🛡️ 2 protection modes 23 trailing stages Exchange-based

Multi-level Risk management

Two selectable protection modes — Smart Profit Protection or 23-level trailing stop. In addition: exchange-based stop-loss on the exchange server (Kraken, Bybit, Bitget), 3-level fallback, liquidation distance monitoring and loss pauses. Leverage freely configurable (MIN/MAX/DEFAULT in the .env, by default 1/5/5). Smart Profit Protection is active by default (PROTECTION_MODE=SMART).

🛡️ Smart Profit Protection

The protection mode with 4 profit zones. The further the trade is in profit, the larger the share of the profit that the trailing stop is meant to secure. Wick Protection is meant to avoid stop-outs caused by short wicks with the software-side stop.

Zone 1 — Entry Protection

Initial stop-loss. Limits the loss to the stop distance — in case of price gaps or slippage it can turn out larger. Wide distance for market movement.

Zone 2 — Early Profit

The stop is trailed to the entry level (breakeven). In case of price gaps, slippage, fees or funding, the trade can still close at a loss.

Zone 3 — Profit Lock

Profit zone (PROFIT): The stop is trailed; a partial close (depending on profile 25–30 % of the position) is possible.

Zone 4 — Deep Profit

Runner zone (RUNNER): The stop continues to be trailed; a further partial sale (25–30 %) is possible, the rest keeps running. The zone boundaries are configurable per strategy profile.

Additional protection features

Candle

Wick Protection

For the software-side stop, evaluates candle closes instead of short wicks: a brief spike alone does not trigger this stop. The stop-loss at the exchange takes effect independently of this, as soon as its price is reached.

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7-factor loss score

If an open position is in the border zone of its loss level, the bot evaluates 7 factors (reversal tendency, holding time, loss depth, momentum, volume, market phase, trend strength) and decides according to fixed rules whether to hold or close — no reliable protection against losses.

Scissors

Partial sales

Partial sales exist only in the PROFIT and RUNNER zones (by default 25–30 % of the position, depending on the profile) — the rest continues with the trailing stop. Adjustable in protection.py.

Proprietary protection profiles: Each of the 6 proprietary strategies has an individual zone profile. The zone distances are preset differently for each strategy (not a recommendation) and adjustable.

📈 23-level Trailing stop

The alternative protection mode — a dynamic trailing stop with 23 profit levels, from small to very large profits. The 23 levels apply to the standard tables: separate tables for BTC, ETH and SOL, the remaining symbols are derived from them and adjusted via their measured volatility (ATR); the cards below describe the tendency of the default setting. 15-minute strategies use 12 levels, additional strategies 11, XAUT its own ATR ladder with 15 levels. Smart Profit Protection is active by default.

Phase	Profit zone	Behavior
Lower levels	Small profit	Wide distance — the position gets room to breathe
Breakeven level	Early profit	The stop is trailed to the entry level (breakeven). In case of price gaps, slippage, fees or funding, the trade can still close at a loss.
Middle stages	Average profit	The protected share of the profit increases stage by stage
High tiers	Big profit	Conservative trailing — the stop is trailed in fixed steps
Top levels	Very large profit	Largest protected share — the absolute distance to the price grows too

The exact level boundaries and trailing distances are default settings (not a recommendation) — fully visible and adjustable in your configuration.

BTC/USD

Bitcoin moves more calmly, hence tighter gaps — a tighter distance triggers earlier on counter-movements.

ETH/USD

Ethereum serves as the reference for the gap calculation.

SOL/USD

Solana with somewhat higher volatility than ETH, somewhat wider gaps.

XRP/USD

Moderate volatility, balanced room for movement.

DOGE/USD

Increased volatility, somewhat wider gaps for meme coin movements.

ADA/USD

Moderate volatility, balanced room for movement.

LINK/USD

Oracle token with moderate volatility.

BNB/USD

Large-cap with lower volatility, tighter gaps.

AVAX/USD

Layer 1 with increased volatility.

SUI/USD

Newer chain, wider gaps to give room to move.

TAO/USD

AI tokens with high volatility, wide gaps.

XAUT/USD

Gold token with low volatility, very tight gaps.

ZEC/USD

Privacy coin with very high volatility, very wide gaps.

WIF/USD

Meme coin with high volatility, wide gaps.

XMR/USD

Privacy coin with increased volatility – wider gaps than ETH.

HYPE/USD

High volatility – wider gaps.

XLM/USD

High volatility – wider gaps.

🔒 Additional Protection mechanisms

Risk management does not end with the trailing stop. Several mechanisms limit losses according to your settings — there is no reliable protection against losses.

Bank

Exchange-based stop-loss

The stop-loss sits directly on the exchange server (Kraken, Bybit or Bitget). Even in the event of an internet outage, server crash or bot crash, the stop remains active. It is executed at the next available price — in the case of price gaps or slippage, the loss can be larger.

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3-stage fallback

Level 1: bot-internal trailing → Level 2: exchange stop (on Kraken, Bybit or Bitget) → Level 3: emergency close on connection loss. Three separate layers.

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Loss pauses

Direction pause: after 2 losses in one direction within 90 minutes, that direction pauses for 120 minutes (adjustable). In addition, a family pause for strategy families whose last trades are at a loss, and a fixed daily loss limit in the code (50 %, not adjustable).

Liquidation distance monitoring

Monitors the distance to the liquidation price and reduces the position as it approaches. In fast moves, a liquidation can still occur.

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Time limit

Each strategy has a maximum holding time (default: several hours up to more than a day, adjustable). After that, the bot closes positions without any notable profit; the optional Claude exit check can postpone this briefly. In addition, a safety net of 24 hours applies.

Falling graph

Position Flipping AFSM

Automated 3-pillar system with frequency limit and high score hurdle. Limits frequent back-and-forth switching. On by default (full version): the position is first closed via reduce-only and then reopened.

No entry

🆕 Pyramid-loss block

For a position with a loss of more than −3% (leveraged), increasing it through a new signal is automatically blocked. This blocks the classic "averaging down" — adding to losing positions, which can increase the loss.

SOS

Force-close escalation

If the exchange rejects a close attempt, the bot goes through 5 stages: standard close → cancel stop orders + close again → direct reduce-only order → critical log entry → 5-min cooldown, then new attempts. No Telegram message is sent (push disabled); check open positions yourself on the exchange.

Stop

🆕 Capitulation filter

Blocks SHORT entries when trend strength is extreme + a volume spike + an oversold market (panic-sell constellation).

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🆕 RSI zone filter

Blocks entries in defined RSI ranges. Classic oversold/overbought setups remain untouched.

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