Trading involves risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See full disclaimer at the end of this description.
What This Bot Does
Trend cBot is a fully automated trend following system built exclusively for the Volatility 75 Index on Deriv. It does not attempt to predict the market. Instead, it identifies when momentum has shifted in a clear direction and positions itself accordingly, staying in the trade until the market signals a reversal. The entire logic runs on the 4H timeframe, which filters out the noise of lower timeframes and focuses only on meaningful, sustained moves.
Strategy and Trading Approach
The bot tracks two smoothed representations of price over different lookback windows. When the shorter term trend reading crosses above the longer term one, the market is signalling upward momentum and the bot goes long. When it crosses below, momentum has shifted downward and the bot goes short. This is a trend riding approach, not a scalping or counter trend strategy. It performs best when the Volatility 75 Index is trending with conviction and will naturally go through quieter periods where results are less consistent.
Entry Logic and Execution Behaviour
- Signals are evaluated once per completed 4H bar, the moment a new bar opens
- Conditions are checked using fully closed bar data, eliminating false signals from intra bar price noise on lower timeframe charts
- When a valid signal is detected, any open position in the opposite direction is closed first before a new one is opened
- Entries are executed immediately via market order
- Only one position is active at any given moment. The bot will never hold a buy and a sell simultaneously
Risk and Capital Management
This bot follows a position sizing first philosophy. Rather than relying on hard exit floors that can trigger prematurely on a volatile instrument, the architecture controls risk at the point of entry by keeping position sizes deliberately small relative to account balance. This is how institutional systems approach volatile markets. The exposure per trade is calibrated so that even an extended adverse move remains proportionate and manageable, while keeping the bot positioned to capture the full length of a genuine trend without being shaken out early.
The only parameter you configure is the Risk Level. Position sizing and internal trade management thresholds are calculated automatically from your account balance the moment the bot starts and remain fixed for the entire session.
Conservative
Suited for smaller accounts or traders who want active market participation with moderate, steady exposure. Position sizing scales proportionally with account balance and is capped at a ceiling that prevents over exposure as the account grows. Drawdown periods are real but contained, and the bot stays in the market long enough to capture meaningful trend moves.
Capital Preservation
Runs at one tenth of the Conservative position size. Every internal threshold is scaled down by the same factor. This tier is engineered for traders who have already accumulated meaningful capital and whose primary objective is protecting it while still participating in the market. The exposure per trade is small enough that even a sustained sequence of losing trades produces a negligible dent in overall equity. Growth is gradual and deliberate, and that is entirely the point.
Capital Preservation is the recommended choice for anyone managing a sizeable account, anyone new to automated trading who wants to observe real market behaviour with minimal financial consequence, and any trader who simply cannot afford to be aggressive with what they have built.
Key Trade Parameters
- Timeframe: 4H, hardcoded regardless of the chart the bot is attached to
- Instrument: Volatility 75 Index on Deriv only
- Signal detection: Once per completed 4H bar
- Position sizing: Calculated automatically from account balance at startup
- Minimum account balance: $100
- User configurable parameters: Risk Level only. All other settings are hardcoded
Who This Bot Is For
Trend cBot is designed for traders who want systematic, unemotional participation in the Volatility 75 Index without sitting at a screen. It suits those who understand that trend following involves holding through drawdown periods in exchange for capturing strong directional moves. Capital Preservation mode makes it especially well suited to traders who are already profitable and want automation that compounds their account steadily without putting accumulated gains at meaningful risk.
Important Limitations
- This bot trades only the Volatility 75 Index on Deriv cTrader. Attaching it to any other symbol will cause it to stop immediately without placing any trades
- A position can remain open across multiple 4H bars while the trend plays out. This is by design. Position sizing is the mechanism that makes this approach responsible
- Sizing values are locked in at startup. Depositing or withdrawing funds mid session will not affect the current session values. Restart the bot after any significant balance change to recalibrate
- Backtest results on synthetic instruments may not fully reflect live performance due to differences in spread, slippage and tick data quality
Disclaimer
Trading contracts for difference and synthetic indices involves substantial risk of loss and is not appropriate for all investors. The Volatility 75 Index is a simulated market instrument and its behaviour may differ from real world financial markets. This bot is provided as a tool and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance, whether in backtesting or live trading, is not a reliable indicator of future results. You should only trade with funds you can afford to lose. The developer assumes no responsibility for any financial losses incurred through the use of this bot. Always ensure automated trading is permitted under your broker terms and that you fully understand the strategy before running it on a live account.
