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Gainium Self-Hosted — Deployment Guide

A step-by-step guide to running the full open-source Gainium stack on your own infrastructure — either via pre-built Docker images or from source.

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self-hosteddockerapi

Trading HIP-3 Tokens on Hyperliquid

Learn how Gainium supports HIP-3 builder-deployed perpetuals on Hyperliquid, including tokenized equities, commodities, and FX. Covers fees, oracle considerations, and how to use bots with these markets.

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Add funds to deals

Gainium's “Add funds” feature allows users to gain more control of their trading activities by increasing the volume of existing trading bots or terminal deals, lowering the average acquisition cost of the asset in the process. But how does it all work? This article explains how.

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Long Wick Detector Indicator

Learn how to use the Long Wick Detector indicator in Gainium for automated trading, identifying candles with unusually long wicks relative to ATR and tracking wick levels until mitigation or expiry.

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Sessions Indicator

Learn how to use the Sessions indicator in Gainium to filter bot trading signals by day of the week and time of day, restricting activity to your preferred trading sessions.

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Connect to Binance US

Step-by-step guide to connecting your Binance.US account to Gainium via API keys.

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Connect to Bitget

Step-by-step guide to connecting your Bitget account to Gainium via API keys.

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Connect to Kraken

Step-by-step guide to connecting your Kraken account to Gainium via API keys.

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Gainium API for developers

In this article we explain how to access your Gainium account programmatically through API keys.

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Connect Gainium MCP to AI agents

Learn how to connect Gainium MCP to AI agents such as VS Code, Claude Code, OpenClaw, and other MCP-compatible clients.

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Volume filter

Volume Filter keeps you from trading low-volume tokens inadvertently. We explain how to use this feature in this article.

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Volume Oscillator

Learn how to use the Volume Oscillator in Gainium for automated trading, detecting trend reversals, and confirming market momentum with volume-based strategies.

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Webhooks - Send signals from TradingView and other programs

Learn how to send webhooks to your trading bots and use them as entry trigger signal for trading.

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What happens when the price is out of range?

Learn what you can do when your bot enters 'range' status.

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Williams Percent Range

Learn how to use the Williams %R indicator in Gainium for automated trading, detecting trends, reversals, and overbought/oversold conditions with detailed strategy examples.

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Ultimate Oscillator

Learn how to use the Ultimate Oscillator in Gainium for automated trading, detecting overbought/oversold conditions, and effectively trading momentum divergences.

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Understanding the Combo bot

Learn how the combo bot works and how you can use it to maximize your profits.

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Unlimited Trading in Hyperliquid

Learn how Gainium's unlimited trading feature works on Hyperliquid, including builder fees, free vs paid user modes, and how to manage your connection settings.

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Combined Ratings (CR)

In this article, we explain what is the Tradingview Technical Ratings indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Trailing Stop Loss

Learn more about trailing stop loss and how to use it in Gainium

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Trailing Take Profit

Enhance your trading strategy by mastering trailing take profit with this comprehensive guide, including when to use it, when to avoid it, and how to enable it in Gainium.

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How Combo Bots Replace Grid Trailing Up and Trailing Down

Explore Gainium's innovative combo bots, the advanced trading solution that eclipses traditional grid bots with dynamic strategies, including DCA and technical indicators. Test risk-free with our paper trading feature!

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Take Profit and Stop Loss (Grid Bots)

In this article, we'll explore the stop loss and take profit features in grid bots, highlighting their significance and providing tips for optimizing your trading experience.

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Technical Indicators Conditions Deal Close

You can now use indicator signals that take profit when market conditions change. This article explains how to close trades using Gainium's technical indicators deal close conditions.

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Trading Terminal Deal Types

This article explains the different deal types you can execute in Gainium's trading terminal.

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Stochastic RSI

In this article, we explain what is the Stoch RSI indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Strategy vs Random Scatterplot

Discover Gainium's backtester update with our new statistical feature that compares your crypto trading strategy against random trades to validate trading edge. Learn how it works and refine your trading approach!

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strategy

Supertrend Indicator

Learn how to use the Supertrend indicator in Gainium, create bot trading strategies, and optimize your trading performance effectively.

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Support and Resistance Indicator

In this article, we explain what is the Support Resistance indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Screener Browser extension plugin

Gainium's Screener Extension: Customize columns, filter coins, save filters, get alerts, track history, and export coin lists seamlessly.

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Sell displacement

Learn how to sell displacement works and how to take advantage of this feature.

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Smart Orders

Explore Gainium's 'Smart Orders' feature, designed to enhance liquidity and flexibility in automated trading. Dive into its benefits and learn how it revolutionizes grid trading with BTC/USDT.

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Stabilization orders (Grid)

Stabilization orders are a fundamental part of grid bot operations that help match discrepancies between theoretical and actual funds. In this article, we explain how they work.

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Start Price for Grid Bots

Start price triggers for grid bots offer additional control, allowing traders to optimize their strategies and ensure that the bot activates only when the desired market conditions are met.

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Stochastic

In this article, we explain what is the Stochastic indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Reduce Funds

Gainium’s Reduce Funds feature allows you to decrease positions in open deals via web UI, webhook, or API, with options for market or limit orders.

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Reverse Grid

Explore the intricacies of the reverse grid crypto trading bot. Dive deep into its advantages, compare it with long grid bots, and learn its optimal setup and use cases.

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Risk:Reward

Learn how to use Gainium's Risk:Reward feature to manage risk, set stop-losses, and calculate position sizes for efficient and controlled trading.

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Relative Strength Index (RSI)

In this article, we explain what is the RSI indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Profit in Base and Quote

In this article we explain how bots can actually profit in quote or in base and when is it best to use each.

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Understanding Profit Stats and Graphs in Dashboard and Bot Pages

Learn how to interpret the profit chart.

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Parabolic SAR Indicator (PSAR)

In this article, we explain what is the Parabolic SAR Indicator (PSAR) indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Purchasing a Subscription on Gainium: A Step-by-Step Guide

Unlock the full potential of Gainium's crypto trading platform with our subscription plans. In this article we explain how to purchase them.

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Quickfingers Luc (QFL)

Navigating the volatile crypto market requires not just intuition but a solid, well-defined strategy. Gainium understands that and is committed to empowering traders with robust methodologies for informed decision-making. The Quickfingers Luc (QFL) trading strategy is among the most revered, providing a structure to the seemingly random world of cryptocurrency price movements.

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Oscillator Crossover

Use Oscillator Crossovers in Gainium to automate trading strategies with RSI, MFI, and CCI, across different timeframes for accurate momentum signals.

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Paper Trading (Forward testing)

In this article we explain the power of paper trading and how to use paper trading features in Gainium.

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Price % Change

Learn how to use the Price % Change indicator in Gainium for automated trading strategies, detecting breakouts, trends, and reversals using percentage-based signals.

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Price Filters

Optimize your crypto trading with Gainium's deal start price filters. Learn to use static and dynamic filters to strategically enter the market.

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Moving Averages (MA)

In this article, we explain what is the Moving Averages (SMA, EMA, HMA, etc.) indicators and how they can be used in bot trading.

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Multiple Stop Loss targets

Learn what multiple stop loss targets are and how to use it for your trading.

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Using Multiple Take Profit targets

Discover how multiple take profit targets can help boost your crypto trading strategy. Explore the benefits and learn how to implement it in Gainium.

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Not receiving emails from Gainium

Here is what you can do when you are not receiving any emails from us.

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Order fixed in Base and Quote (Grid bots)

Learn about fixing your grid bot orders in base or quote and when you should use each.

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Money Flow Index (MFI)

In this article, we explain what is the Money Flow Index (MFI) indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Combo Minigrids DCA

Maximize your trading potential with Gainium's DCA Minigrids, combining grid and DCA strategies for optimal entries and exits in volatile markets.

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Momentum

Learn how to use Gainium’s Momentum Oscillator for automated trading strategies, identifying trend strength, reversals, and overbought/oversold conditions.

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Move Stop Loss

Learn how to move stop loss option works and use it to your advantage.

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Moving Average Ratio (MAR)

Learn how to use the Moving Average Ratio (MAR) in Gainium for flexible bot trading with advanced trend detection and customizable entry/exit rules.

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Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

In this article, we explain what is the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Making sense of profit stats, value change, and account value

In this article we review a topic that often confuse users. Why is my account balance not matching the profit stats generated? Here we explore the answers and go through an example.

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profit

Market Structure Indicator

Learn how to use the Market Structure Indicator in Gainium for automated trading, detecting trend reversals, breakouts, and market shifts with event, market, or price triggers.

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Master the Screener for volatility, volume, and breakout trading

Master the Gainium screener with our guide: Learn to filter, sort, and customize for strategies like volatility, volume, and breakout trading.

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Merge Deals

Lear about the merge deals feature on Gainium.

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Indicator Percentiles

Unlock advanced crypto trading strategies with Gainium's new Percentiles feature, offering nuanced insights using historical indicator analysis

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Initial and Current Funds (Grid Bots)

Learn how to interpret the funds data.

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Keltner Channel %B

Learn how to use the Keltner Channel %B in Gainium for automated trading strategies, detecting breakouts, and identifying overbought/oversold conditions.

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Keltner Channel

Learn how to use the Keltner Channel in Gainium for automated trading, identifying trend reversals and breakouts, with detailed strategy examples and configurations.

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Finding the optimal grid bot spacing

Unlock the secrets to optimal grid spacing for your grid bot. Discover how to balance trade frequency and fees for maximum profitability.

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Mastering the HODL bot

HODL bots are an increasingly popular method for cryptocurrency investors to automate their investments using the Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) strategy. In this article, we will delve into the concept of HODL bots, how they work, and illustrate their application with an example.

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Understanding how grid bots calculate profit

Learn how we calculate grid bot profits at Gainium.

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How many exchanges can I add?

Learn about the limitations for the number of exchanges on our platform.

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Ignore Exchange Fees

Ignore exchange fees on Gainium for seamless trading. Sell full positions without fee deductions when using exchange tokens like BNB or KCS to pay for fees.

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Global Variables

Use global variables (int, float, text) to sync values across multiple bots. Type “/” to insert a variable. Update once, apply everywhere.

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Smarter Grid Bots with Technical Indicators & Webhooks

Unlock advanced crypto trading with Gainium's combo bots. Learn how to leverage webhooks and technical indicators for strategic grid bot initiation and explore the sophisticated alternative to traditional grid trading strategies.

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Differences of Grid Trading in Spot vs Futures

This article will delve into the differences between spot and futures markets for grids, demystifying the complexities and offering trading insights.

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Fair Value Gap (FVG) Indicator

Learn how to use the Fair Value Gap indicator in Gainium for automated trading, leveraging Smart Money Concepts to identify institutional price imbalances and build effective bot trading strategies.

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Fee Orde (Reduce Dust)

Explore the Fee Order feature for bots on Gainium: Efficiently manage trading fees, reduce asset dust, and optimize bot performance effortlessly.

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Feedback / Bug reporting

Use this form for feedback or bug reports

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Free Profit (Grid bots)

Explore the concept of Free Profit in grid bots with Gainium's guide, enhancing your crypto trading strategy and financial management effectively.

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Dynamic DCA Volume for Required Change

Meta Description: Gainium's Dynamic DCA orders feature enables precise profit targeting with automatic volume adjustment for effective trading strategy optimization.

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Engulfing Candle Indicator

Learn how to use the Engulfing Candle indicator in Gainium for automated trading, detect bullish and bearish reversals, and configure your strategy for maximum effectiveness.

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Enhancing security of your exchange API keys

In this article we explain the steps you can take to increase the security of your account and your exchange API keys.

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DCA bot set up walkthrough

This article shows you how to set up a DCA bot by walking through a practical example.

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DCA Mode

Learn to use Gainium's DCA Mode to automate entries and exits with Scaled, Technical Indicator, or Custom orders. Tailor strategies for any market condition.

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Divergences Indicator

Learn how to use the Divergence Indicator in Gainium for automated trading, detecting trend reversals, and momentum shifts with strategies and practical examples.

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Connect to Coinbase

In this article you will learn how to connect your Coinbase exchange account to Gainium.

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Connect to Hyperliquid

In this article you will learn how to connect your Hyperliquid account to Gainium using an API (agent) wallet for trading while keeping your main wallet secure.

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Connect to Kucoin

This guide will walk you through step by step how to connect Kucoin to Gainium

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Connect to OKX

This guide will walk you through step by step how to connect OKX to Gainium.

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Current Break-Even and Final Break-even lines

This article explains how the Current Break-Even and Final Break-even lines are calculated and how you can use them to your advantage when creating trading bots.

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Commodity Channel Index (CCI)

Learn how to use the Commodity Channel Index (CCI) in Gainium to automate trading strategies, detect trends, and identify overbought/oversold conditions.

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Confidence Grade: Measuring the reliability of the backtesting results

Discover Gainium's latest feature, the Backtester Confidence Grade. Dive deep into how the number of trades influences backtesting reliability and enhance your trading decisions with statistical confidence.

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backtesting

Connect to Binance

Learn how to connect Gainium to Binance.

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binance

Connect to Bybit

This guide will walk you through step by step how to connect Bybit to Gainium

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Bot Controller

Gainium's bot controller feature: Automate your trading with custom start/stop conditions using webhooks, indicators, and deal limits.

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Bot Credit System

Learn about Gainium's new credit-based pricing system that offers fairer and more transparent pricing based on actual resource usage.

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Breakeven Price (Grid & Combo bots)

Learn how the breakeven price is calculated and how it can evolve over time.

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Budget (Grid Bots)

Learn how the budget in the grid bot works.

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Bankroll

Learn how to interpret the bankroll graph.

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Bollinger Bands (BB)

In this article, we explain what is the Bollinger Bands indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Bollinger Band Width (BBW)

In this article, we explain what is BBW indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Bollinger Bands %B (BB %B)

Learn how to use Bollinger Bands %B in Gainium for automated trading, capturing overbought/oversold conditions, and building effective bot trading strategies.

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Awesome Oscillator

Learn how to use the Awesome Oscillator in Gainium for automated trading, detecting trend reversals, and capturing market momentum with detailed strategy examples.

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Backtesting grid bots

Backtesting grid bots is a crucial step in determining their performance and reliability. This article will discuss the importance of backtesting, the process of conducting backtests in Gainium, and how to evaluate their results.

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Backtesting Trading bots

Discover effective backtesting for trading bots on Gainium. Enhance crypto strategies using historical data for better risk management and optimization.

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Average True Range (ATR)

Use the ATR indicator in Gainium for automated trading, volatility detection, and risk management with detailed strategies and practical examples.

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Auto-Compounding and Risk Reduction

Discover Gainium’s new Auto-Compounding and Risk Reduction features for trading bots. Boost profits and manage risks efficiently.

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Mastering Auto-Compounding with Crypto Trading Bots

Discover the power of auto-compounding in crypto trading bots, its pros and cons, and how to set it up in Gainium for optimized trading.

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Average Position Price (AVP) Indicator

Use the Average Position Price (AVP) indicator in Gainium to optimize bot trading strategies with effective entry and exit conditions.

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Are exchange fees excluded from profit calculation?

Users often wonder if exchange fees are excluded from profit calculation. The short answer is yes, read this article to learn more.

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Arithmetic and Geometric grid types

In this article we explain the difference between arithmetic and geometric grids and in when should you use each grid type. Both of these strategies automate the trading process by placing buy and sell orders at predetermined intervals, but they differ in how these intervals are set.

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All Time High (ATH) Drawdown Indicator

Use ATH Drawdown in Gainium to avoid long trades near all-time highs and short trades when the price is too low. Learn to configure it with effective strategies.

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Understanding AND/OR operators in indicators

Learn how to use AND/OR operators for multiple indicators in Gainium trading bots. Apply logic uniformly for precise trading strategies.

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Average Daily Range (ADR)

Use the ADR indicator in Gainium to track daily volatility, set realistic price targets, and manage risk with strategies tailored for each asset's volatility.

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Average Directional Index (ADX)

In this article, we explain what is the ADX indicator and how it can be used in bot trading.

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Understanding Gainium's Referral System

Unlock the secrets of Gainium's Affiliate System. Learn how link durations work, understand commission levels based on successful referrals, and discover how to split commissions with friends for mutual benefits.

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Adaptive Close

Learn how Gainium’s Adaptive Close feature automatically adjusts trades to avoid out-of-funds errors, ensuring efficient and smooth deal closures.

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Active Minigrids

Unlock trading efficiency with Active Minigrids: Start your combo deal with grid buy and sell orders, enhancing your combo bot's performance

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Enabling 2-factor authentication (2FA)

Learn how to secure your account with 2-Factor Authentication (2FA). In this article we also explain how to recover your account if you lost your 2FA device.

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