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It begins with an initial entry and progressively adds positions at predefined price levels, improving the average entry while managing risk. *** ## Market Settings ### Market Type: Crypto Select the category of the market (e.g., Crypto or others for all the other categories). ### Market Period Defines the resolution timeframe of the market (e.g., 15 min). ### Coin Underlying asset (e.g., BTC). ### Side * **UP**: Position benefits if price increases * **DOWN**: Position benefits if price decreases * **ALL**: Operates on both sides (advanced strategies only) ### Market Type: Others Select this option to manually load a specific Polymarket market using its URL. *** #### Polymarket URL Paste the direct link to the market you want to trade. Used to fetch: * Market data * Outcomes (YES / NO) * Pricing and liquidity *** #### Load Market Loads the market from the provided URL. After loading: * Market configuration becomes available * Side selection is enabled * Bot can be initialized *** #### Market Group Choose the proper market group (sub-bet) from the dropdown list Make sure you choose the correct sub-bet, this is important. Used internally for grouping outcomes. *** ## Base Sizing ### Initial Order (Anchor Point) #### Shares Number of shares executed immediately as the initial market entry. #### USDC USDC amount used for the initial market entry. *** ### First DCA Purchase #### Shares Number of shares placed at DCA Level 1 (deeper levels scale from this). #### USDC USDC amount used at DCA Level 1 (deeper levels scale from this). *** ## DCA Strategy ### Entry Range (Optional) Defines the price range where the bot is allowed to start placing orders. * **Min Price (¢)**: Lower bound * **Max Price (¢)**: Upper bound The bot will only activate if the market price is within this range. *** ### DCA Levels Number of additional buy steps after the initial entry. *** ### DCA Level Spacing (¢) Distance (in cents) between each DCA level. * Smaller values create tighter ladders * Larger values spread risk over a wider range *** ### Level Spacing Multiplier Controls how spacing evolves across levels. * `1`: Equal spacing * `>1`: Expanding spacing (more conservative) *** ### DCA Order Size Multiplier Controls how order size scales across levels. * `1`: Equal size * `>1`: Increasing size (more aggressive averaging) *** ## Ladder Preview Displays a simulation of your strategy before execution. * **Price**: Entry price per level * **Avg Price**: Updated average after each fill * **Shares**: Position size per level * **Value (USDC)**: Cost per level Use this to validate exposure and behavior before deploying. Pricess will differ, this table is only a preview. *** ## Risk Management ### Take Profit (¢) Profit distance added to your average entry before closing the position.\ Take Profit is added on top of the average entry, see the ladder preview. *** ### TP Re-entry Offset (¢) Distance after take profit before re-entering the market. Prevents immediate re-entry in volatile conditions. *** ### Profit Locking Freezes the strategy once guaranteed resolution profit is reached. Available in **ALL mode only**. *** ### Stop Loss (¢) Maximum loss distance below your average entry before exiting the position. *** ### Hard SL (¢) Absolute emergency exit price. If the market reaches this price or worse: * All positions are closed immediately * All open orders are canceled #### Difference from Stop Loss * **Stop Loss**: Based on average entry * **Hard SL**: Based on absolute market price Use this as a fail-safe against extreme market moves. *** ### Min Price Distance (MPD) (¢) Maximum allowed deviation between the current market price and your entry price for order placement. Prevents poor fills in fast-moving markets. *** ### Min Buy Price (¢) Lower boundary for placing any buy orders. The bot will: * Not place new orders below this price * Ignore deeper DCA levels below this threshold Used to prevent overexposure in collapsing markets. *** ### Cutoff Min Minimum number of DCA levels required before activating exit logic (e.g., take profit or stop loss). *** ## Connection To activate the bot: ### Private Key EVM Wallet authorization key. NOT FROM THE POLYMARKET ### Polymarket Address The address Polymarket gives to you. NOT YOUR EVM WALLET ADDRESS. ### API Credentials Required for automated claim execution. * API Key * API Secret * API Passphrase Click **Connect** to deploy the bot. *** ## Best Practices * Avoid entering markets with spreads greater than 5¢ * Use MPD to prevent bad fills * Combine Stop Loss and Hard SL for layered protection * Use Min Buy Price in volatile or trending markets *** ## Strategy Tips ### Conservative Setup * Wide spacing * No size multiplier * Use Hard SL ### Aggressive Setup * Tight spacing * Increasing size multiplier * Lower MPD ### Advanced Setup * Use ALL mode * Enable Profit Locking * Combine with re-entry offset --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. 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