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Bitcoin 9to5Profit Taking

Profit Taking

Base take-profit (1%)

When price moves 1% in your favor (PROFIT_TARGET_PCT), the bot closes for profit — approximately ~10% PnL at 10x leverage (TARGET_LEVERAGE).

The bot can also re-enter if price returns to the original entry (see project overview in CLAUDE.md).

Entry ──▶ +1% (long) or −1% (short) ──▶ close for profit

Take-profit zone (longs only)

When a long hits the profit target with 6+ hours until short zone (TP_ZONE_HOURS_THRESHOLD), the bot enters a TP zone instead of closing immediately. This lets profits run while protecting gains:

RuleBehavior
Peak trackingTracks the peak price since entering TP zone
Trailing stopCloses if price drops 0.5% from peak (TP_ZONE_TRAILING_STOP_PCT)
Below entryCloses if price falls below original entry
Time exitCloses when 6 hours from short zone
Long hits +1% with ≥6h until short
        │
        ▼
   enter TP zone ── track peak
        │
        ├─ drop ≥0.5% from peak ──▶ close (trailing)
        ├─ price < entry         ──▶ close (below-entry)
        └─ ≤6h until short       ──▶ close (time-exit)

Shorts do not use the TP zone — they close at the 1% target.

See Configuration for PROFIT_TARGET_PCT, TP_ZONE_TRAILING_STOP_PCT, and TP_ZONE_HOURS_THRESHOLD.

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