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Choose crypto pairs and indicator intervals

Keep cryptocurrency asset types, base and quote currencies, and indicator intervals explicit.

As of 2026-10-10

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Keep BTC-USD and Day consistent across the saved rule

  1. Entry

    Price > SMA(50, Day) AND position value = 0

  2. Exit

    Price <= SMA(50, Day) AND position value > 0

  3. Allocation

    95% of buying power per entry; sell 100% of held units on exit

  4. Pair

    BTC-USD

  5. Execution

    Market; fractional units enabled

  6. Starting capital

    $10,000; no additional deposits

Show the table · 6 rows, 2 columns
DecisionSaved rule
EntryPrice > SMA(50, Day) AND position value = 0
ExitPrice <= SMA(50, Day) AND position value > 0
Allocation95% of buying power per entry; sell 100% of held units on exit
PairBTC-USD
ExecutionMarket; fractional units enabled
Starting capital$10,000; no additional deposits

This example trades BTC-USD as a spot Cryptocurrency asset. The saved rules were read back and verified with automated trading off.

Inspect Day indicators at an actual recorded evaluation

  1. BTC-USD price > BTC-USD 50 day SMA

    Left value61,420.7109>Right value60,767.4145ResultTrue
  2. BTC-USD position value = constant

    Left value0=Right value0ResultTrue
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BTC-USD price > BTC-USD 50 day SMA61,420.7109>60,767.4145True
BTC-USD position value = constant0=0True

At 2024-10-11T13:30:00.000Z, the recorded rule was: BTC-USD last price > 50 Day BTC-USD SMA and Position market value (BTC-USD) = Constant 0. Its overall result was true. Read the individual comparisons below, then ask Aurora to explain how they led to the action.

The signal requested 95 percent of buying power at a submitted price of 61,420.7109. 1 captured Filled order shares this timestamp; Aurora receives those fields with the signal.

Use the complete pair

BTC-USD, ETH-USD and SOL-USD price the base coin in US dollars. The Python crypto_asset helper expands BTC to BTC-USD and emits type Cryptocurrency. Use that same asset object in Price, moving averages, RSI, PositionValue and Buy/Sell actions.

Python
from nexustrade.portfolio import crypto_asset, Price, SMA
asset = crypto_asset("ETH")
entry = Price(asset) > SMA(asset, 50, "Day")

Choose the observation window

The examples explicitly use Day indicator windows and a Day backtest. Crypto trades throughout the week. Explore the recorded signal and fill timestamps to see when the engine evaluated the rules. Keep the interval fixed when comparing different signal parameters.

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