$1,000 is enough to start trading with bots. Here's a realistic setup.

Pick DCA bots. They buy in portions as price drops, lowering your average entry. Good starting point for beginners.

Split your capital. $1K across 2-3 bots on different pairs (BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT). Never all in one bot.

Set your risk. 1-2% per trade. Stop-losses on. If a bot loses 5% of its allocation, pause and review.

Test first. Run in demo mode for at least a week before going live.

Track weekly. Pair not moving? Reallocate. Bot underperforming? Adjust or switch.

Small capital forces smarter decisions. That's the advantage.

👉 Start here: https://bit.ly/4vo4OSI

🔄 Backtest Picks are here

Every Tuesday, we share a short list of backtests worth checking.

✨ This week's picks (in the Backtests window):
• Multipair | PnL [204.17%]
• Multipair | PnL [125.67%]
• HYPE/USDT | PnL [62.65%]

🗒 Note: To use a strategy, connect the exchange it was tested on first. Past backtest results don't guarantee future returns.

👉 Start Backtesting now: https://bit.ly/4sIAAaI

Crypto prices don't just move on news. Sometimes they move because thousands of traders get liquidated at once.

What is a liquidation?
When a leveraged position loses too much value, the exchange force-closes it. That's a liquidation. Automatic.

Long squeeze
Price drops → longs liquidated → forced selling pushes price lower → more liquidations. A cascade.

Short squeeze
Price rises → shorts liquidated → forced buying pushes price higher → more liquidations. Same cascade, opposite direction.

Those sudden 10-20% moves? Often liquidation cascades, not fundamentals. Watching liquidation data (e.g., Coinglass) helps you spot when a squeeze is building.

How to protect yourself:
→ Avoid high leverage (5x+ is where it gets risky)
→ Always use stop-losses
→ Let bots handle execution during volatility

Understanding liquidations won't prevent every loss. But it helps you stop being surprised.

👉 Let bots handle volatility: https://bit.ly/4cnf3xQ

Most traders don’t fail because of bad ideas. They fail because they trade without a system.

We’ve teamed up with Kraken to launch a new course that shows how to fix that: https://bit.ly/4cuPhbe

🧑‍🎓 Learn how to connect Kraken to 3Commas, build your first bot, test it on real data, and turn it into a rules-based setup that runs 24/7.

Picking a plan should be easy.

We redesigned the subscription page. Now it shows you exactly what each plan includes and recommends one based on your experience level.

👉 Choose your plan: https://bit.ly/4dTnbc7

Grid bots and DCA bots are the two most popular strategies on 3Commas. They're built for different market conditions.

1️⃣ Grid Bot: sideways markets.

Places buy and sell orders at set intervals within a price range. Market bounces without trending? The bot captures profit on each move.

Works best when BTC or ETH is range-bound. Avoid during strong breakouts or breakdowns.

2️⃣ DCA Bot: trending markets.

Buys in portions as price moves against your entry. When the trend reverses, sells at profit from a lower average price.

Works best when you expect a dip followed by recovery. Avoid in flat, low-volume conditions.

Both fully automated on 3Commas. No manual orders needed.

🤔 Not sure? Start with DCA. More forgiving for beginners.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4cjY67x

3Commas Signal Bot runs TradingView webhook signals on spot markets across 7 exchanges.

No one else does this.

Every major exchange has a catch:
• Binance: USDⓈ-M Futures only
• Bybit: derivatives only
• OKX: perpetuals only
• Bitget: USDT-M Futures only
• Coinbase and Kraken: no webhook support

If you want to automate TradingView alerts without touching leverage, 3Commas is the only option.

One bot. Spot markets. 7 exchanges. Zero leverage required.

👉 Try Signal Bot: https://bit.ly/41zpmdu

🔄 Backtest Picks are here

Every Tuesday, we share a short list of backtests worth checking.

✨ This week's picks (in the Backtests window):
• HYPE/USDT | PnL [98.33%]
• ETH/USDT | PnL [92.93%]
• DOGE/USDT | PnL [80.00%]

🗒 Note: To use a strategy, connect the exchange it was tested on first. Past backtest results don't guarantee future returns.

👉 Find More Winning Backtests in Dashboard: https://bit.ly/4e5KOhH

🪙 BTC: ~$79,000. Back above the range where 400,000+ BTC got accumulated weeks ago.

Earlier this month, the Fear & Greed Index hit 8. That's one of the lowest readings since the index launched in 2018. Panic was loud. Sell orders were louder.

Meanwhile, 400,000+ BTC quietly got scooped up between $60K and $70K.

Today: F&G 33. $1.29B in recent ETF inflows. BTC back above $76K.

The people who sold at F&G 8 paid for someone else's entry.

You don't have to guess when fear peaks. That's what automation is for. A 3Commas DCA bot accumulates on schedule. No emotion, no second-guessing, no trying to time a floor you can't see.

👉 Start DCAing: https://bit.ly/4coOUQF

Did you buy the fear or sell it?

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Your exchange DCA bot opens trades on one trigger: price drops X%.

That's it. No filters. No logic.

3Commas DCA bots use 11 built-in indicators for entry, averaging, and exit. RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, ADX, and 7 more. Combine them with AND logic.

No TradingView subscription needed.

How the exchanges compare:
• Binance DCA: 0 indicators
• Bybit DCA: 0 indicators
• OKX DCA: RSI only (entry)
• Bitget Trend Bot: 4 (entry only)

Best an exchange gives you is 4. None of them apply indicators to averaging or exit.

Configure once. Let it run.

👉 Set up indicator conditions: https://bit.ly/4mwmB61

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

💼 13 spot and 7 futures exchanges in one trading toolkit.

Switching between exchange tabs is a productivity tax. So is logging into multiple apps to check your positions.

3Commas runs your trading across 13+ exchanges from a single interface, with both spot and futures.

What that gets you:
🟢One login for Binance, Bybit, OKX, Coinbase, Kraken, Bitget, and more
🟢DCA, Grid, Signal, and Smart Trade managed in one place
🟢Unified deals and performance reports
🟢A strategy tested on one venue can be easily moved to another

Don’t waste time switching between exchanges.

👉 Work with all of them from one place: https://bit.ly/3QM21Ts

🔄 Backtest Picks are here

Every Tuesday, we share a short list of backtests worth checking.

✨ This week's picks (in the Backtests window):
• Multipair | PnL [176.55%]
• BTC/USDT | PnL [123.33%]
• HYPE/USDT | PnL [68.82%]

👉 Find More Winning Backtests in Dashboard: https://bit.ly/4eeopie

⚙️ Backtesting in 3Commas has become even more accurate.

Most traders obsess over final PnL. But they often ignore the thing that quietly drains it: exchange fees.

0.1% per trade sounds tiny. Run a DCA bot that opens 50 deals a month on a 10-order ladder, and you're paying fees on hundreds of fills. Over a year, that’s a serious cut of your returns.

Backtests that ignore fees show results that are better than reality.

We just closed that gap.

You can now set exchange fees in your backtests:
• Default fee rate saved in your user settings
• Original exchange data attached to each backtest
• Override before a run for VIP tiers, maker-taker splits, and promo discounts

👉 Set your fee rate and re-run: https://bit.ly/48qP5Zh

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Most trading ideas fail before they ever reach the market. Just because they were never tested properly.

We published an article on AI trading and backtesting in 2026. What it covers:
🟢What "AI trading" actually means
🟢Why backtesting is the filter most strategies fail
🟢How the 3Commas AI Assistant helps you build and iterate on strategies
🟢Why you can’t backtest external logic of Signal bots
🟢How QuantPilot approaches strategy building differently: generating actual strategy code you can simulate and backtest

The bottom line: if you can't test it properly, you shouldn't trade it.

👉 Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4ta36Ci

On May 14, the product manager behind QuantPilot goes live to show how it works and answer your questions.

What to expect:
• Full product walkthrough and live demo
• First public look at QuantPilot Arena
• Live Q&A on strategy research and backtesting
• Rewards for participants

🗓 May 14 | 14:00 UTC
🔴 Streaming on X, YouTube, and Telegram

👉 Submit your questions early: https://bit.ly/3NZcIRJ

$3,000 USDC is on the table. Don’t miss your chance to take part in QuantPilot Arena.

QuantPilot Arena is a strategy competition. Build a crypto trading strategy with AI, backtest it, and get ranked against other traders. No code. No real money at risk. The top 10 get rewarded.

Rewards not available to users located in the EEA.

Opening a new exchange account? 🎁

Here are current sign-up offers (via 3Commas links):
• Binance — up to $600 → https://3c.wiki/BINANCE-3CSOCIAL
• Bybit — up to $30,100 in rewards → https://3c.wiki/BYBIT-3CSOCIAL
• Bitget — up to 6,200 USDT → https://3c.wiki/BITGET-3CSOCIAL
• HTX — 1,500 USDT → https://3c.wiki/HTX-3CSOCIAL
• Gate — 75 USDT → https://3c.wiki/GATE-3CSOCIAL

QuantPilot, the new AI platform from 3Commas, now supports single sign-on. Same 3Commas login, no separate password.

Open 3Commas, click the QuantPilot banner in the left panel, sign in, and you're in.

Use AI to build, backtest, and continuously optimize trading strategies.

👉 Try QuantPilot: https://bit.ly/4tHEz8M

🔄 Backtest Picks are here

Every Tuesday, we share a short list of backtests worth checking.

✨ This week’s picks (in the Backtests window):
• HYPE/USDT | PnL [272.66%]
• BTC/USDT | PnL [189.56%]
• Multipair | PnL [155.45%]

👉 Find More Winning Backtests in Dashboard: https://bit.ly/4naJEnf

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

🔔 Reminder: any backtest on 3Commas can be shared with a link. The other side sees the full setup live on the page.

Three recent updates:
• Chart now renders even without the source exchange connected.
• Copying the config flags mismatches with your account: exchange, fees, settings.
• You can set your own fee value before any backtest. Multi-pair bots get a per-pair fee tooltip.

👉 Try it: https://bit.ly/4nadNTT