Every Aerius Alpha bot is defined by a handful of settings: pair, budget, entry thresholds, exits, and optional candle analysis gates. This guide explains each major field so you can configure DCA bots confidently on Binance Spot or Coinbase Advanced Trade—and know what to tweak when backtests or live results look off.
Trading Pair and Budget
The pair (e.g., BTC/USDT) determines which market the bot trades. Budget or initial trade amount sets scale for the first entry and often anchors ladder sizing. Pick liquid pairs when learning; illiquid markets widen spread and fill risk. Use Coin Tracker to compare candidates before committing a large budget.
Entry Thresholds (DCA Ladder)
Entry thresholds define how much price must move—typically down—from a reference before the next buy fires. Example: 1.5% steps mean additional buys trigger after each 1.5% drop from the ladder reference. Tighter steps accumulate faster; wider steps are slower and may miss shallow dips. There is no universal best value—backtest on your pair and volatility regime.
Rising entries (optional)
Some configurations allow buys on upward moves to ride momentum. Use cautiously; upward DCA increases cost basis quickly. Most long-term accumulators focus on drop-based ladders first.
Trailing Take-Profit
After position is profitable, trailing take-profit tracks the highest price since entry (or since arming) and sells when price falls by your trail percentage from that peak. A 1% trail on a volatile alt exits sooner than on BTC. Too tight trails leave money on table in strong trends; too loose trails give back large open profits. Iterate with backtests before live changes.
Minimum Profit Threshold
Some tiers support minimum profit gates so take-profit logic only arms after unrealized gain exceeds a floor. That prevents churn on tiny moves that barely cover exchange fees. Check your plan features on the homepage pricing section.
Stop Loss
Optional hard stop exits the position if price falls beyond your tolerance. Long-term DCA holders sometimes leave stops disabled to avoid shaking out of cyclical drawdowns; shorter-term traders may prefer defined max loss. Understand exchange minimum order sizes when stops trigger on small positions.
Candle Analysis Gates
Candle gates delay entries until recent candlestick patterns or momentum indicators align with your rules. They can reduce bad fills during dead-cat bounces but may skip valid dips in fast markets. Available on higher tiers; always compare backtest with gates on vs off. Gates are advanced—master basic thresholds first.
Bot State: Backtest vs Live
Backtest replays history with current settings. Live activates real orders on your exchange. Pause/resume controls let you stop new entries without deleting configuration. After editing settings on a live bot, understand whether changes apply to the next cycle only or reset internal state—check in-app tooltips on the bot form.
Recommended Tuning Process
- Baseline backtest with conservative thresholds on a liquid pair.
- Adjust entry step ±0.5% and note trade count and simulated P/L changes.
- Set take-profit trail based on typical daily range of the asset.
- Add candle gates last if your tier supports them.
- Go live at minimum size; scale after one full market cycle you are comfortable with.
For platform walkthrough, see How to Use. Exchange-specific context: Binance DCA bot, backtesting guide.