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Aave health factor explained: formula and examples
What the Aave V3 health factor is, how to calculate it with a worked example, why it moves on its own, and what happens when it falls below 1.
· 14 min read
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Aave health factor and liquidation guides
How the Aave V3 health factor works, what happens in a liquidation, how to calculate your liquidation price and how to get warned before it gets close. Every figure in these guides names its source and the date it was checked.
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Aave alerts and your privacy: what Tokenping stores
What Tokenping stores, what stays public on-chain, and how an email alias, a Signal username and a Telegram username keep your contacts from naming you.
· 12 min read
Crypto-backed loans: how they work and why people use them
How an overcollateralised crypto loan works on Aave step by step, how it differs from a bank or a centralised lender, what people use it for and the risks.
· 14 min read
Shorting fiat with an Aave loan: how it works and the risks
Borrowing a dollar or euro stablecoin against crypto is a short on that currency. A worked example of the gains, the interest cost and a liquidation.
· 14 min read
What is a safe health factor on Aave? A buffer table
There is no universal safe Aave health factor. See how far prices can fall at 1.2, 1.5 or 2.0, and how to choose a buffer for your collateral.
· 11 min read
What happens when your Aave position is liquidated
How Aave V3 liquidations work today: when they trigger, how much debt can be repaid (50% or 100%), the bonus you pay, and a worked example.
· 13 min read
How to calculate your Aave liquidation price
The Aave V3 liquidation price formula, with worked examples for one collateral, two collaterals and volatile debt, plus a calculator.
· 13 min read
Why did my Aave health factor drop? 6 causes
Your Aave health factor can fall while you do nothing: price moves, interest, liquidation threshold cuts, stablecoin depegs and oracle errors, explained.
· 11 min read
How to get notified when your Aave health factor drops
Step by step: a Signal, Telegram or email message when your Aave V3 or V4 health factor drops below your threshold. What it costs and how to stop alerts.
· 15 min read
Aave liquidation alert tools compared (2026)
An honest comparison of Aave health factor alert and protection tools: Otomato, HF Guard, DeFi Saver, Ava, DeFi Monitor, extensions and Tokenping.
· 26 min read
How to avoid liquidation on Aave: 6 practical steps
Practical ways to lower Aave liquidation risk: repay, add collateral, keep a buffer, swap collateral or debt, and get warned early. No guarantees.
· 11 min read