What is Spot Grid Trading?
Spot Grid Trading is an automated quantitative strategy , implemented by dividing multiple buy and sell grids within a set price range to achieve a cycle of arbitrage by “buying low and selling high.”
- How it works: The strategy automatically buys when the price falls to a certain grid and automatically sells when the price rises to another grid, and continues by repeating the process.
- Ideal Market: Best suited for range-bound markets. Repeated price fluctuations within the range allow the capturing of spread profits multiple times.
- Advantages：
- Executes trades automatically, eliminating manual monitoring
- No need to precisely predict market direction
- Accumulates steady profits in ranging markets
- Risks: Unidirectional price breakouts beyond the grid range may cause unrealized losses or missed opportunities.
- When the market shifts from ranging to trending, disable grid strategy and switch to trend-following strategies or direct long/short positions.
Grid Diagram Guide
- Green dashed line: Programmatically defined Buy In price (below market)
- Red dashed line: Programmatically defined Sell Out price (above market)
- Price oscillations continuously trigger buy/sell orders, capturing spread profits.
Grid Strategy Parameters Settings
- Price Range: Upper/lower bounds for strategy operation. Bots only place orders within this range. Breakouts trigger order pausing while maintaining open positions.
- Grid Number: Number of equidistant tiers within the price range. Higher counts decrease tier spacing, increasing trade frequency but reducing per-trade profits.
- Investment Amount: Total capital allocated. Determines deployable grid tiers and order size per level.
How to Create a Spot Grid on the APP
- In the XT App: Trade → Trading BOT, tap Create BOT, select "Spot Grid" from the strategy menu.
- Select Spot Trading Pair
- Choose AI Parameters or Manual to setup the strategy
AI Parameters: Pre-configured strategies for Short/Mid/Long-term consolidation to use directly
- Click "Use" for desired investment cycle
- Enter Investment Amount, confirm to activate the strategy
Manual Setup:
- Set Price Floor & Ceiling
- Enter Grid Number
- Enter Investment Amount
- Click Create
- Confirm parameters in pop-up window, click Confirm to launch
- After creating the spot grid, monitor the strategy under Trade - Trading BOT. Tap Order Details to access Pending Orders, Trade History and Order Parameters
How to Create a Spot Grid on the Web
- Open the XT.COM website, log in to your personal account, and find [Trading] - [Spot Grid] at the top of the page.
- Select Spot Trading Pair
- Choose AI Parameters or Manual to setup the strategy
AI Parameters: Pre-configured strategies for Short/Mid/Long-term consolidation to use directly
- Click "Use" for desired investment cycle
- Enter Investment Amount, confirm to activate the strategy
- Set Price Floor & Ceiling
- Enter Grid Number
- Enter Investment Amount
- Click Create
- Confirm parameters in pop-up window, click Confirm to launch
- After creating the spot grid, monitor the strategy under Trade - Trading BOT. Tap Order Details to access Pending Orders, Trade History and Order Parameters