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Strategies

Trailing Stops for Trend Following: How Far to Trail

Trailing stops are what let a trend-following bot ride a move instead of guessing its end. Here's how the three main trailing methods behave, and how to pick a distance without strangling your winners.

Aug 11, 2026·4 min read

01Strategies

MACD Indicator Explained: Trend Momentum for Trading Bots

MACD tracks the gap between a fast and a slow moving average — a read on trend momentum rather than overbought extremes. Here's how to read its four signals, and where it quietly breaks down.

Aug 9, 2026·4 min read

02Risk

Percent-Risk Position Sizing: Size Trades by Stop Distance

Fixed lot sizes make every trade a different bet. Percent-risk sizing flips it around: you pick what you're willing to lose, and the stop distance decides the size.

Aug 2, 2026·4 min read

03Markets

Binance Spot vs Futures: Which Suits Your Bot?

Spot and futures aren't tiers of the same product — they change what your bot can do and what it costs to hold a position. Here's how to pick the right one for a strategy before you deploy it.

Jul 31, 2026·4 min read

04Risk

Correlation Risk: When Your Bots Bet on the Same Thing

Running five bots feels diversified — until they all lose on the same day. Here's how correlation risk hides in a bot portfolio and how to cap your real exposure.

Jul 30, 2026·2 min read