What happens to my positions if the platform goes offline?

The protective stop is placed on the exchange right after the fill, so it still triggers while the platform is offline; a position is never left without a stop.

Can I set higher leverage to earn more?

You can raise the leverage cap, but with dynamic leverage the maximum loss per trade is set by the risk budget and leverage is computed from the stop distance. The cap can only keep the planned loss below that budget; however high you set it, the loss never exceeds the budget. Taking more risk would mean changing the risk budget itself, which we don't recommend.

What should I do if my account balance drops?

On the Strategy page, reload your balance and lower margin to the funding check's suggested values so worst-case usage stays within available funds.

Can an Automated Trading Bot Get Liquidated? Risk Controls and the Risks That Remain

Can automated futures trading get liquidated? How liquidation happens, the layers an auto-execution platform uses to reduce it (exchange-side stops, leverage sized from a risk budget, funding checks, position limits and protection, no withdrawal permission), what risk remains, and what you can do.

2026-10-25

The honest answer: any futures trading can be liquidated, automated trading included. What can be done is to cap each loss within plan, so the account stays far from liquidation even after a run of losses. Here is each layer of protection, and what it cannot stop.

How liquidation happens

Liquidation is when the exchange force-closes positions because account equity falls below maintenance margin. The platform trades in cross-margin mode on both OKX and Binance: positions in one account share its equity, so a loss on one position eats into the margin available to all.

Liquidation is therefore rarely caused by a single loss. It is usually the combination of no stop, too much leverage, and positions larger than the account can bear.

Layer 1: exchange-side stops

The stop sits beyond the structural level behind each signal. Right after the fill, the system places a protective stop order on the exchange. It lives on the exchange, not on our servers, so it triggers even if the platform disconnects.

Once in profit, the trailing take-profit takes over and the stop only moves in your favor, so gains already made are not given back in full.

Layer 2: leverage and size from a risk budget

With dynamic leverage, the system first sets the maximum loss from a per-trade risk budget, then derives size and leverage from the stop distance: a near stop allows more leverage, a far stop lowers it automatically. Actual leverage never exceeds your leverage cap, and margin never exceeds your margin budget.

In other words, leverage is a computed result, not a number picked to amplify returns.

Layer 3: funding checks and position limits

Worst-case usage = base margin × strong-market multiplier × maximum positions, and it must be less than account equity × (1 − minimum free-funds reserve). The funding check on the Strategy page verifies this from your live balance; when funds are short, extra signals are rejected rather than squeezed in.

Position protection is on by default: with 3 positions open, the most profitable one is closed immediately, trailing take-profits on the rest are halved, and new entries pause until the next 08:00 Beijing time. When a one-way move goes to an extreme, profit is banked and risk is cut first.

Layer 4: account and permission isolation

The API key has no withdrawal permission, so the platform cannot move funds. The platform only manages positions it opened; if it finds unknown positions it isolates the account and stops opening new ones, so it never interferes with your manual trades.

Because margin is shared in cross mode, we strongly recommend a dedicated exchange sub-account: losses there cannot consume margin backing your other funds.

Risks that remain, and what you can do

In extreme markets a stop order can fill at a worse price than the stop; gaps, wicks and sudden liquidity drops widen slippage. Exchange outages or rate limits can delay both orders and stops. Losing streaks happen, and past performance does not guarantee future returns.

What you can do: use only money you can afford to lose, in a separate sub-account; set margin to the funding check's suggestions and prefer one fewer position; reload your balance after deposits or withdrawals; don't open positions or move stops manually in the platform account. Every live fill is public on the Live Performance page: 94 closed trades so far, with a combined net PnL of +134.03 USDT.

What happens to my positions if the platform goes offline?: The protective stop is placed on the exchange right after the fill, so it still triggers while the platform is offline; a position is never left without a stop.
Can I set higher leverage to earn more?: You can raise the leverage cap, but with dynamic leverage the maximum loss per trade is set by the risk budget and leverage is computed from the stop distance. The cap can only keep the planned loss below that budget; however high you set it, the loss never exceeds the budget. Taking more risk would mean changing the risk budget itself, which we don't recommend.
What should I do if my account balance drops?: On the Strategy page, reload your balance and lower margin to the funding check's suggested values so worst-case usage stays within available funds.