Table of Contents. What is a Trading Bot?
In the middle of 20s century there were talks that robots would soon eliminate the daily chores of housewives across the globe. And now bots, cyber counterparts of robots, are promised to do the same for crypto traders. If the hype is to be believed, these bundles of code can deliver a passive income for even the laziest or dumbest of traders. However, the hype is never to be believed, as profiting from bots isn’t that simple or easy as it may seem. The cryptocurrency market differs from traditional markets i.e.
The stock market, in that it is open 24/7. On one hand, a market that is continuously open means that there might be more opportunities on which one can capitalize. On the other hand, humans need sleep, and the market can just as easily fall rapidly during this time of rest. As a result, a high frequency bot is increasingly becoming popular amongst traders that want to remain in control of their market activities all the time. Bitcoin trading bots are programs that perform cryptocurrency trades like humans do, but bots do it independently and it can operate continuously without having rest and time limit. Bots use various indicators to recognize trends and automatically execute trades.
While algorithmic trading software has been used by hedge funds in the equity, commodity and currency markets, bots for private investors first appeared in the foreign exchange space. They have quickly made their way into the crypto asset market. There are currently dozens of trading software types.
They range from free bitcoin trading bot that anyone can use to expensive subscription bot services for professional crypto day traders. However, even the most popular bots vary in quality, usability, and profitability. Bot using software to talk to an exchange via an “API” to place, buy and sell orders for you.
It is done in both cryptocurrency and other types of trading. It is fully legal and welcome on most cryptocurrency exchanges; however, only specific brokers outside of cryptocurrency allow it. What is an API?
An API, or Application Programming Interface, is an interface for an application that allows it to send and receive specific types of data. For example, it can be a way for your bot to interface with the exchange to place buy and sell orders and to collect price and balance data. How Do Bitcoin Trading Bots Work? Each bot represents a set of indicators and parameters that when all align will make a buy or sell signal, telling the exchange of your choice to execute a trade. Most of the time a bot is tuned for a specific market and time period, this is the creator’s best educated guess on how the market will work in the future. You should realize that it is not a magic crystal ball that will make perfect trades every time and thus make you rich.
Robot is like your assistant who gives you advice. But it’s up to you to follow it or not. Depending on the time frame and what your bot is looking for you could make a lot, or lose some.
This is after all a free market and not a bank. There are large unknowns when dealing with markets, any number of influences can trigger a rise or fall. Most programs will be a better strategy than a buy and hold method and as long as you believe your choice of altcoin will go up, then you will likely make a profit. Trading robots work in a variety of ways, some through browser plugins, OS clients, trading servers or those infused in cryptocurrency exchange software. In regard to a strategy of trading, many works by exponential moving average (EMA) as a starting point. EMAs track markets over a set of time and bots are programming to react to that price’s change — or act further when the price behaves in a certain way such as moving beyond certain thresholds. Some programs work on the basis of a tweaked EMA approach, for instance, using DEMA double exponential moving average or TEMA triple exponential moving average.
These can respond faster than EMA-based bots. Other bots use relative strength indicators and regression analysis methods especially useful for unstable markets. Sometimes a bot is used to help reduce lost, not just make profit. If a program is not preforming the way you think you can always change bots or pause it and make a manual trade and then turn the bot back on when it is in sync with your choice.