Getting Started with a Bitsgap Buy The Dip (BTD) Trading Bot
Introduction
"Buy the dips" means purchasing a coin after it has fallen in value. As the price drops, for many traders, it creates an opportunity to purchase more of that coin and increase their future gain when the price bounces back. Accumulating more of the base currency when the price decreases is considered to be one of the most efficient ways for downtrend trading.
When do I need to use the Buy the Dip bot (BTD)?
You can use the Buy the Dip bot if you want to increase the amount of the base currency for chosen pair in situations when the price is decreasing.
Key Takeaways
- Buying the dips refers to going long after the price has experienced a short-term decline.
- Buying the dips can be profitable in strong downtrends with repeated price bounces.
- Dip buying can lower the average cost of a coin because it is purchased at a much lower price and in higher quantity.
- The Buy the Dip bot generates profit in the form of the base currency. Therefore the results depend on the amount of the base currency gained or lost.
- The amount of the base currency on the account (both available and in open orders) changes depending on the active bot's buy and sell order ratio.
How to create a BTD Bot
In this part, you will learn how to create and run your first Buy the Dip bot. Please, follow our step-by-step instructions below.
1. Select a bot type
To start a new BTD bot, click the [Start new bot] button located in the top menu of the Bots page.
From the list of all available Spot bots, select [BTD Bot]. This will reveal a new widget on the right corner of your screen where the settings of your BTD Bot can be adjusted.
2. Select an exchange and a trading pair
On the right side of your screen, a menu for creating your first BTD Bot will be shown, where you can select the exchange, the pair, the investment and set the advanced settings if you want to customize them to your strategy.
You can learn more about advanced settings in our article - Unlocking the full Potential of your BTD Bot: A Walkthrough of Manual Adjustments.
Let's move to the next step. Start by selecting an exchange and a pair. Click on the “Exchange” window to choose an exchange, then “Pair” to set the trading pair. Once this is done, move to the following step.
Enter the total investment value you would like to operate with or use the slider to specify the percentage based on your available balance.
The Investment field shows:
- an approximate investment in your base or quote currency;
- an amount of the base currency used for sell orders (BTC);
- an amount of the quote currency used for buy orders (USDT).
- your base currency - the bot will invest only your available base currency, converting a part of it into your quote currency for future bot buy orders;
- your quote currency - the bot will use only the quote currency from your available balance, exchanging some of it for your base currency for future sell orders.
If you want to speed up the bot setup process, check out the Quick Setup field. It offers preset configuration templates - sets of predefined bot parameters based on the presumptive time you plan to run your bot for:
- Short-term - the best for bots that will work for up to 3 days.
- Mid-term - more suitable for bots operating for up to 7 days.
- Long-term - a great solution for bots that you want to trade with for 25 days +.
Don't hesitate to learn more about the Quick setup options in our article - .
The Available for bot to use window displays the amount of both currencies available on your balance, already taking into account the deduction of 5%, which is reserved to cover any trading fees charged by the exchange.
Info
The balance of the quote and the base currency will change during the bot's work since both buy and sell orders will be executed. Depending on which way the price goes, the open orders of your bot may contain more base or quote currency than it had initially.
Once everything is set up, click the [Continue] button.
3. Backtest
Backtest allows you to evaluate the bot's performance based on historical data of a trading pair for a selected period. However, it may help you understand your bot’s settings and optimize them for the selected trading pair.
To backtest your bot settings, click on the [Backtest] button. In the pop-up window, you will see the calculated bot's results (bot profit) with the current settings for the past 30 days (by default), as in the example below.
4. Bot overview
This is the final step before launching the bot. Here you can review all the selected settings.
Preview settings
- Exchange;
- Trading pair;
- How much you have invested in the bot;
- Your profit currency;
- Amount of base currency in open sell orders;
- Amount of quote currency in open buy orders;
- High and low prices;
- Number of grid levels and a grid step between them;
- Trailing on/off.
If changes need to be made, go back by clicking on the arrow. Otherwise, hit the [Start Bot] button to get started.
Analyze your bot’s performance
You can always track your bot's results in the detailed "Performance" window. This will help you better understand your bot's performance, as well as get more detailed information about each transaction. It can be found on the right-hand side after clicking on a necessary bot:
Here you can see overall and daily bot profit, unrealized PNL, trading time, and the number of completed transactions. It also shows the ratio of the quote and base currency in open orders and their current value.
Bot orders
You can find more information about your completed and open bot trades in the "Bot orders" tab. To access the tab, click [Bot actions] and select the [View details] option.
The “History” tab displays specific details on all the trades your bot has already completed. Here you will see the following information:
- The time when each order was filled;
- Order side (buy or sell);
- Action (order type or status);
- Order amount in the base currency;
- Order price;
- Exchange trading fee;
- Profit per each trade;
- Total profit considering the applied trading fees.
Open orders tab
If you want to check the status of your bot open trades, head to "Open orders" in the "Bot orders" tab:
Here you can find the "Open orders" tab with more info about the number of open orders, their time, side, type, price, amount, and status.
Modify bots
Whenever you want to adjust settings on any bot, select the bot you need and press [Bot actions] > [Modify Bot] on the right-hand side.
Tip
Please be advised that only Trailing, Take Profit, and Stop Loss can be modified on any active BTD bot.
Once all the necessary changes have been made, proceed by clicking the [Continue] button. Double-check the new settings on the bot's preview page, and then press [Confirm].
Close bots
To close a BTD Bot, select the one you need, click on the three dots and choose the [Stop Bot] option.
In the pop-up window, you will see the list of options for closing your bot.
Stop Bot Conditions
- Convert to (base currency). By choosing this option, all the bot quote currency will be used to buy the base currency back at the market price, leaving you the results highlighted in the Total PNL metric.
- Convert to (base currency) - Set limit buy price. Your bot will get canceled, and the system will place a limit order either at its entry price or at any price of your choice. This way, you can buy the base currency back and take profit at any selected level.
- Convert to (quote currency). By choosing this option, all the bot base currency will be sold at the market price, leaving you the results highlighted in the Total PNL metric.
- Convert to (quote currency) - Set limit sell price. Your bot will get canceled, and the system will place a limit order either at its entry price or at any price of your choice. This way, you can sell your base currency and take profit at any selected level.
- Keep (base currency) and (quote currency). This option will close all your open orders. The current amount of the traded currency will be transferred back to your available balance.
After deciding how you want to close your bot, press the [Confirm] or [Convert by...] button. This will initiate the process of shutting your bot down.
Restart closed bots
To restart a closed bot, go to the [History] tab. Then select the bot that you prefer and click [Bot actions]>[Restart].
Adjust the settings if needed, and proceed to the bot's preview tab. Double-check all the parameters again and start a bot by pressing [Start Bot].
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