SAWA Grid is a trading robot that uses a programatic state machine to trade.
To be able to compare the movement of the different assets that the user selects at the start of the program, this robot uses a simple method to normalize it that consists of calculating the profit over time in USD of all the available prices for the assets of the portfolio.
For example:
If the user selects the next assets: BTC, ETH, BNB. The robot will trade the symbols of the different combinations of these assets: ETH-BTC, BNB-ETH and BNB-BTC.
Quick recap:
The price of the symbol ETH-BTC means 1 ETH equals X BTC
Due to the difference of the assets in which the prices are measured, to compare the movements in the same scale, the robot stores the price of each of them at the initialization.
Also calculates the equivalent of 1000 USD of the base asset ( the left asset on a symbol ) of each symbol.
With that initial price and the initial volume set, the robot calculates at each iteration the current profit for each symbol in USDT.
Now we can compare the movement of the different symbols over time.
The expert advisor is named “Grid” because it uses static levels to buy and sell.
With that initial price and the initial volume set, the robot calculates at each iteration the current profit for each symbol in USD.
Now we can compare the movement of the different symbols over time.
The expert advisor is named “Grid” because it uses static levels to buy and sell.
The first thing the robot will ask you to do is to set the range of the grid in USD.
As we are working with a virtual position of 1000 USD, a range of 10 will mean that the robot will catch movements of 1%.
How does the robot decide in which direction has to trade?
Basically, the robot buys cheap and sells expensive.
The robot compares the current profit with the target profit that has to have to open the trade.
For example:
At moment zero, if we have set a target of 10, the robot wont do anything until it reaches +10 or -10. In that moment the expert trades and modifies the target levels. by 10 in the direction in which it has moved.
If the performance of the symbol has gone down by 10 and there is enough capital to trade it will open a BUY. And the next levels will be 0 and -20.
If the performance of the symbol goes up again, it will sell at level 0 what it bought at level -10.
In the case of not having enough capital to convert at that moment, the levels will be updated anyway.
The next thing the robot asks you to input are the assets.
Enter them one by one in UPPERCASE and press enter for each.
When you are done type exit in lowercase to continue.
The last parameter to configure is the volume.
There are two options of money management:
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Constant lot ( measured in USDT )
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Dynamic lot ( measured as a percentage of the total account value )
The first one, shows you the maximum “minimum volume” allowed to trade before selection.
The second one only asks you for a percentage ( 0 = 0% and 1 = 100%).
With the second mode, the robot always checks if the amount is higher than the minimum lot, if it isn’t the robot will use the minimum volume allowed.
Take in mind that maybe the minimum volumes are different for the symbols, depending on the minimum notational parameter defined by binance.
HOW TO USE IT:
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DO NOT TRADE “USDT” OR FIAT CURRENCIES
If the price in dollars of your portfolio goes up and the robot sells your assets you won't catch big positive movements. Also note that in cryptos there is no such thing as SELL contracts.
In cryptos you only exchange value. Is recommended to check the value of your assets against USDT to stop the robot and sell all your assets if it's necessary.
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Understand the risk involving different situations.
How will it affect a big trend, if the expert keeps buying the asset that is going down in price for some levels? As the expert sells the asset that is appreciating, your portfolio will have on each level more of the asset that is depreciating. Don't panic. You are buying more and more cheap, but keep in mind that if the company crashes the price goes to zero.
The edge of the robot is that, over time the price moves on ranges and it allows us to accumulate assets. As long as you trust what you are buying and keep the risk low you would be able to continue exchangin the assets at all prices and keep scraping on percent at a time.
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If you run out of one asset
When you run out of one asset means that you have sold it for other assets that have performed worse against it.
In this situation there is no problem if you just wait for it to perform one level worse and let the robot do its thing. You can also buy more of it manually if you expect it to continue appreciating in the short term.
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Trade a wide range an small amounts
Good luck, and chose wisely.
Ichimoku renko
