Has anybody here tried bot trading?

bennyineire

Has anybody here tried bot trading, this has been interested me more and more lateley.

I have some experience in coding and some of the YouTube tutorials look doable I'm just not sure where to start really and if it's worth my while

Timmaay

Short answer, no don't bother wasting your time. You might after afew month's of much wasted time some sort of algorithm that starts to make money across time (so say wins 55% of the time or whatever), but then one single big market shock drops your account by like 40%, and your back in the red. There are alot easier and more enjoyable ways to make money in life ha.

GooglePlus

I doubt there's a bot capable of making sensible decisions on your behalf just yet.

False Prophet

Would be a nightmare in regards taxes as well id imagine both in having the margin cover taxes and in paying taxes.

bennyineire

False Prophet wrote: »

Would be a nightmare in regards taxes as well id imagine both in having the margin cover taxes and in paying taxes.

Not really, you just have to declare your profit (if any) at the end of the year and then pay CGT on that

ConseyMan

They have trading bots on Huobi and KuCoin. Kucoin is probably best, more coins, can alter the paramaters of a running bot, classic grid and futures bots. You can start trying it out pretty quick. It's not easy, requires patience and a good eye for the market.

Gadge

ConseyMan wrote: »

They have trading bots on Huobi and KuCoin. Kucoin is probably best, more coins, can alter the paramaters of a running bot, classic grid and futures bots. You can start trying it out pretty quick. It's not easy, requires patience and a good eye for the market.

I always have my coins running on the trading bot on kucoin, the more volatile the better, often times I'd be up 1 or 2 % even if the coin's current price is below my entry price.

Static M.e.

There is a chap? in the main investments forum who has created his own bot and traded for the last 12 months on it and is up 100%. Sounds like he put a lot of work\time into it. Might be worth contacting him directly.

Thargor

Static M.e. wrote: »

There is a chap? in the main investments forum who has created his own bot and traded for the last 12 months on it and is up 100%. Sounds like he put a lot of work\time into it. Might be worth contacting him directly.

Can I get a link please?

ConseyMan

Gadge wrote: »

I always have my coins running on the trading bot on kucoin, the more volatile the better, often times I'd be up 1 or 2 % even if the coin's current price is below my entry price.

Been struggling a bit my self, it's quite difficult to get the right coin at the right time. Have you tried the futures grid? Are you on the telegram channel?

wiliaha1

Hello,

I’ve been looking into bot trading as well, and I can understand why it’s intriguing, especially with a coding background like yours. Have you considered building your own bot from scratch, or are you leaning towards customizing an existing one?