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How to Recreate Failed or Canceled Trades Using SmartTrade Tools?
How to Recreate Failed or Canceled Trades Using SmartTrade Tools?

Learn how to recreate Failed or Canceled SmartTrades or DCA Bot trades and reconnect lost positions using SmartTrade and Smart Cover tools.

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💡 What are Smart Trade and Smart Cover?

Both tools have the "Use Existing Assets" toggle and are essential for recreating trades that failed or were canceled due to errors or manual interruptions.

  • Smart Trade: Plan to sell assets you already own using advanced tools like Trailing Take Profit, Stop Loss to Breakeven, and multiple TP steps.

  • Smart Cover: Take control of orphaned Short positions or buy back previously sold assets efficiently.


Recreating Failed or Canceled SmartTrades

  1. Go to the SmartTrade History page.

  2. Locate the trade marked as "Failed" or "Canceled".

    • Click the down arrow to expand the trade details. You can view the error explanation under Status.

  3. Click the Share button to generate a link.

    • This link redirects you to the Smart Trade tab with pre-filled settings.

  4. Check the toggle "Use Existing Assets" to confirm you’re working with assets already in your account.

  5. If the initial Buy/Sell price appears incorrect, you can manually adjust it to ensure accurate trade recreation.

    1. Open the trade details:

      • Click the down arrow next to the trade to expand its information.

    2. Find the key values:

      • Entry Price (Bought or Sold Price): Use this value as the "Were Bought For Price" in Smart Trade or "Were Sold For Price" in Smart Cover.

      • Volume: Enter this value into the Units field to reflect the amount of assets involved.

    This ensures your recreated trade reflects the correct starting point for tracking performance.


Recreating Failed or Canceled DCA Bot Trades

After a deal fails or is canceled, click the "SmartTrade Convert" button:

This automatically converts the DCA Bot deal into a Smart Trade.

If you need to find Average Price and Safety Orders, go to the DCA Bots’ History page. If safety orders are filled, the buy price is the average price.


For unexecuted Safety Orders, Click the Deal ID to view detailed prices and sizes.


Reconnecting Lost Futures Positions

  1. Go to your Futures account on 3Commas.

  2. Click the "Import Exchange Positions" button.

    • Automatically reconnects all orphaned Futures positions (No duplicate trades will be created):

      • Smart Trade for Long positions.

      • Smart Cover for Short positions.

  3. A prompt will appear asking: "Do you want to import your exchange positions into Smart Trades?" Select "Yes, Import" to proceed.

  4. Once the process starts, you’ll see a confirmation message:
    "Positions import is in progress." Click "Ok" to continue.

  5. Once the positions are imported into SmartTrades:

    • Take Profit and Stop Loss settings are not automatically configured.

    • You will need to manually edit the trade to set these parameters.

    How to Edit the Trade:

    1. Locate the newly imported trade in your SmartTrade list.

    2. Click the three-dot menu under the Actions column.

    3. Select "Edit" to open the trade settings.

    4. Configure:

      • Take Profit: Define your TP price or percentage.

      • Stop Loss: Set the SL price or enable Trailing Stop Loss.


Recreating Closed Grid Bots

If your Grid Bot was stopped, you can easily recreate it without purchasing new assets. The process ensures the bot resumes trading with its original settings using coins previously bought.

Steps to Recreate a Closed Grid Bot:

  1. Go to the Grid Bots page.

  2. Find the closed bot you want to recreate.

  3. Click the “Copy” button next to the bot.

    • This will create a clone of the bot with the original settings.

    • You can edit the settings or start the bot as-is.

Important Notes

  • The bot will use the coins previously purchased by the old bot, so there’s no need to repurchase assets.

  • Some minor rebalancing may occur if the price has moved through several grid levels.


🟢 By following these steps, you can seamlessly recreate failed or canceled trades and take control of orphaned positions with Smart Trade and Smart Cover tools.

If you have further questions or need additional support, our team is here to help!

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