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TUTORIAL2026-02-18· 7 min read

Risk Management for Trading Bots: How to Protect Your (Virtual) Capital

Rule 1: The 1% Rule

Never risk more than 1% of your total capital on a single trade. With 10,000 in virtual capital, that means: maximum loss per trade = 100. It sounds small, but after 100 trades with a 60% win rate and 1:2 risk-reward ratio, you'll be well in profit.

Rule 2: Limit Maximum Open Positions

If you're running 5 bots simultaneously and each has 5 open positions, you're exposed across 25 positions. In a flash crash, you lose on all fronts at once. Limit the total number of open positions — as a rule of thumb: never have more than 10% of your capital in the market at the same time.

Rule 3: Watch for Correlation

BTC drops — and ETH, SOL, BNB drop with it. If all your bots are running on crypto pairs, you're not truly diversified. Real diversification means: different markets (crypto + forex), different strategies (trend + mean reversion), different timeframes.

Rule 4: Set a Drawdown Limit

Define a maximum drawdown per bot and overall. Example: if a bot loses 15% from its peak, it gets automatically paused. This protects against the worst-case scenario.

Rule 5: Review Regularly

Automated doesn't mean forgotten. Check your bots weekly: does the performance match the backtest? Has the market phase changed? Do parameters need adjusting?

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Every bot has configurable stop-loss, take-profit, and position sizing parameters. The reporting dashboard shows drawdown and risk metrics in real time.

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