📖 Terms
Step (step) — distance between orders in %. Narrow = more trades, smaller profit. Wide = fewer trades, larger profit.
Levels (levels) — number of orders in the grid. More = wider coverage, but less capital per order.
Position size — size of one order in $. Capital / levels.
Range — price range. Top + Bottom boundaries.
Maker fee — commission for a passive order. On Binance 0.02% spot, 0.018% futures. Significantly affects grid profit.
4 Main Parameters
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ CAPITAL $1000 │
│ RANGE $3300 — $3700 │
│ LEVELS 20 (10 buy + 10 sell) │
│ STEP 2.0% │
│ POSITION SIZE $50 per order │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
Calculation for Your Capital
Universal formula:
- Capital = how much you are willing to invest. $200, $500, $1000, $5000.
- Range = current price ± acceptable deviation. ETH $3500 ± 6% = $3300-$3700.
- Step = from 0.3% to 5%. Narrow grid = more trades, but more commissions.
- Levels = (range_top - range_bottom) / step / current_price × 100. For our example: 400 / (3500 × 0.02) = ~5 orders in each direction. Round up.
- Position size = Capital / levels = $1000 / 20 = $50.
Narrow vs Wide Grid
🔬 Narrow (step 0.3-0.5%)
Many trades (50+ per day). Small profit per trade. High commission. For active sideways markets (stables, low volatility).
🌐 Wide (step 2-5%)
Few trades (3-10 per day). Large profit. Less commission. For volatile assets in range.
Calculating for Binance
Binance spot fee 0.1% (maker), but with BNB discount 25% → 0.075%. Plus referral bonus → 0.06%.
This means your step should be at least 2× the fee = 0.12% reset to cover the round trip. In practice — 0.3-0.5% minimum.
Breakout Protection
What if ETH flew to $4500 (beyond your grid)?
- All sell orders were executed, accumulated USDC.
- The price went away — may not return.
- Result: you are in USDC, missed the bull run, profit 5-10% (from orders).
This is normal. The main protection — do not invest 100% of capital in the grid. Keep 50% on a «trend-following» bot or buy-and-hold.
Parameter Checklist for the Market
| Market | Step | Range |
|---|
| USDT/USDC (stables) | 0.05-0.1% | ±0.5% |
| BTC/USDC blue-chip | 0.5-1% | ±5-8% |
| Volatility altcoin | 1-3% | ±15-25% |
| Meme coin | 2-5% | ±30-50% (risky) |
🎯 Main
4 parameters: capital, range, step, levels. Narrow grid for stables, wide — for volatile assets. Breakout protection — diversification (not 100% capital in the grid). In the next lesson — building a bot through Claude.