Getting Started

Injective Trader comes built in with a "Simple Strategy" to aid with rapid prototyping and familiarizing yourself with the codebase.

What it does:

• Monitors orderbooks for INJ, BTC, ETH

• Places buy orders slightly below market price

• Places sell orders slightly above market price

• Maintains a spread for profitability

• Respects position limits for risk control

Best for: predictable and steady trading while familiarizing yourself with Injective Trader. Not recommended for production use.

Example Logs:

[INFO] Placing BUY order: 0.1 INJ at $3.45 (spread: 0.5%)
[INFO] Placing SELL order: 0.1 INJ at $3.47 (spread: 0.5%)
[INFO] Order filled: BUY 0.1 INJ at $3.45

Customizing Your Strategy

Order size

OrderSize: 0.5
MaxPosition: 2.0

More markets

MarketTickers:
  - INJ/USDT PERP
  - BTC/USDT PERP
  - ETH/USDT PERP
  - APT/USDT PERP
  - AVAX/USDT PERP
  - SOL/USDT PERP

Spreads

SpreadThreshold: 0.01   # conservative
SpreadThreshold: 0.002  # aggressive

Common Configurations

Conservative Maker

OrderSize: 0.05
MaxPosition: 0.5
SpreadThreshold: 0.01

Aggressive Maker

OrderSize: 0.5
MaxPosition: 5.0
SpreadThreshold: 0.002

Multi-Market Strategy

MarketTickers:
  - INJ/USDT PERP
  - BTC/USDT PERP
  - ETH/USDT PERP
  - APT/USDT PERP
  - AVAX/USDT PERP
  - SOL/USDT PERP
  - TON/USDT PERP
  - ATOM/USDT PERP

Monitoring Your Bot

tail -f logs/my_bot.log
grep "Order filled" logs/my_bot.log
grep "ERROR" logs/my_bot.log

Key Messages

• ✅ Order placed successfully

• 💰 Order filled

• ⚠️ Position limit reached

• ❌ Insufficient balance

Performance Metrics

• Total PnL

• Win rate

• Fill rate

• Average spread

Risk Management

• Set position limits (MaxPosition)

• Monitor positions and stop out manually if needed

• Maintain enough USDT for margin, fees, and buffer

Troubleshooting

No private keys found

echo $MyBot_GRANTER_INJECTIVE_PRIVATE_KEY

• Insufficient balance → Add USDT / reduce OrderSize

• Market not found → Double-check tickers/IDs

• Bot stops working

grep "ERROR" logs/my_bot.log | tail -10
python main.py MyBot config.yaml --log_path logs/my_bot.log --network mainnet

Advanced Features

• Multiple accounts via AccountAddresses

• Custom order types (limit, market, reduce-only)

• External signals with Redis/Valkey

Next

Learn how to develop your own custom strategy for Injective Trader.