Win Rate
84%
share of profitable trades
Walbi × Traffic Light · Beginner guide
How Traffic Light works, and why your positions spend time in the red
New to Walbi or to DCA? This is a plain, step-by-step guide from sign-up to a running agent. The agent does not predict price and does not use stop-losses: it averages into a move, waits for the bounce, and closes at its target. Positions sit in the red along the way, and that is how the strategy is meant to work.
Profit Factor
2.69
profit outweighs loss by 2.69x
Max Drawdown
2.6%
historical maximum drawdown
Traffic Light vs Traffic Light Custom
One strategy, two risk profiles
Same strategy underneath. The two versions differ only in how much risk you choose to take.
Parameter
Traffic Light
Traffic Light Custom
Leverage
Traffic Light x1 (fixed)
Traffic Light Custom x1–x100 (default x5)
Strategy logic
Traffic Light Traffic Light, unchanged
Traffic Light Custom Same Traffic Light strategy
Customization
Traffic Light not required
Traffic Light Custom assets, signals, leverage, positions
Simultaneous positions
Traffic Light 2 (fixed)
Traffic Light Custom 1–5 (default 2)
Profile
Traffic Light conservative
Traffic Light Custom flexible, higher risk
Best for
Traffic Light conservative setup without manual tuning
Traffic Light Custom manual control over risk and settings
Customer journey
From registration to agent launch
Six steps from sign-up to a running agent. Along the way you will see where to check the risk before anything goes live.
Video Guide
Screencast: from sign-up to launch
This section will show the full workflow in video format.
Video guide will be added in this block.
DCA mechanics
How the agent averages positions
DCA does not try to time the perfect entry. The agent works a grid: it adds against the move, lowers the average, and recalculates the exit. The mechanics are simple on purpose.
1. Signal
The agent receives a strategy signal and opens the initial position using Traffic Light logic.
2. Averaging
If price temporarily moves against the entry, the agent adds size according to the predefined DCA grid.
3. Take-Profit Recalculation
After each averaging entry, the average entry price and take-profit target are recalculated.
4. Position Close
When price reaches the updated target, the full position is closed.
Important about margin and simultaneous positions
By default the agent runs 2 simultaneous positions, and Traffic Light Custom lets you set anywhere from 1 to 5. Under volatility, free margin is consumed faster, and the full DCA grid may need extra reserve. If a margin call is hit, the agent can automatically top up funds from your funding account, so the grid keeps running.
Risk management
What to control in agent settings
The DCA grid was initially designed for 1 position
The default preset runs 2 simultaneous positions and Custom lets you go up to 5, but the core grid logic was built around a single active position. Extra free margin is important.
With 2+ positions, margin is used faster
If you increase simultaneous positions, each position may have less room for a full DCA grid. Extra deposit may be required.
The agent warns about margin pressure
When free margin gets tight, the agent flags risk. This is a signal to revise settings before high volatility.
How to reduce risk
Lower leverage and/or reduce the limit of simultaneous positions. This increases free margin reserve for the DCA grid.
Calculator
Traffic Light / Traffic Light Custom return simulation
Enter a past-period return and deposit amount. The calculator shows two scenarios: linear and compound growth.
Return period
Chart horizon
Scenario: return 14.15% repeats every 14 days.
Return for period must be greater than -100%, otherwise the calculation is invalid.
After 30 days · linear
Profit
After 30 days · compound
Profit
After 365 days · linear
Profit
After 365 days · compound
Profit
Linear scenario Compound scenario
day 0 day 365
Active point
day 0
Linear
Compound
Important Disclaimer
- The calculator is a scenario simulation based on input returns and is not a guarantee of results.
- Past returns (14 or 30 days) do not guarantee the same performance in the future.
- Leveraged trading involves risk. Deposit, leverage, and position-limit decisions are yours.
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