Creating a Crypto Bot

Walk through the bot creation modal step by step to set up a crypto trading bot on any supported exchange (Crypto.com, Coinbase, Binance, Binance.US, or Robinhood).

Prerequisites: You need at least one exchange account connected before creating a live bot. Paper bots don't require credentials (except Robinhood paper which needs an account for market data).

Open the Create Bot Modal

Go to Bots in the sidebar and click Create Bot (top-right).

Basic Settings

Bot Name

A descriptive name like "BTC Momentum" or "Grid DeFi".

Exchange

Choose your exchange: Crypto.com, Coinbase Advanced, Binance (Global), Binance.US, or Robinhood Crypto.

Mode

Paper for simulated trades (no real money), Live for real execution.

Exchange Account

Select which connected account to use. Required for live mode.

Run on Node (optional)

If you have a self-hosted node linked, you can run the bot there instead of cloud. Paper bots on nodes are free.

Strategy

New crypto bots run Trend Gate — long above the 200-day moving average with volatility-targeted sizing, in cash below it, rebalanced weekly on daily candles. It is currently paper-only while its evaluation window runs. See the Strategy Overview for details.

Note: the seven legacy crypto strategies (Momentum, Mean Reversion, Grid, DCA + Signal, Scalping, Breakout, RSI Divergence) were retired on 2026-08-24 after a two-year validation screen and can no longer be assigned to new bots. Existing bots keep their full history.

Instruments

Choose which instruments (trading pairs) your bot will trade:

All Pairs

Bot considers all available instruments for the selected quote currency.

Preset Group

Choose from curated groups: Top 10, DeFi, Layer 1, Gaming, Meme, etc. (14 presets available).

Manual Select

Hand-pick specific instruments from the list.

Allocation

Set your starting capital and how it's distributed:

  • Starting Capital — Total USD allocation for this bot
  • Max Positions — Maximum simultaneous open positions (1–10)
  • Allocation Mode:

Hybrid (AI-Ranked): Strategy picks candidates, AI ranks and assigns weights

Equal Split: Even distribution across all selected instruments

Manual: You set exact percentage per instrument

Risk Controls

Stop-Loss % — Sell when a position drops by this percentage

Take-Profit % — Sell when a position gains this percentage

Max Daily Trades — Limit trades per day per bot (1–500)

Stale Bail Timer — Auto-sell positions that haven't moved after N hours

Auto Wind-Down Target — Bot winds down after reaching 1.5x–10x initial capital

AI Advisor (Optional)

Enable AI to validate signals before execution. Configure the influence percentage (how much weight AI gets vs. the base strategy) and optionally write a custom prompt to shape how the AI interprets market conditions.

Advanced Settings

  • Candle Timeframe — 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 4h, or 1D
  • Candle History — Number of historical candles to analyze (10–200)

Click Create Bot when ready. The bot starts in a stopped state — go to the bot detail page and click Start to begin.

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