AutoTrade Strategy Guide

AutoTrade runs four independent quantitative strategies simultaneously. Each strategy operates on different market conditions and timeframes, so they complement each other rather than compete. You can enable API keys for any combination of strategies from your Dashboard.

Note: All strategy parameters and risk controls are managed by the system. Individual parameter tuning is not available to users — this ensures consistent execution and prevents misconfiguration.

Trend Following {#trend-following}

Scan Interval: Every 30 minutes

Follows the dominant trend direction confirmed across multiple timeframes (1h, 4h, 1d). This strategy only trades when the market shows a clear, high-conviction directional move — it avoids choppy, sideways conditions entirely.

Entry Conditions

Best Market Conditions

Works best during sustained directional moves with expanding volume. Underperforms in ranging or low-volatility markets — in those conditions the consensus check naturally filters out signals.

Mean Reversion {#mean-reversion}

Scan Interval: Every 30 minutes

Captures price snapback opportunities when the market overextends from its short-term average. The strategy identifies situations where price has stretched 4–10% away from the 1h SMA20 and is statistically likely to revert.

Entry Conditions

Best Market Conditions

Works best in range-bound, oscillating markets. Intentionally excluded from strong trending markets — if consensus strength exceeds 75%, no trade is taken to avoid fighting the trend.

Breakout {#breakout}

Scan Interval: Every 1 hour

Enters trades when price breaks through a key structural level (resistance or support) with volume confirmation. The volume filter is the primary defense against false breakouts.

Entry Conditions

Best Market Conditions

Works best when breakouts occur with clear volume expansion. The 1.5× volume threshold filters out the majority of low-conviction fake breakouts. Avoids counter-trend breakouts by checking 1d alignment.

Funding Rate {#funding-rate}

Scan Interval: Checks every 4 hours; funding rate updates every 8 hours

Exploits extreme funding rates in perpetual futures markets. When funding is highly positive (longs pay shorts) or highly negative (shorts pay longs), the market is crowded in one direction — this strategy takes the opposite side to capture the mean reversion plus funding income.

Entry Conditions

Exit Conditions

The position closes when:

• Funding rate normalizes below 0.02% (mean reversion complete)
• Standard stop-loss or take-profit levels are hit

Best Market Conditions

Works best during funding extremes caused by crowded one-sided positioning. Avoids situations where a strong underlying trend justifies the extreme funding (consensus > 75% filter).

Strategy Comparison

For details on how the system protects your account regardless of which strategies you run, see the Risk Management Guide.