Getting Started with Quanta exoTrader

This guide shows how to deploy exoTrader using a controlled rollout so you can validate execution quality before increasing risk.

The onboarding objective is practical: confirm that confluence logic, risk controls and order handling are behaving as intended in your live environment.

Deployment Objective

Before activation, define your acceptance criteria:

• stable cycle timing and data quality,
• coherent signal-to-order behaviour,
• controlled capital deployment,
• interpretable metrics and diagnostics.

Prerequisites

Prepare a production-ready setup:

• Gunbot host stability
  Use a reliable host and supported Gunbot version.

• Exchange API permissions
  Use read and trade permissions only. Do not enable withdrawals.

• Pair liquidity alignment
  Select pairs where your intended trade size is executable.

• Risk policy
  Define max allocation, drawdown tolerance and escalation actions.

Initial Setup Sequence

1. Add/select pairs in Gunbot.
2. Set strategy to quanta_exotrader.
3. Configure baseline controls:
   • TRADE_LIMIT
   • MIN_VOLUME_TO_SELL
   • IGNORE_TRADES_BEFORE
4. Configure risk and behaviour controls:
   • BUY_LOW
   • SELL_HIGH
   • BUY_BELOW_BEP
   • SELL_ALL_ASSET
5. Configure execution controls:
   • POST_ONLY_ORDERS
   • BUY_TRADE_TIMER_MULTIPLE
   • SELL_TRADE_TIMER_MULTIPLE
   • ORDER_REFRESH_DELAY
6. Enable diagnostics as needed:
   • VERBOSE
   • BALANCE_OUTPUT

Validation Gates Before Scaling

Scale only after these conditions remain stable:

• entry and exit cadence follows configured timers,
• break-even and partial-sell rules behave as expected,
• order refresh/kill controls prevent stale exposure,
• capital and position limits remain inside policy,
• metrics support your target operating profile.

Recommended Rollout Path

1. Validate in simulation where supported.
2. Start with one pair at conservative size.
3. Observe through different volatility conditions.
4. Tune one parameter group at a time.
5. Scale in controlled increments.

Related Documentation

• Home
• How exoTrader Works
• Configuration
• Algorithm Tuning
• Algorithm Metrics
• General FAQ