What Is the Relationship between Liquidity Depth and the Speed of Impermanent Loss Accumulation?
Deeper liquidity (higher k) slows the accumulation of impermanent loss. When a trade occurs in a deep pool, the price impact (slippage) is minimal, meaning the reserve ratio changes less drastically.
Since impermanent loss is a function of the price ratio divergence, a slower change in the ratio means a slower accumulation of the loss. Shallow pools experience greater price swings and thus faster impermanent loss accumulation.