Three Prompts to Set Up an AI Trading Bot in Bitsgap
A useful AI trading request names the market, budget and task. Try three prompts for choosing a bot, understanding a DCA allocation and revising a GRID setup before launch.
An AI trading bot can help turn a trading idea into settings you can review. In Bitsgap AI Chat, you describe the task, the assistant proposes a bot configuration and you decide whether to launch it. The bot then manages orders according to its settings.
The useful starting point is a request with a clear budget and trading goal. “Make money with crypto” gives the assistant little basis for choosing among strategies. The prompts below show how to ask for a specific setup and understand its consequences.
These are example requests, not transcripts of completed trades. Available configurations depend on the selected market, exchange and plan.
Ask for a strategy that fits your market view
Start with a pair you are considering and the behaviour you expect. For example:
“I want to trade ETH on spot with a total budget of $500. I expect it to move within a range. Suggest a suitable bot, explain the proposed range and show what happens if the price falls below it. Do not use leverage.”
That request identifies the allocation, market type and scenario behind the trade. If the assistant proposes GRID, look at the range and number of levels before accepting it. You should understand where it will buy, where it will sell and what it may hold if the range breaks.
If the proposal does not fit your view, ask for the reason. You can also decide not to trade. The assistant's confidence is not evidence that the market will stay inside its proposed range.
Use Bitsgap AI Chat to prepare the configuration in the platform, then inspect the actual fields. You can revise the proposal before confirming it rather than copying numbers from a separate conversation into an order form.
Ask how much a DCA bot can spend
A small opening order can belong to a much larger strategy. Ask about the complete allocation:
“Prepare a spot DCA setup with a maximum total allocation of $500. Show the base order and every averaging order. Explain how much will be committed if they all fill, and where the exit would be after the final purchase.”
Check the resulting order sizes yourself. As a simple hypothetical example, a $100 base order followed by $100, $150 and $150 averaging orders uses the full $500 before fees. If the proposed sizes instead add up to $650, the configuration exceeds the budget even though the first order is still $100.
Ask for a revision before launch. A budget stated in a message is an instruction for preparing the setup; verify that the final settings implement it and leave room for applicable costs.
For a closer look at how order sizes add up, the DCA safety order calculator lets you examine the allocation separately from the AI's explanation.
Ask what changes when you adjust a grid
Once you have a proposal, use the conversation to compare a specific alternative:
“Keep the same pair, price range and total investment. Show a version with fewer grid levels. Explain how that changes the distance between orders and the amount allocated to each level.”
Holding those inputs fixed makes the comparison useful. Otherwise, the assistant could change the pair or range as well, leaving you unsure which change caused the difference.
Fewer levels generally create wider gaps between trades. More levels create narrower gaps, where fees take a larger share of each completed cycle. Neither choice is automatically more profitable: the number of crossings also depends on the price path.
If historical results are shown, compare the date window and assumptions. A stronger result on one past period does not establish what the next period will return. Use the comparison to understand the proposal, then decide whether its trade-offs fit your plan.
Review the configuration before confirming
Check the selected account and whether the setup uses virtual or real funds. Then review the pair, investment, order levels and exit settings in the launch interface. If any field differs from the instruction you gave, correct it before proceeding.
Keep API keys, passwords and seed phrases out of the conversation. Connect exchanges through the platform's account connection flow.
After launch, the bot appears in your dashboard. Review its orders and holdings as conditions change. AI helps prepare a configuration; it does not make an unsuitable strategy safe or remove the need to manage it.
Turn your own idea into a setup
Adapt one of these prompts to your pair and budget in Bitsgap AI Chat. Review the proposal and adjust it before launch. AI Chat is available on every plan; usage limits depend on your subscription.
Frequently asked questions
Can AI Chat launch a bot without my approval
Bitsgap requires your confirmation to launch. Review the prepared settings before approving them, particularly the account and total investment.
Does asking for low risk set a maximum loss
No. “Low risk” is a broad preference. Inspect the actual investment and exit settings. Even a stop loss may execute at a different price in a fast market.
Will the same prompt produce the same setup later
Not necessarily. Market conditions and the inputs available to the assistant can change. Review each proposal rather than treating a saved prompt as a fixed trading strategy.
