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Automating Trading with Bots Overview

Feb 3, 2025

Lecture Notes: Automating Trading with a Trading Bot

Introduction to Trading Automation

  • Trading requires significant time investment, especially with a full-time job.
  • Automation through trading bots can alleviate the time commitment by handling trades automatically.

Experiment with Futures Trading Bot

  • Presenter used a Futures Trading bot on Bybit platform.
  • Initial investment: $5,000
  • Duration of operation: 10 days
  • Profit earned: $1,516, totaling $6,565.44
  • Bot executed 376 profitable trades in 10 days.

How the Grid Trading Bot Works

  • Sets multiple buy and sell orders in a grid format.
  • Buys Bitcoin on the decline and sells on recovery.
  • Example: Participated in 376 trades, earning small profits each time, such as $2 per trade.
  • One notable trade profit: $61 on trade number 367.

Performance and Potential Gains

  • Achieved 30% increase in investment in 10 days.
  • Annualized potential return: 1,096%.
  • Example scenario: $55,000 could theoretically turn into $59,800 over a year.

Resetting and Configuring the Trading Bot

  • Current price range exceeded, requiring bot reset.
  • Original range: $91,000 to $103,000; exceeded at $104,000.
  • New configuration:
    • Price range set to $97,000 to $111,000
    • Increased leverage from 10x to 20x.
    • 47 grids with $5,000 investment.
  • Strategy: Buy on market dips and sell on rises, leveraging the grid's automatic setup.

Encouragement and Resources

  • Encourages trying out trading bot with Bybit.
  • Provides link to Bybit and resources for setup.
  • Mentions Discord and Patreon for further trading insights and community.

Conclusion

  • Presenter plans to check performance in 10 days.
  • Offers to provide updates through subscription to the channel.
  • Links to additional resources and community support for trading enthusiasts.

Note: Always consider the risks associated with high leverage trading and do thorough research before engaging in automated trading activities.