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Core Concepts

Understanding these key concepts will help you use ProfitRadar effectively.

Grid Trading​

What is Grid Trading?​

Grid trading places buy and sell orders at multiple price levels to form a “grid”.

How it works​

  • Orders are placed above and below the current price
  • When price hits a level, the order is executed
  • A new order is placed at the next level
  • The process repeats automatically

Benefits​

  • Systematic position building
  • Automatic risk handling
  • Works well in ranging markets
  • Reduces emotional decisions

Technical Analysis​

Indicators​

ProfitRadar supports many technical indicators:

Trend indicators​

  • Moving Average (MA)
  • MACD
  • Bollinger Bands

Oscillators​

  • RSI
  • Stochastic
  • Williams %R

Volume indicators​

  • Volume
  • On-Balance Volume (OBV)
  • Volume Rate of Change

Signals​

  • Buy — indicator suggests a long entry
  • Sell — indicator suggests an exit/short
  • Close — close/open position management

Combined Strategies​

Principle​

Combine Grid Trading and Technical Analysis for better adaptability.

Logic​

  1. Grid trading creates a base order structure
  2. Technical analysis defines entries/exits
  3. Risk management controls position sizes

Benefits​

  • Adaptable to market conditions
  • Lower risk
  • Higher profitability
  • Automated control

Risk Management​

Principles​

  • Position sizing
  • Stop loss
  • Take profit
  • Diversification

Settings​

  • Max position size
  • Percent of balance per trade
  • Max number of open positions
  • Time constraints

Backtesting​

What is it?​

Testing a strategy on historical data to evaluate performance.

Metrics​

  • Profit Factor
  • Sharpe Ratio
  • Maximum Drawdown
  • Win Rate

Optimization​

  • Genetic algorithm
  • Brute force
  • Walk forward

Strategy Optimization​

Methods​

Genetic algorithm​

  • Evolutionary approach
  • Finds strong parameters automatically
  • Adapts to change

Brute force​

  • Tests all parameter combinations
  • Precise result
  • More time‑consuming

Criteria​

  • Maximize profit
  • Minimize risk
  • Stability of results
  • Simplicity

Visual Constructor​

Capabilities​

  • Build strategies without coding
  • Drag & drop interface
  • 25+ technical indicators
  • Ready‑made templates

Components​

  • Conditions — entry/exit rules
  • Actions — what to do on condition match
  • Operators — logical operators
  • Templates — reusable setups

Terminology​

Trading terms​

  • Long — buy position
  • Short — sell position
  • Leverage — borrowed funds ratio
  • Margin — collateral
  • Spread — bid/ask difference

Platform terms​

  • Symbol — trading pair
  • Timeframe — time interval
  • Strategy — trading setup
  • Account — trading account
  • API — programmatic interface

Next steps​

Now that you understand the basics: