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.
Dollar-Cost Averaging Mode
Best for: quick setup, consistent spacing, gradual averaging down.
Settings:
Deviation to open first avg. order – 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.
Avg. 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.
Deviation step multiplier – Increases the price deviation percentage for each subsequent order. Useful to cover a larger price move with fewer orders.
Order size multiplier – Increases each subsequent averaging order size by a set factor.
Avg. orders per trade – Total number of averaging orders the bot can place in a single trade.
Limit 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.
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.
Chart Visualization: Low Price Line
When viewing the Averaging Orders chart, you’ll see a green line labeled “Low price.”
This line represents the last averaging order level that the bot has placed on the exchange.
It helps you quickly identify the lowest active entry point for your bot in the current trade.
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
Avg. 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.
Limit avg. orders placed on exchange – same as in DCA mode.
Conditions (optional) – same as in DCA mode.
X button - delete averaging order.
Important Note for High-Fee Exchanges (e.g., Coinbase Spot)
On exchanges with high trading fees, averaging orders may execute immediately after the Base Order even if market price has not moved.
This happens when your Averaging Order deviation (%) is equal to or smaller than the exchange’s taker fee.
Exchanges like Coinbase Spot charge 0.75%–1.2%, and this fee is subtracted upfront from the Base Order execution price.
As a result, the “realized” Base Order price becomes higher than the chart price, which can make your deviation appear already reached.
Recommendation: If you want your averaging order at a specific deviation (for example, 1%), add the exchange fee to your value.
Example:
Desired deviation: 1%
Coinbase fee: 0.75%
Set deviation to: 1.75%
This behavior is most commonly seen on Coinbase Spot, but can happen on any exchange with high trading fees.
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.