4 Strategies · Any Market Condition

Choose the Right
Strategy for
Today's Market

The most common mistake with automated trading isn't bad configuration—it's deploying the wrong bot for current market conditions. This guide helps you select the perfect strategy for every scenario.

How is the market today? Select a scenario:
↔ For a sideways market — these bots are your best allies
Grid Bot — The king of the sideways market. Captures every range oscillation. Arbitrage Bot — Passive income from funding rates regardless of price action. DCA Bot — Useful add-on if the range has a slight bearish tilt.

A sideways market is the ideal scenario for the Grid Bot: the price bounces between support and resistance, generating continuous buy-sell operations. The crypto market ranges sideways over 70% of the time. View full strategy →

↑ For a bull market — ride the trend with these bots
Infinity Grid — No price ceiling. Follows the pump and accumulates base asset. DCA Bot — Automatically buys every correction during the uptrend.

In strong uptrends, a standard Grid Bot falls short and runs out of range. The Infinity Grid solves this: it follows the price upward indefinitely. View full strategy →

↓ For a bear market — don't run out of tools
Futures Grid (Short) — Profit directly from dropping prices. DCA Bot — Systematically accumulate positions at lower prices to recover on the bounce. Arbitrage Bot — Maintain neutral profitability independent of market direction.

In bear markets, spot Grid Bots lose effectiveness as prices drop out of range. The key is to short via futures, accumulate strategically with DCA, or switch to market-neutral arbitrage strategies. View full strategy →

🛡️ To reduce risk — capital management comes first
Arbitrage Bot — The bot with the lowest market price exposure. Rebalancing Bot — Automatically maintains your desired portfolio allocation. Grid Bot with Stop Loss — Capped profits with strictly controlled maximum loss.

Risk management isn't just picking the safest bot—it’s also properly setting your stop loss, sizing your capital effectively, and diversifying across different strategies. View full strategy →

Detailed Guides

The 4 Core Strategies

Each guide explains exactly which bots to deploy, how to configure them, and what market signals to look for before hitting start.

↔ Sideways Market
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Sideways Market Strategy

Sideways markets are the most common phase in crypto and where Grid Bots truly shine. Learn how to identify ranges, set up your bot correctly, and maximize trades within lateral boundaries.

Grid Bot Arbitrage DCA
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↑ Bull Market
🚀

Bull Market Strategy

When the market pumps hard, a standard Grid Bot will be left behind. This guide shows you how to capture the upside without losing out on trend profits using Infinity Grid and DCA Bots.

Infinity Grid DCA Bot
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↓ Bear Market
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Bear Market Strategy

Bear markets don't have to mean losses. Learn to use the Futures Grid in short mode, run cumulative DCA strategies, and execute arbitrage to generate yields while prices drop.

Futures Grid Cumulative DCA Arbitrage
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🛡️ Risk Management
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How to Minimize Risk with Bots

Stop loss configuration, capital sizing, strategy diversification, and warning signals. Everything you need to know to trade with bots sustainably over the long term without nasty surprises.

Stop loss Diversification Hedge
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Key Principles

Universal Principles of Bot Trading

01 — Context
The right bot depends on the market
There is no perfect bot for all conditions. Grid Bot is ideal sideways; Infinity Grid is for bulls; Futures Grid short is for bears. Identifying the context is always step one.
02 — Capital Allocation
Never put >30% in a single bot
Distributing your capital across multiple bots and strategies reduces systemic risk. If one bot stops because the market shifts, the others keep generating.
03 — Protection
Stop loss always, no exceptions
A stop loss isn't optional. It's the difference between a controlled loss and an account wipeout. Always set it before activating any bot, especially with futures.
04 — Patience
Bots need time to perform
A bot running for 24 hours proves nothing. Grid strategies need multiple full cycles to show true performance. Evaluate your results after 2–4 weeks.
05 — Monitoring
Automated doesn't mean ignored
Bots operate alone, but the market changes. Check your bots at least once a week. If the macro trend shifts radically, you may need to adjust or stop the bot.
06 — Trading Fees
Fees matter more than you think
0.05% per trade sounds small, but 100 trades a day equals 5% in daily volume fees. Always ensure your gross profit per grid vastly exceeds the commission cost.
Quick Reference

Market × Bot Matrix

A visual guide to deciding which bot to deploy based on current market conditions.

Bot Sideways Market Bull Market Bear Market High Volatility
Grid Bot Ideal Limited Avoid Ideal
Infinity Grid Acceptable Ideal Avoid Acceptable
DCA Bot Acceptable Ideal Ideal Acceptable
Arbitrage Ideal Ideal Possible Ideal
Rebalancing Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Ideal
Futures Grid Neutral Mode Long Mode Short Mode Ideal

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