TWO MODES · SWITCH ANY TIME

How often do you want it to trade?

One switch changes how selective the bot is. Both are shipped and both are one click apart — this page is about which one belongs on your account, and when the other one is actually the right tool.

Short answer

Conservative is the default and the configuration that was tested and shipped — start there if you want exactly what we validated, and expect it to sit on its hands a lot. Higher frequency opens the bot up: more market conditions, the full strategy set, and far more activity. If you want to see the system actually working, or you want it building a record across every strategy rather than four, run that one and set your risk accordingly.

Conservative

Default

Selective — waits for the conditions it was built for

The bot only acts when the market is moving with some direction behind it. When conditions turn choppy and directionless it stops taking new trades entirely rather than trying to trade its way through them. It also runs a deliberately short list of strategies — the ones that earned their place.

Why this is the default

This is the default because it is the setup that was tested and shipped. It is the one to use unless you have a specific reason to do otherwise.

What it does

  • Trades infrequently. Quiet stretches are normal and are not a fault — the setups it waits for are specific.
  • Sits out directionless markets completely. No trades at all in those conditions.
  • Runs a short, tested strategy list rather than everything available.
  • If you need to see activity to believe software is working, this mode will frustrate you.

Use it when

  • You are trading real money you care about.
  • You are running a prop firm evaluation, where a single bad day ends the account and trade count counts for nothing.
  • Your account is small enough that every trade matters.
  • You would rather it did nothing than something marginal.
  • You are new to the bot and do not yet know how it behaves.

Do not use it when

  • You are on a demo account and want to see the machinery working today rather than next week.
  • You are deliberately gathering data across the whole strategy set.

Higher frequency

Opens the bot up — more conditions, the full strategy set, far more activity

This mode takes the brakes off. The bot trades in more market conditions rather than standing aside when direction is unclear, and it runs the full strategy set instead of the shortlist. Both changes mean it acts far more often, so you see the system working rather than waiting for it. It is also how the software behaved for most of its life before the current default was adopted.

What it does

  • Trades considerably more often — activity most sessions rather than long quiet stretches.
  • Acts in a wider range of market conditions, including the ranging ones the default sits out.
  • Runs the full strategy set, so you see the whole system compete rather than a shortlist of four.
  • Feeds the learning and shadow tracking far more data, far faster — the tournament has more to rank.

Use it when

  • You want to watch the bot actually work instead of waiting days between trades.
  • You are evaluating it on a demo account and want the full picture in days rather than weeks.
  • You want the strategy tournament building a record across every strategy, not just the four.
  • You would rather be in the market than sitting on the sidelines.
  • You are comfortable running the more aggressive setting and size your risk accordingly.

Do not use it when

  • You are running a prop firm evaluation with a hard daily loss limit — more trades and a fixed daily ceiling are a poor mechanical fit.
  • You specifically want the exact configuration that was tested and shipped. That is Conservative.

What a mode does not touch

Switching mode changes what the bot trades — which market conditions it will act in, and which strategies are allowed to run. It never changes your money settings. Risk per trade, reward-to-risk, session hours and your daily limits stay exactly as you set them, so changing mode can never quietly resize your positions.

This page is about choosing, so it carries no performance figures. The measured numbers — including every strategy we cut and why — are on the strategy list and in our published research, where each one can be given with its sample size and its caveats attached.

Common questions

Which trading mode should I use?

Conservative, unless you have a specific reason not to. It is the default, it is the setup that was tested and shipped, and it is the right choice for anyone trading real money. Higher frequency exists because people ask to see the bot trade more often, not because trading more often produced a better outcome.

Does changing mode change my risk settings?

No. A mode controls what the bot trades — which market conditions it will act in and which strategies are allowed to run. Risk per trade, reward-to-risk ratio, session hours and daily profit and loss limits are yours and are never touched by a mode change, so switching cannot silently resize your positions.

Why offer a mode that lost money?

Because people ask to see the bot working, and hiding the option would not stop them wanting it — it would just mean they assembled something similar by hand with no guidance at all. It is offered with a plain warning attached, and it is genuinely useful on a demo account where watching the machinery is the whole point.

How many trades will the bot take?

On Conservative, infrequently. That is by design — the setups it waits for are specific, and quiet stretches are normal rather than a fault. Higher frequency trades considerably more often, mostly by acting in the choppy conditions Conservative deliberately sits out.

Can I switch between modes later?

Yes, at any time, and the change applies to the running bot. Positions already open are not affected — the mode governs which new trades are allowed, not what is already on the account.

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