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Position sizing explained

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Position sizing explained

Execution safety

Position sizes map cleanly to exchange orders.

You choose a risk per trade and a stop distance but struggle to convert those inputs into concrete order sizes and leverage on an exchange. Manual calculations and copy paste lead to rounding errors, wrong quantity units, and orders that exceed intended exposure. Bots amplify these mistakes: a single mismatch between sizing rules and exchange parameters can open much larger positions than you planned. You also lack simple pre deployment checks to catch API key permission problems, insufficient margin, or symbol lot size rules before real orders hit the account.

Liquid Edge runs your sizing logic and places matching orders on the exchange account you already hold.

  • Translate sizing to ordersWhen you deploy a bot Liquid Edge takes the sizing output from your strategy and converts it into exchange order parameters, quantity, price, and leverage, then places those orders on your account using your API keys.
  • Pre deploy sanity checksBefore a bot executes Liquid Edge verifies that proposed order sizes comply with the exchange account limits and API key permissions and flags or rejects orders that would violate lot size, minimum order, or leverage constraints.
  • We never get withdrawal rights. Anywhere.On a perp DEX your funds sit in an isolated onchain vault only you can withdraw from. On a centralized exchange the exchange custodies them and we connect with API permissions limited to trading. Neither route lets Liquid Edge move your capital.

Want to get started? Walk through setup, covering everything from connecting an exchange to launching your first bot. Or read Fixed vs Volatility-Based Position Sizing for more on this.

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Frequently asked questions

What is paper trading and why start there?

Paper trading runs the strategy against live market data with simulated capital. It catches the mistakes that backtests hide, such as a rule that fires far more often than you expected, and it costs nothing to be wrong.

Can I lose money using Liquid Edge?

Yes. Automated strategies can and do lose money, and leverage makes losses larger and faster. Nothing on this site is investment advice and we are not a registered investment adviser. Size positions so that a bad run is survivable, and never allocate more than you can afford to lose.

What are strategy templates?

Fifteen ready-made strategies covering trend following, mean reversion, breakouts, momentum, scalping and indicator crossovers. Each one is documented, editable and can be deployed in paper mode first, so a template is a starting point rather than a black box.

Do you provide the data from Glassnode, Coinglass and similar providers?

No. Those are third-party products and we neither host nor resell them. What we do is accept their output: if you already pay for a provider or built your own analysis, it can post a webhook and become the trigger for a strategy. Closer, partnered integrations with data providers are on the roadmap.

What markets can Liquid edge tools be used on?

Liquid Edge bots are designed to perform in all market conditions whether bullish or bearish. As one of the first platforms to eliminate directional bias concerns, our system automatically trades long or short based on the strategy you select, ensuring adaptability regardless of market trends.