FAQ

Answers to common questions about AI strategy configuration, costs, and limitations.

Setup and risk

Which confidence threshold should I use?

Start at 90% minimum confidence. Lower thresholds, such as 85% or 80%, can create more trades but may increase incorrect decisions.

See Strategies for common confidence settings.

Which order quantity should I use?

Start with a low order quantity, such as $10, or test the strategy on Everstrike Testnet. Validate events before increasing the quantity.

Which timeframe should I use?

Choose a timeframe that matches your trading horizon. Lower timeframes usually produce more frequent trades and shorter holding periods.

How can I manage risk with strategies?

Add a maximum position size to your prompt. The AI respects position limits that you provide.

For example:

Buy the dip on BTC. Maximum position size: $3,000.

Also start with a low order quantity while you validate the strategy.

Can the AI close my position?

Yes. Describe the conditions for closing the position in your prompt.

For example:

Buy the dip on BTC. Close the position when the dip is over.

You can also ask the AI to maintain a target position size.

Strategy limits and behavior

How many strategies can I run simultaneously?

You can run up to 10 strategies simultaneously.

How many markets can my strategies watch?

Each strategy can select up to 10 markets. With 10 active strategies, AI can watch up to 100 markets.

Does the strategy nickname affect trading?

No. The nickname is for display and for associating events with strategies.

When does a strategy start producing events?

Every model and evaluation frequency produces an event within 20 seconds of strategy creation. The event can lead to a trade if confidence exceeds your minimum threshold.

Track events in the frontend or through the API.

Why has my strategy stopped producing events?

If an active strategy misses its evaluation frequency, its model may not process the prompt quickly enough. Choose a more powerful model or simplify the prompt.

Can the AI maintain a grid of limit orders?

Yes. The AI can maintain up to 10 limit orders per strategy, including for grid trading.

Prompts and AI limits

What data can I reference in a prompt?

See Supported Data. The AI cannot access data outside that list and cannot perform visual chart analysis.

Which languages can I use in a prompt?

Use any commonly used natural language, including English, Spanish, and Norwegian. English usually produces the best results.

Can I receive reasoning in my native language?

Yes. Specify your preferred language in the prompt. The default reasoning language is English.

How can I minimize AI errors?

Use a minimum confidence of at least 90%, set temperature to 0, and disable discretion.

With these settings, the hallucination rate is significantly below 0.1%.

Costs and credits

How much does a strategy cost?

The default GPT-4.1-mini model costs $0.00015 per event.

At a one-second evaluation frequency, one market creates 3,600 events per hour. That costs $0.54 per hour. Costs scale with every selected market.

See strategy costs for model and frequency comparisons.

Do paused strategies consume credits?

No. Paused strategies do not generate events, trade, or consume credits.

How can I add more AI credits?

Fund your account with at least $5, or the equivalent in USDC or USDT. Strategy expenses are then deducted from your USD balance.

See Credits for grants, replenishment, and funding details.

Frequency

Is the AI suitable for high-frequency trading?

No. The fastest evaluation frequency is one second. This supports low- and mid-frequency strategies, not high-frequency trading.

Future releases may add shorter frequencies, such as 100 ms and 10 ms.