FAQ

Common questions about GRIDer and grid trading. For terms, see the Glossary; for problems, Troubleshooting.

About grid trading

What is grid trading? A strategy that places buy and sell orders at regular intervals within a price range. Crossings can complete individual cycles, while open inventory, fees, funding and breakouts determine the net result. See What is grid trading.

Is it easy to understand? The rules are simple — a range, a number of levels, buy low and sell high between them — and there is no call to make on the top or the bottom. Simple rules are not the same as low risk: on perpetuals a grid runs with leverage, and a range that breaks leaves you holding an open position. GRIDer does not assess whether grid trading is suitable for you. You can backtest a setup over recent prices before committing capital, but a simulation describes the past, not what comes next.

Is grid trading profitable? Sometimes, and nobody can promise it. The outcome depends on the asset's volatility, the width of your range, exchange fees and — on perpetuals — funding. In a sideways market a grid can complete many cycles inside its range; in a trending one the same grid can end up holding a losing position. There are no guaranteed returns, and losses are possible — including losses larger than the amount assigned to the grid when leverage is involved.

When is it most useful? It is designed around range-bound price movement. Nobody can know in advance whether a market will remain inside a chosen range, and a breakout can leave substantial directional exposure.

About GRIDer

Is GRIDer hosted by the team? No. GRIDer is downloadable software. You run it on your own server and connect your own exchange APIs.

Do I need to register? You need an active software licence, which you buy in the GRIDer store. It is delivered by email: an install URL and an install token. Inside your instance you sign in with your own wallet. Trading happens through your own exchange accounts, infrastructure and API credentials.

Can GRIDer withdraw my funds? Your funds never leave your own exchange account. Your GRIDer instance should use trading-only access and cannot withdraw if you configure permissions correctly. That covers custody only: a grid can still lose money through trading. See Non-custodial & security.

Why do I configure API keys or trading access? GRIDer needs trading access so your self-hosted instance can place and cancel orders while the strategy runs. Use the minimum permissions required and never enable withdrawals. See Instance setup.

What does it cost? GRIDer is sold under a software licence priced by product capacity. There are no GRIDer builder fees and no percentage taken from trades, volume or results. You still pay the exchange's own trading fees and, on perpetuals, funding. Plans and prices are in the GRIDer store; see also Costs, fees and funding.

Spot or perpetuals? Both where supported. Perps support leverage, funding and long/short. Spot is long-only, with no leverage, no funding and no liquidation — but the token you hold can still fall in price. See Spot vs perpetual grids.

How much capital do I need? There is no amount that suits everyone. Each grid level must be above the selected exchange's minimum order size (around 10 USDC on Hyperliquid), so the total depends on how many levels you use. Only assign an amount whose loss you can afford; GRIDer does not assess what amount is appropriate for you.

What happens if price leaves my range? It depends on your grid's direction. Break above the upper limit: a long grid ends flat (position closed), a short grid ends fully short. Break below the lower limit: a long grid ends fully long, a short grid ends flat. That's why GRIDer gives you backtesting, a stop-loss and a close-grid price. See Risk and range breakouts.

Does it keep running if I close my browser? Yes, as long as your server is running. The grid runs on your GRIDer instance, not in the browser. If your server stops, automation stops until the instance is back online. See How a grid works.

Can I run several grids at once? The software can run multiple grids across different tokens, subject to licence capacity, infrastructure, exchange limits and the exposure you choose. Each grid is tracked separately in the panel and history.

How do I update to a new version? New releases ship as new Docker images and don't install themselves — your instance stays put until you choose to move it. You bump the version tag in your .env and run docker compose pull && docker compose up -d; your grids resume and your data is kept. See Updating GRIDer.

Who can sign in to my instance? Only the wallets you authorise. The first wallet to sign in becomes the owner; you manage the small allow-list (up to 2 EVM + 2 Solana per seat) from the Admin panel.

Which exchanges are supported? Hyperliquid, Lighter, Pacifica, Extended, RISEx and Aster are all live. They are third parties with no relationship to GRIDer, and none of them is authorized in the EU to provide investment or crypto-asset services. Each exchange has its own terms of use, including on bots and the use of its API: read and comply with them before you connect it; you alone are responsible for doing so.

Still stuck?

Check Troubleshooting, or reach the community on Discord and X.