Glossary

Short definitions of the words the bot uses in menus, cards and notifications. Where there is a separate article, a link is given.

Sync and its bots

Term	Meaning
Main bot	@sync_trading_bot: the whole menu, bot creation, settings, trades, subscription
Notification bot	A separate bot that sends events: a trade is opened, a target is hit, a bot is paused. More
Service bot	A helper bot that the channel owner adds as an administrator so that the channel starts working. More
Exchange bot	The link to your account: market type (Spot or Futures) and a pair of API keys. Trades, Grid and DCA bots live inside it. More
Signal bot	An exchange bot connected to a signal channel; Auto-trade is switched on in its card. More
Auto-trade	A toggle in the bot card: whether to open trades from the channel's signals automatically
Draft	An unfinished bot left in the wizard; it is deleted after 7 days
Plan	The paid period and the bot limit; every bot takes a slot in the limit. More

Signals and trades

Term	Meaning
Signal	A trading idea from a channel: the pair, where to enter, where to take profit, where the stop is. More
Trade	Your real trade on the exchange, opened from a signal or by hand. More
Entry	An order that opens the position
TP (Take-Profit)	An order that takes profit; there can be several targets
SL (Stop-Loss)	An order that limits the loss; a signal always has one
Trailing	A level that slides after the price in your favour: Trailing Entry, Trailing TP, Trailing SL. More
Breakout	An entry on a level break with a conditional order instead of an ordinary limit order
Breakeven	Moving the stop to the entry price after a target is reached. More
Theoretical notification	A channel message saying that the price touched a level; it does not mean your order was filled. More
Manual trading	Creating a trade step by step right in the bot, without a signal. More

Markets and positions

Term	Meaning
Spot	Trading the real coin: no leverage, buying only (Long)
Linear / Futures	Perpetual futures: with leverage, Long and Short
Leverage	A multiplier of the position size relative to your margin
Cross / Isolated	The margin type: the whole account balance as collateral, or only a set amount
One-Way / Hedge	The position mode: one position per pair, or Long and Short at the same time. The bot needs One-Way. More
Liquidation	Forced closing of a position by the exchange when the margin runs out
ADL	Auto-deleveraging of a position by the exchange
Funding	A periodic fee for holding a futures position. More
PnL	Profit or loss: Realized is booked, Unrealized is on paper
Minimum order value (notional)	The smallest order value the exchange accepts
Dust	A leftover of a coin smaller than the minimum order, which cannot be sold. More
Mark / Last / Index Price	The smoothed / last traded / index price — which one triggers the stop

Grid and DCA

Term	Meaning
Grid bot	A grid of limit orders inside a price range: it buys lower and sells higher. More
Grid level	One price step of the grid with its own order
Arithmetic / Geometric	An equal step between levels in money or in per cent. More
Active window	How many levels closest to the price are actually placed on the exchange; the others wait. More
Infinity Grid	A grid with no upper bound, Spot and Long only. More
Profile	A ready set of leverage, margin and trailing: Conservative, Balanced, Aggressive. More
DCA bot	A market entry, extra buys as the price moves against the position, and an exit by take-profit from the average price — with one order or several levels. More
Preset	A ready set of DCA parameters: Conservative, Standard, Aggressive. More
Cycle	One round of a DCA bot: entry → averaging → target or stop → break
Cooldown	The break between DCA cycles. More
SL Timeout	How many seconds the price must stay beyond the stop before the bot closes the position. More
Trigger	A delayed start: the bot switches on when the price reaches a set level. More

Protection and notifications

Term	Meaning
Kill switch	An automatic stop of Grid and DCA bots when the account draws down. More
Digest	A batch of notifications for a period instead of separate messages. More
Restoring after failures	Reconciling trades with the exchange after a restart or a lost connection. More
Stopped by the system	A pause or a stop of a bot by a protection, with the reason given. More