This is the "build your own bot" strategy. You combine 1-5 indicators with AND/OR logic ("Long when RSI < 30 AND MACD crosses up"), backtest the rules against history, then go live. The platform handles execution; you handle strategy design. The trap: too many indicators look great in backtest, fail live.
How it works
You assemble a rule set from technical indicators - things like RSI (momentum), MACD (trend confirmation), Bollinger Bands (volatility), and EMA crossovers (trend direction). The bot watches every candle close on your chosen timeframe and fires entries or exits the moment your AND/OR conditions all line up. Your stack design is the alpha; the bot is just disciplined execution.
Key Features
Strategy profile
A snapshot of how this strategy behaves and who it suits, not a forecast of returns.
These are designer assessments of strategy character, not user-specific performance figures.
More indicators do NOT mean better results. Research consistently shows 3-4 max from different categories (one trend, one momentum, maybe one volatility). Adding more usually means overfitting - your strategy fits past noise instead of real patterns. Red flag: Sharpe ratio above 3 in backtest = probably overfit. Always walk-forward test (train on one period, test on the next) and stress against bull, bear, AND sideways markets. Most retail skip this and find out the hard way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick glossary
Definitions for the trading terms used on this page.
- Backtest
- A simulation of how a strategy would have performed on historical price data. Past results never guarantee future returns - markets change.
- Slippage
- The difference between the price you expect and the price you actually get when an order fills. Worse on illiquid pairs and during fast markets.
- Spread
- The gap between the best buy price (bid) and the best sell price (ask). Tight spreads = liquid market, wider spreads = more cost per round trip.
- Stop-loss
- An automatic exit order that closes a losing position when price hits a chosen threshold. Caps how much one bad trade can hurt you.
- Take-profit
- An automatic exit order that closes a winning position once price reaches a chosen target. Locks in gains without relying on you to watch the chart.
- Volatility
- How sharply price moves. High volatility = bigger swings in both directions, which means more opportunity but also more drawdown risk.
Ready to build your stack?
Spin up an Indicator strategy on the platform. Start with 2-3 indicators, backtest aggressively, and only scale once your out-of-sample results hold up.
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