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totally new and need help - sparkes25 - 01-20-2018
ok, so im totally new to all this. i know how to trade crypto but have never used a bot.
right now i have got to this stage.
i have gekko installed and can get the home page and do data importing and backtesting
i have a api key and a secret.
so i have the following questions.
when selecting a strategy, i can change the parameters. but i have no idea what they mean.
eg, MACD has threshold parameters like "down = -0.025" , but what does this mean in english?
CCI has "# constant multiplier. 0.015 gets to around 70% fit constant = 0.015" , but what does it mean ?
i dont understand how to set a max trade size. i dont want to try the bot as a test only to see it sell all my crypto, how do i set a limit to what it can spend?
how do i stop a live gekko? it only has a start button but there seems to be no stop button? if something goes wrong i want to be able to stop it.
RE: totally new and need help - sparkes25 - 01-21-2018
is this forum dead?
RE: totally new and need help - max_154 - 01-28-2018
Hi sparkes25, you can stop gekko with command c.
Have a look on the gekko site, there is a lot of information there: https://gekko.wizb.it/docs/installation/installing_gekko_on_windows.html
RE: totally new and need help - susitronix - 01-28-2018
You can use a tracker software or exchangePlatform (binance) for observation of a strategie.
There you can choos a pair without beeing logged in.
Now choose Candle size and strategie in oder to display the Trend waveform.
example Binance:
goto binance.com choose exchange: advanced
-set candle size
-MA //under tools u find the indicators (choose MA)
-Edit Indicator: hover over trend window-> now click the small Wrench icon on TopLeft
thats it
now you can choose the numbers and visually compare your strategie with the Backtest of Gekko.
(MA crossing)