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Combo Indicator - Spot

20 May 18:35

1. What is a combo indicator strategy?
Combo indicator strategy means that users can freely choose their familiar technical indicators to create a strategy with combinations. Combo Indicator Strategy can’t be created until it is backtested.

2. Operating Instructions
Step 1: Click "Copy Trading" - select "Combo Indicator - Spot" - Improve "Parameters" - "Backtest" data
Step 2: Click "Backtest Record" - refer to "Backtest Data" (default backtest data within one month) - Click "Create Strategy" - Improve "Basic Configuration" - Click "Next"
Step 3: Improve the "Parameter Configuration" - click "Create"

2.1. Parameter Configuration Of Indicator:
The indicator parameter configuration is mainly to configure the K-line period, operation direction (long, short), conditions of opening a position, conditions of adding positions, conditions of reducing conditions, and conditions of closing positions .

Absolute Profit: after enabling, when the indicator reaches the condition of selling, the current price must be higher than the average price of the position before executing the selling order, otherwise it will continue to hold. After entering the absolute profit ratio, then when the indicator reaches the condition of selling, the current price must be higher than the average price of the position * (1 + absolute profit ratio) before executing the selling order, otherwise it will continue to hold.

Absolute Profit Option: Optional

Absolute Profit Ratio: Enable the absolute profit option and set an absolute profit ratio of more than 0 (optional).

2.2 Condition settings of Opening A Position:
Each condition needs to be set with 5 options, namely K line cycle, initial entry volume, two technical index options and a comparison direction. As shown below:

2.2.1. K Line Cycle:
At present, the supported K-line periods are 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, and 1 day.

2.2.2The First Entry Volumes:

The current supported position percentage is 10%~100%.

2.2.3 indicator options:
At present, the supported technical indicators are MA, MACD, KDJ, numerical value, RSI, ROC, MFI, WILLR, CCI, ATR and other indicators, with Volume and ZigZag indicators newly added. After selecting the technical indicators, you can click the “Modify” button behind to modify the parameters such as the indicator period. As for the numerical indicator, you can directly enter a specific numeric value.

2.2.4 Comparison Options

Currently the supported comparison options are MACD, Greater Than, Less Than, Greater Than Or Equal To, Less than or Equal to, Equal to. When comparing policy runs, the results of the operation of Technical Indicator 1 are compared with the results of the operation of Technical Indicator 2.

2.2.5 Multi-Indicator Conditions

After adding an indicator option, if you need to add the indicator conditions, you can directly click the "Add Conditions Of Opening A Position" button. As shown in the following figure:

The multi-indicator conditions have been expanded from 3 to 15.

2.2.6 Operating Conditions Of Indicator Combo
When multiple technical indicators are combined into a running strategy, the combined indicators are connected by the operating conditions of the combined indicators, including
"and", "or". If it is "and '', only when the previous indicator meets the comparison conditions will the operation conditions of the latter indicator be executed. Only when all of them meet the comparison conditions will the position be opened. If it is"or '', then if the previous indicator doesn’t meet the condition but the latter indicator meets the condition, the position will also be opened.
"And": it will open or close positions if all the indicator comparison condition is true
"Or": Positions will be opened or closed whenever there is a true indicator comparison condition.

2.3 Conditions for adding positions
The condition setting for opening positions and adding positions are the same in operation, please refer to 2.2 Condition settings of Opening A Position
You can choose to add positions only when the position is profitable. If this option is chosen, after the conditions for adding positions are met, the position will only be added when the current position is profitable.

2.4 Conditions for reducing positions
The condition setting for reducing positions are the same with opening positions in operation, please refer to 2.2 Condition settings of Opening A Position

2.5 Conditions for Closing Positions
The condition settings for closing positions are the same with opening positions in operation, please refer to 2.2 Condition settings of Opening A Position.

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