What is GRIDer
GRIDer is a web app that runs automated grid trading strategies on perpetuals DEXs, live on Hyperliquid today, with Lighter, Pacifica and Extended in active development. You configure a grid once; GRIDer places and maintains the orders, reacts to price, and keeps the strategy running 24/7, including recovering cleanly after restarts.
It is designed around two principles:
- Truly non‑custodial. The server never holds the private key of your main wallet.
- Delegated execution. To trade on your behalf, GRIDer uses a separate agent wallet whose key is stored encrypted and can only place orders — never withdraw.
What it does
- Builds and runs grids on perpetuals and spot markets.
- Places buy and sell orders across the price levels you define and re‑places them as they fill, capturing the spread on each crossing.
- Manages risk with an optional backend‑managed stop‑loss and a close‑grid price.
- Backtests your configuration against real recent prices before you go live.
- Shows you everything: live positions, open orders, trade history, funding, and a combined Grid PNL.
- Scans the market (the Strategies tab) so you can compare candidate tokens and ranges.
What makes it different
GRIDer is built natively for perpetuals DEXs, starting with Hyperliquid, not a generic aggregator that bolts on exchanges as an afterthought. That focus produces concrete advantages:
| Advantage | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Low builder fee (0.008%) | More of every spread stays with you instead of the venue. |
| No monthly subscription | You only pay the builder fee on your trades. No recurring charge, no tiers to unlock. |
| No limit on active grids | Run as many grids as you want, across as many tokens as you want, at the same time. |
| Familiar interface | The trading experience feels just like the perpetuals DEXs you already use. |
| One‑click optimized setup | Auto‑configuration picks a sensible range and levels for you, ready to fine‑tune. |
| Backtest before you start | Replay real recent prices to validate your configuration before committing a single dollar. |
What it is not
- It is not a way to predict market direction. A grid profits from oscillation inside a range, not from trends.
- It is not "guaranteed passive income." Sideways markets are favourable; a strong breakout out of your range is not.
- It is not custodial. GRIDer cannot withdraw your funds, and you should be suspicious of any tool that asks for that permission.
The high‑level flow
Connect wallet ─▶ Accept terms ─▶ Approve agent wallet ─▶ Approve builder fee
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└───────────────▶ Configure grid ─▶ Backtest ─▶ Start ◀──────┘
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Runs 24/7 · monitor in the panel
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Stop manually · stop‑loss · close‑grid price
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