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Spot Grid Trading Tutorial

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Spot Trading Guidelines

What is Spot Grid Trading?

Spot Grid Trading is an automated quantitative strategy , implemented by dividing multiple buy and sell grids within a set price range to achieve a cycle of arbitrage by “buying low and selling high.”

  • How it works: The strategy automatically buys when the price falls to a certain grid and automatically sells when the price rises to another grid, and continues by repeating the process.
  • Ideal Market: Best suited for range-bound markets. Repeated price fluctuations within the range allow the capturing of spread profits multiple times.
  • Advantages：
    • Executes trades automatically, eliminating manual monitoring
    • No need to precisely predict market direction
    • Accumulates steady profits in ranging markets
  • Risks: Unidirectional price breakouts beyond the grid range may cause unrealized losses or missed opportunities.
    • When the market shifts from ranging to trending, disable grid strategy and switch to trend-following strategies or direct long/short positions.

 

Grid Diagram Guide

  • Green dashed line: Programmatically defined Buy In price (below market)
  • Red dashed line: Programmatically defined Sell Out price (above market)
  • Price oscillations continuously trigger buy/sell orders, capturing spread profits.

Grid Strategy Parameters Settings

  • Price Range: Upper/lower bounds for strategy operation. Bots only place orders within this range. Breakouts trigger order pausing while maintaining open positions.
  • Grid Number: Number of equidistant tiers within the price range. Higher counts decrease tier spacing, increasing trade frequency but reducing per-trade profits.
  • Investment Amount: Total capital allocated. Determines deployable grid tiers and order size per level.

 

How to Create a Spot Grid on the APP

  1. In the XT App: Trade → Trading BOT, tap Create BOT, select "Spot Grid" from the strategy menu.

  1. Select Spot Trading Pair
  2. Choose AI Parameters or Manual to setup the strategy

AI Parameters: Pre-configured strategies for Short/Mid/Long-term consolidation to use directly

  • Click "Use" for desired investment cycle
  • Enter Investment Amount, confirm to activate the strategy

Manual Setup:

  • Set Price Floor & Ceiling
  • Enter Grid Number
  • Enter Investment Amount
  • Click Create
  • Confirm parameters in pop-up window, click Confirm to launch

  1. After creating the spot grid, monitor the strategy under Trade - Trading BOT. Tap Order Details to access Pending Orders, Trade History and Order Parameters

 

How to Create a Spot Grid on the Web

  1. Open the XT.COM website, log in to your personal account, and find [Trading] - [Spot Grid] at the top of the page.

  1. Select Spot Trading Pair
  2. Choose AI Parameters or Manual to setup the strategy

AI Parameters: Pre-configured strategies for Short/Mid/Long-term consolidation to use directly

  • Click "Use" for desired investment cycle
  • Enter Investment Amount, confirm to activate the strategy

Manual Setup:

  • Set Price Floor & Ceiling
  • Enter Grid Number
  • Enter Investment Amount
  • Click Create
  • Confirm parameters in pop-up window, click Confirm to launch

 

  1. After creating the spot grid, monitor the strategy under Trade - Trading BOT. Tap Order Details to access Pending Orders, Trade History and Order Parameters

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