Long/Short Grid Trading
What is Long/Short Grid Trading?
Long/Short Grid combines a directional position with a grid trading system. You open an initial long or short position to express a market view, then layer buy and sell limit orders at regular intervals around the current price to capture volatility as the market moves.
The key difference from neutral grid: a long grid opens with an initial long position, a short grid opens with an initial short position. This lets you trade with a trend while the grid captures oscillations within your defined range.
Example: A trader bullish on BTC opens a long position in BTCUSDT, then places buy orders every $1,000 below the current price and sell orders every $1,000 above it — holding directional exposure while profiting from range movement.
Placing a Long/Short Grid Order
On the grid trading panel, enter your strategy parameters:
Upper Price
Top boundary of the grid range.
Lower Price
Bottom boundary of the grid range.
Number of Orders
How many orders to place within the range.
Grid Width
The price interval between each order.
Initial Margin
Capital allocated to open and maintain the strategy.
Note: If the current market price is above your grid range when the strategy starts, it will launch with zero position.
Set your initial margin. The system calculates the minimum required based on your grid count, leverage, and price range — denser grids require more margin.
Note: Each grid order must meet the minimum notional value requirement. If it doesn't, reduce the grid count or increase your initial margin. When margin falls below the minimum, the interface will display the exact amount needed to activate the strategy. Ensure your available balance and maintenance margin stay above the initial margin to avoid liquidation.
Click [Create] to place the grid order.
P&L Calculation
Long/Short Grid P&L accounts for both matched (fully completed) and unmatched (partially completed) grid transactions.
Unmatched P&L
P&L on incomplete grid pairs
(Latest price − unmatched pair's avg price) × unmatched volume
Total Realized P&L
Total realised profit/loss since launch
Matched grid income + unmatched P&L
Yield (ROI)
Total return on invested margin
Total profit ÷ initial margin × 100%
Annualised Return (APR)
ROI scaled to a yearly rate
ROI × (365 days ÷ days running)
Advanced Settings
Trigger Price — Set a price level at which the grid activates. The bot stays dormant until the market reaches your trigger, then begins placing orders based on your parameters.
Stop Loss — Define a price level outside your grid range. If the asset price breaches it, the entire grid position closes automatically, limiting downside if the market moves against the strategy.
Monitoring and closing:
Click [Active Grid] to view live grid details, order status, and P&L.
Click [Terminate] to close the grid strategy and all associated orders.
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