Crypto trailing stop: take profit that follows the peak

A fixed take profit sells the moment it hits target — and you watch price keep climbing without you. A trailing stop fixes that: instead of selling at target, it starts following the peak and only sells when price pulls back a defined margin. You capture more of the upside, without guessing where the top is.

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Why trust it

Trade-only key, no withdrawals

The API key reads and trades, and cannot withdraw. And the refusal errs on the safe side: if the exchange answers in a way that does not let the permissions be confirmed, the connection does not complete at all. Your funds never leave your exchange account.

Never sells at a loss

Not a philosophy, an engine lock: on its own it requires 0.35% above average cost, which covers the round trip of the fee plus room (the exact fee varies by exchange). If price drops, the bot holds and reopens later. The lock is on what the bot does by itself, not on you: telling it to sell now is still your call.

Free test mode

Simulate with a virtual balance, no time limit, before risking a single real cent. The simulator runs against real candles from the exchange itself, so it is what reproduces any number we publish.

Grows on its own, public plan

On managed bots, the Pilot's Plan adjusts how many coins and how much per coin from the money available at the exchange — climbing a public ladder as the capital grows. If it cannot read the exchange balance, it does not plan the step: it would rather stop than guess a number.

Trailing in practice (example)

With target at +3% and a 2% pullback:

The bot buys at $100.
Price rises to $103 — target hit. The trailing stop activates and starts tracking the peak.
Price rises further, to $110. The trailing follows: new ceiling = $110.
Price pulls back 2% from the peak ($107.80). The bot sells — a bigger profit than the $103 fixed target.

What the corrected backtest showed (and why the default is selling at target)

In our corrected backtest (real candles, no lookahead), selling at the target beat trailing on average — that's why it's Theta's default. Trailing can capture more in a strong, sustained trend, but when price turns it gives back part of the gain on the pullback. So it's an option for when you're confident in the trend, not the default. Important: backtests inform, they don't predict — past results don't guarantee the future.

Why Theta has no stop-loss

Here's the counterintuitive part: Theta has a trailing stop to exit in profit, but no stop-loss to cut a loss. It's deliberate. The philosophy is to never sell at a loss: if price falls below cost, the bot holds the position and reopens the cycle once price recovers, instead of realizing the loss.

This doesn't remove risk — if the asset drops and doesn't recover, the position sits in the red on paper. But it trades panic selling for patience. You decide whether that philosophy fits you.

Frequently asked questions

Does trailing guarantee a bigger profit?

No. In our corrected backtest, selling at the target beat trailing on average — trailing can return more in a strong sustained trend, but on average it gives back gain on the pullback. Backtests inform, they don't predict.

Does Theta have a stop-loss?

No, by design. Theta never sells at a loss: instead of cutting the loss with a stop-loss, it holds the position and reopens the cycle once price recovers.

Can the trailing sell below target?

No. The trailing only activates after hitting the configured target, and never sells below it. It only raises the ceiling as price rises.

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