Risk Management
Every agent comes with built-in risk controls to protect your capital. Understand how they work and how to configure them.
Automatic Protection
Unlike manual trading, agents never let emotions override risk rules. When a position hits its stop-loss or take-profit level, the agent executes immediately—no hesitation, no "just one more hour" mentality.
Stop-Loss
Automatically exits losing positions at preset levels
Take-Profit
Locks in gains before the market reverses
How Stop-Loss & Take-Profit Work
Stop-Loss Protection
When a position's unrealized loss reaches the stop-loss threshold, the agent immediately places a market sell order to exit the position.
Example (Trend Grinder with -20% SL):
- • You buy YES shares at $0.60 (60% probability)
- • Stop-loss triggers if price drops to $0.48 (60% × 0.80 = 48%)
- • Agent automatically sells to limit your loss to 20%
Take-Profit Targets
When a position's unrealized profit reaches the take-profit threshold, the agent locks in gains by exiting the position.
Example (Trend Grinder with +50% TP):
- • You buy YES shares at $0.60
- • Take-profit triggers if price rises to $0.90 (60% × 1.50 = 90%)
- • Agent sells to lock in 50% profit
Default Levels by Fighter Class
Each fighter class has different risk tolerances based on their strategy:
| Fighter | Stop-Loss | Take-Profit | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦅 Trend Grinder | -20% | +50% | Wide stops for trend riding |
| 🐙 News Sniper | -15% | +40% | Quick exits if news fades |
| 🦀 Crowd Copier | -15% | +30% | Moderate, follows smart money |
| 🐆 Arb Goblin | -5% | +10% | Tight stops, small targets (arb focus) |
| 🦑 Scalper | -2% | +3% | Very tight for quick trades |
Budget Controls
Total Budget
The maximum USDC your agent can deploy across all positions combined. This is your hard cap—the agent will never exceed it.
Per-Market Limit
Maximum USDC the agent can put into any single market. This ensures diversification and prevents one bad trade from wiping you out.
Manual Controls
Pause & Resume
You can pause your agent at any time. When paused:
- •The agent stops opening new positions
- •Existing positions remain open (SL/TP still active)
- •Resume anytime to restart trading
Tip: If you want to close all positions immediately, pause the agent and withdraw your funds. Open positions will be closed as part of the withdrawal process.
Important Risks
- Slippage: In fast-moving or illiquid markets, actual exit prices may differ from expected prices.
- Gap Risk: Prices can jump past stop-loss levels on major news events, resulting in larger losses.
- Strategy Risk: Past performance doesn't guarantee future results. All strategies can lose money.
- Market Risk: Prediction markets involve speculation. Only trade with money you can afford to lose.