Averaging orders are additional buy orders the DCA bot places when price moves away from your base order. They help improve your average entry price or build into a position. Now you can choose between two modes:
Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) – automated, evenly spaced orders.
Custom Price Ladder – full manual control over % levels and order sizes, both above and below the base order.
Note: Custom Price Ladder is currently available in BETA mode. Features and settings may change before full release. Learn more in What is BETA testing mode?
Dollar-Cost Averaging Mode
Best for: quick setup, consistent spacing, gradual averaging down.
Settings:
Averaging order size – Amount of funds for each averaging order. This helps your bot close trades faster when price moves in the opposite direction to your take profit target.
Price deviation to open – Percentage drop from the Base Order price to place the first averaging order. Each subsequent order’s deviation is based on the previous order and your step multiplier.
Max avg. orders per trade – Total number of averaging orders the bot can place in a single trade.
Max avg. orders placed on exchange – Maximum number of active averaging orders visible on the exchange order book at once. Higher values lock more funds for that trade but reduce “Insufficient Funds” errors.
Order size multiplier – Increases each subsequent averaging order size by a set factor.
Step multiplier – Increases the price deviation percentage for each subsequent order. Useful to cover a larger price move with fewer orders.
Conditions (optional) – Require RSI, QFL, MACD, or TradingView custom signals before placing an averaging order. When triggered, eligible orders are placed as Market orders instead of Limit orders.
Custom Price Ladder Mode
Best for: Precise control, irregular spacing, averaging up, averaging down, or mixing both directions in one bot.
Settings:
Price deviation level – Percentage above or below the Base Order where the averaging order should be placed.
Above the Base Order = Average up into breakouts or strength.
Below the Base Order = Average down into dips.
Drag-and-drop to arrange order levels.
% Drop down: Provides set % levels
Order size – Exact amount for this specific averaging order. Each order can have a different size.
+ Add averaging order – Add more levels (up to 20). You can also move or cancel orders directly on the chart for faster adjustments.
Max avg. orders placed on exchange – Same as in DCA mode.
Conditions (optional) – Same as in DCA mode.
X button - delete averaging order
Choosing the Right Mode
Feature | Dollar-Cost Averaging | Custom Price Ladder |
Order spacing | Even % below base | Any % above/below |
Averaging up | Not supported | Fully supported |
Order sizes | Fixed or multiplier | Custom per order |
Setup speed | Fast | Manual, precise |
Want to see how traders use Custom Price Ladder in real strategies? Check DCA Bot: Using Custom Price Ladder.