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VVARB update: where to enter, where to exit, active and stable spreads

Every screener now carries a trade plan: the spread to open at and the spread to close at. Plus pairs split into active and stable, cleaner charts and a steadier server.

VVARB update: where to enter, where to exit, active and stable spreads
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The headline of this update: the screener no longer just shows a gap, it tells you the level to open the trade at and the level to close it at. Here is everything in order.

A trade plan under every ticket

Under the ticket in every screener there is now a prominent two-line block:

The trade plan under the futures ticket: entry, exit and the "wait" hint
The trade plan under the futures ticket: entry, exit and the "wait" hint
  • Entry (green) - the spread to open at, with a "good now" or "wait, or enter at a less favourable level" tag.
  • Exit (amber) - the spread to close both legs at.

The same levels are drawn on the spread chart as green and amber lines, so the plan and the chart never disagree.

Futures: active and stable pairs

Futures pairs behave differently and are traded differently:

The "active" and "stable" tags and the switch above the table
The "active" and "stable" tags and the switch above the table
Entry and exit lines on the spread chart
Entry and exit lines on the spread chart
  • Active - the spread keeps widening and narrowing. Open at the wide end, close at the narrow end, and repeat.
  • Stable - the spread sits at one level for hours. Open once and wait for it to close.

Every coin carries a type tag, and above the table there is an All / Active / Stable switch. Entry sits at the top of the pair's usual swing, exit at the bottom, and the distance between them always covers fees plus a 0.3% profit margin.

Spot-futures: one unit everywhere

  • The plan, the table and the chart all speak in one number - the deviation from the pair's normal. Open at, say, 2.7%, close at 0%.
  • A new "Confirm over" setting: a row reaches the board only once the gap has held for the chosen time. No more flicker.
  • Prices in the ticket of the selected pair keep updating live, even after the pair leaves the board.
  • A simpler table: duplicate columns are gone, and pairs where the entry already holds sit at the top with a green stripe.
  • Two directions, one exchange or two. The screener finds not only spot-futures (buy the coin, short the contract) but also futures-spot (sell the coin, go long the contract) - turn it on with "Show futures-spot"; those rows carry a tag. Both legs can sit on one exchange or on two; "One exchange only" keeps the first kind.
The spot-futures trade plan: everything in deviation from normal
The spot-futures trade plan: everything in deviation from normal
The deviation chart: open at the green line, close at the amber one
The deviation chart: open at the green line, close at the amber one
The new "Confirm over" setting
The new "Confirm over" setting

Spot: it is all about the transfer

A spot trade is one-shot: buy, transfer, sell. So instead of entry lines, the ticket shows one plain line: how long the transfer takes on the chosen network and how long the gap has already held. If the gap outlives the transfer you will make it; if not, you get a warning.

Under the spot ticket: transfer time against how long the gap has held
Under the spot ticket: transfer time against how long the gap has held

Charts and tables

  • One clear chart of the last hour, without timeframe buttons that used to reset the picture.
  • Price lines on the chart use the same prices as the ticket (buy at the ask, sell at the bid).
  • Every screener sorts by "Net" by default.
  • The table refreshes exactly on the interval you choose: 10, 15, 30 or 60 seconds.
  • Pop-up alerts and sound are gone - they distracted more than they helped.

Stability

We removed the exchanges that loaded the server and brought almost no routes: Kraken and BTSE, Ourbit on futures and XT on spot. The screeners now scan 21 futures and 19 spot exchanges every 10 seconds - faster and without stalls.

Questions and answers

Why is entry not at the fee level?
A trade that only covers its fees earns nothing. Entry sits at the top of the pair's usual swing and never below fees plus 0.3%.
What is a "stable" pair?
A spread that holds one level for hours. You open one trade and wait for it to close rather than trading the swings.

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