolio → continues
This provides a safe operational kill switch.
31. Security
The terminal should follow:
Frontend
↓
API
↓
Risk
↓
Execution
↓
Signer
↓
Blockchain
Never:
Frontend
↓
Private Key
Server-managed credentials must remain isolated.
32. Testing
Test:
launch indexing
market state
token search
chart data
order preview
risk checks
quote expiration
duplicate order prevention
transaction lifecycle
reconciliation
portfolio updates
watchlist
alerts
End-to-end:
Launch
↓
Open Token
↓
Preview Order
↓
Risk Check
↓
Confirm
↓
Transaction
↓
Position
↓
Portfolio
33. Project Evolution
The first version should focus on:
Launches
Markets
Token Detail
Charts
Order Preview
Paper Trading
Then add:
Live Execution
Transactions
Positions
Portfolio
Reconciliation
Then:
Sniper
Copy Trading
Alerts
Analytics
That produces a useful product at every stage.
Final Architecture
The complete system is:
PONS TRADING TERMINAL
│
▼
┌────────────────────┐
│ MARKET DATA │
│ │
│ Launches │
│ Markets │
│ Trades │
│ Token State │
└─────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌────────────────────┐
│ TRADING LAYER │
│ │
│ Manual │
│ Sniper │
│ Copy Trading │
└─────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌────────────────────┐
│ RISK ENGINE │
│ │
│ Position Limits │
│ Exposure │
│ Slippage │
│ Gas Reserve │
└─────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌────────────────────┐
│ EXECUTION ENGINE │
│ │
│ Quote │
│ Order Builder │
│ Nonce │
│ Transaction │
└─────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌────────────────────┐
│ ROBINHOOD CHAIN │
│ │
│ Contracts │
│ Transactions │
│ Events │
│ Balances │
└─────────┬──────────┘
↓
┌────────────────────┐
│ RECONCILIATION │
│ │
│ Transactions │
│ Balances │
│ Positions │
│ Portfolio │
└────────────────────┘
This is the important distinction:
A dashboard
shows information.
A:
Trading Terminal
connects:
Data
+
Strategy
+
Risk
+
Execution
+
Portfolio
+
Reconciliation
into one system.
From Terminal to Trading Platform
Once the terminal is working, the product portfolio becomes:
Pons Launch Monitor
↓
Pons Trading Terminal
↓
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Manual Trading │
│ Pons Sniper │
│ Pons Copy Trading │
│ Pons Bundler │
│ Pons Analytics │
└─────────────────────────┘
That shared infrastructure can then extend into:
Stock Token Arbitrage
Stock Token Trading
Stock Token Rebalancing
Stock Token Trading Terminal
The underlying engineering remains the same:
DATA
↓
STRATEGY
↓
RISK
↓
EXECUTION
↓
MONITORING
↓
RECONCILIATION
Need a Pons Trading Terminal Built?
I build custom Robinhood Chain trading infrastructure covering:
Pons Trading Terminals
Pons Launch Monitors
Pons Sniper Bots
Pons Copy Trading
Pons Bundlers
Risk Engines
Execution Systems
Portfolio Tracking
Trading APIs
Reconciliation
The system can be designed around the client's Pons protocol version, data requirements, execution workflow, wallet architecture, trading strategies, and risk controls.
Reference
Pons Documentation:
https://docs.ponsfamily.com/
Pons v2 Documentation:
https://docs.ponsfamily.com/v2
Pons Bundler Reference:
https://github.com/wooyang/pons-bundler
