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Ask Price
The lowest price a seller is willing to accept. When you buy, you pay the ask price. The difference between the bid and ask is the spread.
Asset Class
A category of financial instruments that behave similarly. Satis Omnibus trades across crypto, shares, forex, commodities, and indices — each is an asset class.
Auto-Trading
When the algorithm places trades on your behalf automatically based on its signals. You set your risk parameters and the system handles the rest. Can be paused at any time with the kill switch.
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Backtesting
Running a trading strategy against historical data to see how it would have performed. Satis Omnibus backtests across 572+ instruments with 2+ years of data each. Useful for validation, but past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
Bid Price
The highest price a buyer is willing to pay. When you sell, you receive the bid price.
Bollinger Bands (BB)
A volatility indicator showing a middle band (20-period moving average) with upper and lower bands at 2 standard deviations. When price touches the lower band, it may be oversold. The SCALP signal mode uses BB mean-reversion — buying when price drops below the lower band.
Broker
A company that executes your trades on the market. Satis Omnibus supports Swyftx (crypto) and CMC Markets (shares, forex, commodities, indices via MT4).
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Candlestick
A chart element showing four prices for a time period: open, high, low, and close. A green candle means the price went up; red means it went down. Satis Omnibus uses 4-hour candles as its primary timeframe.
CFD (Contract for Difference)
A financial product that lets you profit from price movements without owning the underlying asset. CMC Markets trades are CFDs — you can go long (bet on price going up) or short (bet on price going down). CFDs carry higher risk because they can use leverage.
Confluence
When multiple independent indicators agree on the same signal. The more indicators that align, the stronger the signal. Satis Omnibus requires 4-6 indicators to agree before generating a signal.
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Dip Buy
Buying an asset after its price has dropped, expecting it to recover. The DIP signal mode looks for temporary pullbacks within an existing uptrend, confirmed by Fibonacci support levels.
Drawdown
The peak-to-trough decline in your account balance. If your account goes from $10,000 to $9,200, that's a $800 (8%) drawdown. Maximum drawdown is the worst such decline over a period. The backtested max drawdown is $2,741.
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EMA (Exponential Moving Average)
A moving average that gives more weight to recent prices, making it more responsive than a simple average. Satis Omnibus uses EMA 9, 21, 55, and 200 to determine trend direction. When shorter EMAs are above longer ones, the trend is bullish.
Entry Price
The price at which you open a trade. For a buy signal, this is the price you pay to enter the position.
Equity
Your total account value including unrealised profit and loss on open positions. Balance + unrealised P&L = equity.
Exposure
The total amount of capital at risk across all your open trades. Satis Omnibus caps total exposure at 4% of your account balance.
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Fear & Greed Index
A sentiment indicator measuring market emotion on a scale of 0 (Extreme Fear) to 100 (Extreme Greed). When above 75 (Extreme Greed), the algorithm blocks new buy signals because markets tend to correct after euphoria.
Fibonacci Levels
Support and resistance levels based on the Fibonacci sequence (23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%). Price often bounces at these levels. The DIP signal mode requires price to be near a Fibonacci support level before buying.
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Gaussian Channel
A smooth trend-following indicator that filters out noise. When price is above the Gaussian channel, the trend is bullish. One of the six conditions required for a STRICT signal.
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HTF Gate (Higher Timeframe Gate)
A filter that checks the daily chart trend before allowing a trade on the 4-hour chart. Even if the 4H signals a buy, the HTF gate blocks it if the daily trend is bearish. This prevents trading against the larger trend.
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Indicator
A mathematical calculation applied to price data to help predict future price movement. Satis Omnibus uses six indicators: EMA, RSI, MACD, Stochastic RSI, Gaussian Channel, and Bollinger Bands.
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Kill Switch
An emergency button on your dashboard that immediately stops the algorithm from placing new trades. It does NOT close existing positions — those need to be closed manually through your broker.
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Leverage
Borrowing money from your broker to trade larger positions. 10:1 leverage means $1,000 controls $10,000 worth of assets. Increases both profits and losses. Swyftx has no leverage (spot only). CMC Markets offers leverage on CFDs — we recommend 1:1 or at most 1:2.
Liquidity
How easily an asset can be bought or sold without affecting its price. High-liquidity assets (like Bitcoin or Apple stock) have tight spreads and fill quickly. Low-liquidity assets may slip.
Long
A trade that profits when the price goes up. "Going long" means buying an asset expecting its price to increase. The opposite of short.
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MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence)
A momentum indicator showing the relationship between two moving averages. When the MACD histogram is positive and rising, momentum is bullish. One of the six conditions for a STRICT signal.
Margin
The money your broker requires you to hold as collateral for a leveraged trade. If your margin runs out, the broker closes your trades (a margin call). Only applies to CFDs, not spot crypto.
Market Order
An order to buy or sell immediately at the best available price. All Satis Omnibus trades are market orders — they execute instantly rather than waiting for a specific price.
MT4 (MetaTrader 4)
A popular trading platform used to execute trades with brokers like CMC Markets. Satis Omnibus connects to MT4 through a relay agent that runs on your laptop.
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Net P&L (Profit and Loss)
Your total profit minus total losses. If you made $500 on winners and lost $300 on losers, your net P&L is +$200.
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Open Position
A trade that has been entered but not yet closed. You have an open position from the moment you buy until you sell (or vice versa for shorts).
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Position Size
How much money is allocated to a single trade. You choose the risk per trade (0.25%-4% of your balance or a fixed dollar amount). For example, 1% of a $10,000 account risks $100 per position.
Profit Factor
Total gross profit divided by total gross loss. A profit factor of 1.47 means the strategy earns $1.47 for every $1 lost. Anything above 1.0 is profitable. Above 1.3 is considered good.
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R-Multiple
How much you made or lost relative to your initial risk. If you risked $10 and made $15, that's +1.5R. If you lost the full $10, that's -1.0R. Useful for comparing trades of different sizes.
RSI (Relative Strength Index)
A momentum indicator ranging from 0 to 100. Below 30 is considered oversold (potential buy). Above 70 is overbought (potential sell). Satis Omnibus uses RSI(14) for trend signals and RSI(7) for scalp signals.
Resistance
A price level where selling pressure tends to prevent the price from rising further. The opposite of support. Think of it as a ceiling the price struggles to break through.
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Short
A trade that profits when the price goes down. "Going short" or "shorting" means selling an asset you don't own, expecting to buy it back cheaper. Only available on CFDs (CMC Markets), not spot crypto (Swyftx).
Signal
An alert generated by the algorithm when enough conditions align for a potential trade. Signals can be BUY or SELL, and are categorised by mode (STRICT, DIP, or SCALP) and quality (1-3 stars).
Signal Mode — STRICT
The highest-confidence signal mode. Requires all 6 indicators to agree: EMA alignment (9 > 21 > 55), RSI between 40-70, MACD histogram positive, Stochastic RSI K above D, price above the Gaussian Channel, and price above the 200 EMA. These signals fire less often but have the strongest confluence.
Signal Mode — DIP
A pullback-buying mode that requires 4 of 6 indicators plus confirmation of an existing uptrend and above-average volume. Looks for temporary dips near Fibonacci support levels within an uptrend, aiming to buy the dip before the trend resumes.
Signal Mode — SCALP
A mean-reversion mode using Bollinger Bands. Triggers when price drops below the lower Bollinger Band, betting on a snap-back to the middle band. Only available on crypto (requires 1-hour bars). Faster trades with tighter targets.
Signal Quality (Stars)
A 1-3 star rating for each signal based on how many additional factors support it. 1-star signals meet the minimum conditions. 2-star signals have extra confluence (e.g. Fibonacci support, candle patterns). 3-star signals have the most confirmation and receive larger position sizes ($1,500 vs $500 for 1-star).
Slippage
The difference between the expected price and the actual execution price. Happens in fast-moving markets or with low-liquidity assets. Market orders are subject to slippage.
Spot Trading
Buying and selling real assets at current market prices. No leverage, no contracts — you own what you buy. Swyftx is a spot exchange. Spot trading is lower risk because you can only lose what you invested.
Spread
The difference between the bid (sell) price and ask (buy) price. A tighter spread means lower trading costs. Spreads widen during volatile or low-liquidity periods.
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI)
An oscillator that applies the Stochastic formula to RSI values instead of price. Ranges from 0 to 100. When the K line crosses above the D line in oversold territory, it's a bullish signal.
Stop Loss (SL)
A pre-set price level where your trade automatically closes to limit losses. Every Satis Omnibus trade has a stop loss placed at the nearest structural swing level with a 0.3% buffer, capped at 2% maximum. If the stop loss would be wider than 2%, the trade is rejected entirely.
Support
A price level where buying pressure tends to prevent the price from falling further. The opposite of resistance. Think of it as a floor the price bounces off.
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Take Profit (TP)
A pre-set price level where your trade automatically closes to lock in profit. Satis Omnibus uses a 1.5x reward-to-risk ratio for TP1 — if your stop loss is $10 away, your first take profit is $15 away.
Timeframe
The time period each candlestick represents on a chart. Satis Omnibus primarily uses the 4-hour (4H) timeframe, meaning each candle shows 4 hours of price action. Daily (1D) is used for the HTF gate.
Time Stop
A rule that closes a trade after a set number of bars if it hasn't reached its take profit. Satis Omnibus uses a 6-bar time stop (~24 hours on 4H) to free up capital from stagnant trades. Time-stopped trades have a 63.9% win rate.
Trailing Stop / Trailing Floor
A stop loss that moves up as the price moves in your favour, locking in progressively more profit. Satis Omnibus uses a ratcheting trailing floor that locks 75% of the maximum profit achieved. Trades that exit via trailing floor have a 99.1% win rate.
Trend
The general direction of price movement over time. An uptrend has higher highs and higher lows. A downtrend has lower highs and lower lows. Satis Omnibus only buys in uptrends (EMA alignment) and only shorts in downtrends.
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Volatility
How much and how quickly price moves. High volatility means large price swings. Bollinger Bands widen during high volatility and narrow during low volatility. More volatile assets tend to have wider stop losses.
Volume
The number of units traded in a given period. High volume confirms that a price move has real participation behind it. One of the conditions for DIP buy signals is above-average volume.
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Win Rate
The percentage of trades that are profitable. A 43% win rate means 43 out of 100 trades make money. This is normal for trend-following strategies — the winners are much larger than the losers, making the overall system profitable despite losing more often than winning.