Concepts & Risks
1. Can Futures Grid be liquidated?
Yes. Futures Grid is essentially a leveraged perpetual futures trading strategy.
When market prices fluctuate sharply and reach the liquidation price, positions under the strategy may be forcibly liquidated. It is recommended to set leverage reasonably and use features such as Reserved Margin or Stop-Loss to control risk.
2. What does it mean by the price being “Out of Range”? What happens if the price moves outside the grid range?
When the latest market price rises above the upper price limit or falls below the lower price limit, the grid is considered “Out of range.”
After this occurs, the Futures Grid strategy will continue running and retain existing close orders, but it will no longer place new open orders. The strategy will resume normal operation only when the price returns to the predefined range.
3. Is Futures Grid recommended for unilateral (one-sided) markets?
No. Even if the market direction is correctly anticipated (for example, using a Long Grid during a strong uptrend), grid strategies realize profits by taking partial profits in increments, so total returns are often lower than continuously holding a single-direction position.
Therefore, Futures Grid strategies are generally more suitable for range-bound markets.
| Grid Type | Performance in a Bullish Trend | Performance in a Bearish Trend |
| 📈Long Grid | 💰Profitable, but usually less profitable than holding a single long position | ⚡️High risk, as long positions may continue to incur unrealized losses in a strong downtrend |
| 📉Short Grid | ⚡️High risk, as short positions may continue to incur unrealized losses in a strong uptrend | 💰Profitable, but usually less profitable than holding a single short position |
| ⚖️Neutral Grid | ⚡️High risk, as positions against the prevailing trend may incur persistent unrealized losses. | |
4. Does Futures Grid guarantee profits?
No. Futures Grid relies on repeated price fluctuations within a defined range to capture spreads. If the market breaks out of the range and trends away, the strategy may incur unrealized losses.
5. Why was my Futures Grid strategy automatically terminated?
In addition to manual termination by the user, a strategy may be stopped by the system for the following reasons:
- Take-profit or stop-loss triggered: The market price reached your preset exit level.
- Liquidation or Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) occurred: Positions were forcibly closed due to excessive risk.
- Insufficient account balance: The Futures Account balance is insufficient to support strategy creation or retry.
- Delisting: The trading pair is no longer supported for grid strategies on the platform.
Functions & Operations
1. Can I modify parameters of a running Futures Grid strategy?
To ensure strategy stability, most core parameters (such as price range, grid number, and leverage) cannot be modified after creation:
Currently, the following parameters can be adjusted:
- Take-profit / Stop-loss prices
- Reserved margin amount (increase or decrease)
- Trigger price (only when the strategy is “pending” for activation)
2. How is Futures Grid profit calculated?
The total profit of the grid strategy consists of:
- Grid Profit: Realized profit earned through automated buy-low and sell-high trades.
- Unrealized PNL: Unrealized P&L of current positions calculated at market prices.
- Trading Fees and Funding Fees: Costs incurred during trading.
The system will calculate and display your Cumulative PNL and Annualized Return in real time on the strategy details page.
3. Is having more grids always better?
Not necessarily. Denser grids generate smaller profit per trade but execute more frequently, while wider grids generate higher profit per trade but execute less frequently.
It is recommended to adjust accordingly based on your capital size and market volatility.
4. Can I run multiple grid strategies simultaneously on one account?
Yes. You can run multiple independent strategies in the same futures market. Every strategy operates within a dedicated sub-account, and positions and PNL are isolated from one another.
5. How do I set a reasonable grid price range?
General considerations include:
- Recent highs and lows
- Historical consolidation ranges
- Technical support and resistance levels
A range that is too narrow may frequently go out of range, while a range that is too wide may reduce capital efficiency.
Risk Disclosure
As a trading tool, Strategic Trading does not constitute financial or investment advice from CoinEx. Users can adjust, suspend, or end the strategy at any time according to the current market trends, and apply the use of strategy trading voluntarily, which may fail to obtain corresponding strategy benefits, due to the unreasonable setting of strategy parameters or extreme market fluctuations.
All strategies are determined by the users themselves and at their own risk, and CoinEx will not be responsible for any loss caused by the use of this service. Please reasonably evaluate your risk tolerance and make rational decisions after carefully reading the strategy trading guide.
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