Trade amount and percentage of balance
The trade amount is how much USDT the bot will allocate to one automatic trade from a signal. It is calculated by one of four strategies, which you choose once for the bot.
What it is
The signal does not say how much money to invest. You decide that through the Trade amount calculation setting. A new bot starts with Balance percentage, 5 % — each trade takes 5 % of the USDT balance.
| Strategy | How it calculates | Input range |
|---|---|---|
| Balance percentage | Takes the given percentage of the USDT balance | 1–100 % |
| Fixed amount | Always the same amount in USDT | from $1 |
| Risk percentage | Sizes the volume so that a stop hit loses the given percentage of the balance | 1–99 % |
| Fixed risk amount | The same, but the acceptable loss is set in dollars | from $1 |
The last two strategies depend on the distance to the stop: the closer the stop is to the entry, the larger the volume for the same acceptable loss.
Where it is in the bot
Signal bot card → Trading settings → General → Trade amount calculation. The screen says: “Here you can choose how the amount for automatic trades will be calculated”.
How to set it up
- Choose the strategy with a button.
- Press Configure selected strategy and enter a value — you can pick one of the suggested values or type your own.
- The bot confirms: “✅ Applied: 5”.
Hints on the input screens:
- percentage of balance — “Enter balance percentage for entry amount. Allowed: 1% - 100%. Example: 5”;
- fixed amount — “Enter a fixed amount in USDT. Minimum $1. Example: 50”;
- risk percentage — “Enter risk percentage of balance. Allowed: 1% - 99%. Example: 2”;
- fixed risk — “Enter fixed risk in USDT. Minimum $1. Example: 10”.
Example with a calculation
Balance 2,000 USDT, a LONG signal: entry 60,000, stop 58,800 (2 % below the entry).
| Strategy | Value | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Balance percentage | 5 % | Entry amount 100 USDT. With x10 leverage the position is 1,000 USDT |
| Fixed amount | 150 USDT | Entry amount 150 USDT at any balance |
| Risk percentage | 2 % | Acceptable loss 40 USDT. Stop 2 % from the entry → position 40 / 0.02 = 2,000 USDT |
| Fixed risk amount | 20 USDT | Position 20 / 0.02 = 1,000 USDT |
If the same signal arrives with a stop 1 % from the entry, the position under Risk percentage doubles: 40 / 0.01 = 4,000 USDT — and the loss on the stop stays the same 40 USDT.
Limits and allowed values
| Parameter | Range | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Balance percentage | 1–100 % | 5 % by default |
| Fixed amount | from $1 | preset 100 USDT |
| Risk percentage | 1–99 % | preset 5 % |
| Fixed risk amount | from $1 | preset 20 USDT |
| Exchange minimum lot | depends on the pair | a volume below the minimum is raised to the minimum |
If the calculated volume is smaller than the exchange minimum lot, the bot raises it to the minimum instead of skipping the trade. If even that is not possible, you get an error.
Common errors and what the bot says
- “Percentage value must be in the range 1% - 100%” — the balance percentage is outside the range.
- “Percentage value must be in the range of 1 to 99%” — the risk percentage is outside the range.
- “You cannot set an amount less than $1” — the fixed amount or the fixed risk is below $1.
- “trade amount 3 USDT is below the exchange minimum for BTC/USDT — at least 5 USDT is required. Increase the trade amount in bot settings” — raise the percentage or the amount.
- “Insufficient funds: calculated position size exceeds available margin and leverage limit.” — reduce the amount or the leverage, or top up the account.
- “Risk calculation error: invalid distance to Stop-Loss.” — in a loss-based calculation the stop turned out to be at the entry price; check the stop in the signal or in Custom Stop-Loss.