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XebTradeStrat: Simple to Outrageous "Chill" Trader

Nickname: Chill Little Prince
Profession: Lazy person who only buys never sells (not really)
Timeframe: 1 minute (So fast eyes don't have time to blink)

1. What's This Thing?​

Simply put, XebTradeStrat is:

  • A super simple strategy that places orders looking at just one moving average
  • A hands-off boss who doesn't care when to sell at all
  • An impatient player doing short-term on 1-minute K-line

Like seeing someone run a red light on the street — not because they have bad manners, but because they don't care about traffic lights, only care if there are cars. XebTradeStrat similar, it only cares about "short-term MA shoots up from below" signal, doesn't care about the rest 😂

2. Core Config: Basically "Take What You Got"​

Profit-Taking Rules (ROI Table)​

Hold < 2min → Run at 0.2% profit 🤏
Hold 2-4min → Run at 0.5% profit 🏃
Hold > 4min → Must run at 1% profit 🤑

Translation: This strategy's core philosophy is "take what you got". No matter how long you hold, just run when made enough. Satisfied with 0.2% in under 2 minutes, only requires 1% after 4 minutes. This isn't "greedy snake swallows elephant", but "mosquito leg is also meat" — main thing is accumulate little into many!

Stoploss Rules​

Loss 1% → Admit defeat and leave 🏳️
Profit retracement 0.05% → Lock profits immediately 🪤

Translation: Cut at 1% loss, run faster than rabbit. When making money even more exaggerated, as long as profit retraces 0.05% (that's 0.0005), no questions asked directly close position. This is too conservative! Sometimes one K-line fluctuation more than 0.05% 😅

3. 1 Entry Condition: I've Categorized It for You​

This strategy has only 1 entry condition, simple to outrageous:

🎯 Core Logic: EMA Golden Cross​

Code Logic:

# 5-day MA > 10-day MA (bullish alignment)
# AND Yesterday 5-day MA < 10-day MA (just golden crossed today)
# AND Has volume (not air coin)
→ BUY!

Plain English:

"Report boss! 5-day MA just shot up from below and crossed 10-day MA, and today has actual volume, no whale cutting leeks! BUY!"

This is classic golden cross — moving average world's "confession successful". Short-term MA breaks through long-term MA from below, typically interpreted as "about to rise" signal.

4. Protection: 0 Layers "Running Naked"​

This strategy's protection mechanism is: completely no protection 😱

Protection TypeFunctionPlain English
NoneDoesn't existJust this confident (or stubborn)

No:

  • ❌ RSI overbought/oversold protection
  • ❌ Bollinger Band ranging filtering
  • ❌ BTC rise/fall protection
  • ❌ Volume anomaly filtering (except > 0)

This means:

"I don't care if market overheated, don't care if at mountain top, I just, golden cross, BUY!"

Courage admirable, but wallet may not withstand 😂

5. Exit Logic: Even More Chill Than Entry​

5.1 Hierarchical Take-Profit: Run Based on Profit​

Holding TimeTake-Profit PointStrategy Psychology
< 2 minutes0.2%Run fast, cash is king
2-4 minutes0.5%Slightly greedy
> 4 minutes1%This is my final bottom line

Plain English: Run at 0.2% profit in under 2 minutes — this is too urgent? Sometimes fees more than 0.2%! This is typical "better miss than wrong" mentality.

5.2 Special Scenario Exits​

ScenarioTrigger ConditionPlain English
StoplossLoss 1%Admit defeat, no struggle
Trailing StopProfit retracement 0.05%"My money is mine, not one cent less!"

Translation: This strategy's trailing stop set too conservative. What's 0.05% concept? That's rise 1% then immediately run, slightest pullback gets kicked off car. This design in ranging markets gets slapped repeatedly — buy then rise, rise then fall, fall little then stoploss, then watch price rise again... mentality will collapse 😅

6. This Strategy's "Personality Traits"​

✅ Pros (Praise Section)​

  1. Simple to no friends: Code just few lines, beginners can understand
  2. Runs without effort: Extremely low computer config requirements, garbage VPS can run
  3. Super fast backtest: Others run one day backtest, it finishes in 5 minutes
  4. Won't overfit: Parameters so few, hard to overfit even if wanted
  5. Great for practice: Perfect material for beginners learning Freqtrade

⚠️ Cons (Roast Section)​

  1. No exit signals: Completely doesn't care when to sell, chill holding
  2. Signals too frequent: 1-minute K-line, too many fake golden crosses
  3. Too conservative: 0.05% trailing stop, simply is "run as soon as rises" itself
  4. Doesn't care trend: Same set in bull bear markets, easy counter-trend trading
  5. Low capital utilization: Buy then run, too many trades, fees hurt

7. Applicable Scenarios: When to Use It?​

Market EnvironmentRecommended ActionReason
Strong uptrend✅ UsableMost golden crosses effective
Downtrend❌ Don't useCounter-trend catching falling knives
Ranging market❌ Don't useRepeatedly slapped
High volatility coins⚠️ CautionToo many signals, can't react in time

8. Summary: How's This Strategy Really?​

One-Sentence Review​

"Simple is simple, but simple a bit too much — like a first-grade trader, no basic knowledge yet out wandering the jianghu."

Who Should Use It?​

  • ✅ Beginners learning: Want to understand strategy structure? Come see this
  • ✅ Quick idea validation: Use it to test new technical indicators
  • ✅ Light quant players: Don't want spend too much time managing strategies
  • ✅ Run paper trading: Low cost test trading ideas

Who Should NOT Use It?​

  • ❌ Pursue stable returns: Signals too casual, easy to step in pits
  • ❌ No time to watch screen: Needs manual intervention
  • ❌ Loss-averse: Will get consecutive stoploss in ranging markets
  • ❌ Want to make big money: Take-profit settings too conservative

My Suggestions​

  1. Don't go live directly: Run paper trading for a month first
  2. Consider longer periods: 5-minute or 15-minute more stable than 1-minute
  3. Manually add filtering: At least check big trend direction
  4. Adjust take-profit/stoploss: 1% take-profit too little, at least 2-3%

9. What Markets Can This Strategy Make Money In?​

9.1 Core Logic: Passive Chase Rise Kill Fall​

XebTradeStrat's profit logic simple to explosion: Buy when see golden cross, when see death cross... sorry it doesn't have death cross. It's like a robot that only knows "buy buy buy", completely doesn't care what market saying.

Its core philosophy:

  • No prediction: Doesn't guess future rise or fall
  • Only following: Get on car after trend confirmed
  • Run fast: Make little then run, not greedy

9.2 Performance in Different Markets (Plain English Version)​

Market TypePerformance RatingPlain English Explanation
📈 Uptrend⭐⭐⭐⭐Most golden crosses real, can make small money
📉 Downtrend⭐⭐Counter-trend buying = giving heads
🔄 Ranging market⭐⭐Buy then range, range then stoploss
⚡ High volatility⭐1-minute K-line volatility too big, all signals fake

One-Sentence Summary:

"This strategy is like a reckless youth, only knows charging forward. Drinks some soup in bull market, counts money for others in bear market."

10. Want to Run This Strategy? Check These Configs First​

10.1 Pair Configuration​

Configuration ItemSuggested ValueRoast
Number of pairs3-5Don't run too many, can't take care
Only mainstream coinsMustAltcoin volatility too big, 1-minute can't handle
Exclude BTCSuggestedBTC volatility too weird, this strategy can't grasp

10.2 Key Config File Settings​

{
    "timeframe": "1m",
    "stoploss": -0.01,
    "minimal_roi": {
        "0": 0.01,
        "2": 0.005,
        "4": 0.002
    },
    "trailing_stop": true,
    "trailing_stop_positive": 0.0005
}

10.3 Hardware Requirements (Important!)​

This strategy computation extremely small, almost no hardware requirements:

Number of PairsMinimum MemoryRecommended MemoryExperience
1-10256MB512MBEnjoy silk smooth
10-50512MB1GBMight slightly lag
50+1GB2GBSuggest reducing quantity

Warning: 1-minute K-line itself has large data volume, even strategy simple, if running 100+ pairs, API requests very frequent, may trigger exchange rate limits 😅

10.4 Backtest vs Live Trading​

Main Differences:

  1. Slippage: 1-minute high-frequency trading extremely sensitive to slippage, live execution price often worse than backtest
  2. Liquidity: Large orders may not buy enough quantity
  3. API Rate Limits: High-frequency requests may get banned by exchange

Suggested Process:

  1. Backtest: Run 3 months data first to see
  2. Paper trading: Simulate for 1 month
  3. Small live position: Test with 5%-10% capital
  4. Gradually add position: Amplify after confirming effective

Don't go all-in immediately, even good strategies need breaking in! Especially this kind of simple strategy, often backtest beautiful as painting, live trading rotten as slag.

11. Easter Egg: The Strategy Author's "Little Thoughts"​

After reading code, I think author might be:

  1. A minimalist enthusiast

    "Why have 40 entry conditions? 1 is enough!"

  2. Possibly poisoned by "frequent trading"

    "What's up with 0.05% trailing stop? Too scared to die!"

  3. Possibly writing a "strategy skeleton"

    "This is my teaching case for beginners, everyone can modify freely"

  4. Absolutely didn't expect anyone to use it live directly

    "I just wrote casually, why you taking it seriously?"

12. Final Final Thoughts​

One-Sentence Review​

"It's the 'blank paper' of Freqtrade strategies — simplest start, also most honest mirror. Reflects whether you willing spend time learning, willing admit strategy limitations."

Who Should Use It?​

  • ✅ Beginners wanting to learn strategy structure
  • ✅ Developers wanting to quickly validate ideas
  • ✅ People running low-cost paper trading
  • ✅ Those using it as "skeleton" then adding functions themselves

Who Should NOT Use It?​

  • ❌ Pursue stable compound returns
  • ❌ Want "passive income"
  • ❌ No time to monitor
  • ❌ Think simple = easy money

Manual Trader Suggestions​

If you want to manually reference this strategy:

  • First look at big trend: At least check 4-hour or daily chart
  • Only use in bull market: Don't touch in downtrend
  • Set wider stoploss: 1% too tight, at least 2-3%
  • Manual take-profit: Don't let machine help you run, returns will be much less

13. ⚠️ Risk Reminder (Must Read This Section)​

Backtest Looks Great, Live Trading Needs Caution​

XebTradeStrat's backtest data often looks "okay" — but there's a trap:

  • 1-minute K-line historical data may have many "future functions"
  • Backtest doesn't consider slippage and fees
  • Strategy completely fails in extreme market conditions

Simply put:

"Backtesting 100x gains means nothing, not losing money in live trading is real skill."

Hidden Risks of Simple Strategies​

In live trading, you'll discover:

  • Too many false signals: Golden cross fake, buy then fall
  • Stoploss too frequent: 1% stoploss not enough for fluctuations
  • Fees too high: Buy buy sell sell all have fees, hundreds gone
  • Mentality collapses: Consecutive 10 stoploss, you'll doubt life

My Suggestions (Real Talk)​

1. Don't use as main strategy, use as practice tool
2. Must paper trade at least 1 month before live
3. Control capital within range can afford loss
4. Prepare for manual intervention anytime
5. Remember: Simple doesn't equal easy money

Remember:

"Market specializes in treating various unconvinced. The simpler the strategy, the more complex psychological preparation needed."

Final Reminder: No matter how good the strategy, the market won't say hello when teaching you lessons. Light position test, staying alive is most important! 🙏

Friendly Tip: If really want to use this strategy, suggest at least change timeframe to 5-minute or 15-minute, 1-minute really too small, too much noise. And, widen trailing stop to 1-2%, otherwise you'll be annoyed to death by repeated stoploss.

Wish everyone successful trading, get rich! 🚀💰