# Copy Trading

Copy trading lets you copy another trader’s buy and sell orders. Configure your settings carefully, as you’re essentially entrusting your capital to them.

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**WARNING:** Some target wallets may become malicious and try to drain your funds by aping into pump and dumps or honeypots. Use a wallet scanner to review recent trades by the target wallet to check if they’re using copy traders as exit liquidity.
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### How to Set Up a Copy Trade

Find a wallet you want to copy trade, and follow the steps below.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th valign="top"></th><th align="center" valign="middle"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><ol><li>Select "Copy Trading" from the start menu or type <code>/copytrade</code> in the text box.</li><li>Select "New Copy Trade."</li><li>Enter the target wallet address.</li><li>Enter a description (e.g., "Top Trader")<em>.</em></li><li>Select the wallets you want to use and confirm.</li><li>Select "Inactive" and toggle to "Active" to start copy trading.</li></ol><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Important:</strong> Review the copy trading settings below (e.g., "Active h," "Max Buy") and adjust them to match your risk appetite.</p></td><td align="center" valign="middle"><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/OEDv0i9Axo2k2o5rpfmB/blobs/lBgfIcrzKsC8S8hs0Qam/Copy%20Trade.gif" alt="" data-size="original"></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Copy Trade Menu

This menu appears after you set up your copy trade. It displays basic and advanced copy trade settings.&#x20;

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**Don't blow up your account!** Set a "Spending Limit" under "Advanced Settings" to limit how much each of your wallets can spend on copy trading.
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<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/OEDv0i9Axo2k2o5rpfmB/blobs/7eGAH12tBlwowY1bu3TR/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Copy Trade Menu</p></figcaption></figure>

<table data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th width="199">Button</th><th width="231">Description</th><th valign="middle">Example &#x26; Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><ol><li><strong>Active</strong></li></ol><p></p></td><td>Toggle for activating a copy trade.</td><td valign="middle">You set up a copy trade for 1 SOL. You don't enable activate, you won't copy trade.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="2"><li><strong>Active (Time)</strong></li></ol></td><td>Set the length of the copy trade. </td><td valign="middle">You set the copy trade for 8 hours; it copies trades until the 8-hour period ends.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="3"><li><strong>Wallet Change</strong></li></ol></td><td>Choose the wallet(s) for copy trading. </td><td valign="middle">Your default wallet will be used if you don't select another.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="4"><li><strong>Max Buy</strong></li></ol></td><td>The maximum buy amount you will copy trade per trade.</td><td valign="middle">You put Max Buy on 3 SOL. Target wallets buy 5 SOL of a token. You only buy 3 SOL worth.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="5"><li><strong>Buy Exact</strong></li></ol></td><td>Buy the same amount as target wallet (if under Max Buy).</td><td valign="middle">Target wallet buys 3 SOL. You buy 3 SOL.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="6"><li><strong>Buy Percent</strong></li></ol></td><td>Buy a percentage of target wallet buy.</td><td valign="middle">You set it to 50%. Target wallet buys 2 SOL. You buy 1 SOL.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="7"><li><strong>Buy Fixed</strong></li></ol></td><td>Buy a fixed amount.</td><td valign="middle">You set it to 1 SOL. Target wallet buys 0.5 SOL. You buy 1 SOL. Target now buys 2 SOL. You buy 1 SOL.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="8"><li><strong>Copy Sells</strong></li></ol></td><td>Turns on/off copy sells. </td><td valign="middle">Your trades execute whenever the target wallet sells.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="9"><li><strong>Setup Limit Order</strong></li></ol></td><td>Place buy/sell limit orders.</td><td valign="middle">These orders execute only when the price reaches your target.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="10"><li><strong>Sell Exact</strong></li></ol></td><td>Sell same percentage of holdings as target wallet.</td><td valign="middle">Target wallet sells 20% of its tokens. You sell 20% of your tokens (regardless of absolute values).</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="11"><li><strong>Sell Percentage</strong></li></ol><p></p></td><td>Sell a percentage of your tokens based on target wallet’s sell order.</td><td valign="middle">You set it to 50%. Target wallet sells 20% of his tokens. You sell 10% of your tokens.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="12"><li><strong>Relative Sell</strong></li></ol></td><td>The percentage you will sell when target wallet sells. </td><td valign="middle">Shows the percent. </td></tr><tr><td><ol start="13"><li><strong>Advanced Settings</strong></li></ol></td><td>Opens the "Advanced Settings" menu.</td><td valign="middle">You can further customize your copy trading settings here.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="14"><li><strong>Remove CopyTrade</strong></li></ol></td><td>Deletes your active copy trade. </td><td valign="middle">You want to quickly cancel your copy trade for a target wallet. </td></tr></tbody></table>
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<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/OEDv0i9Axo2k2o5rpfmB/blobs/PVGg1rX2VFJMxny83srZ/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Copy Trade Advanced Settings Menu</p></figcaption></figure>

<table><thead><tr><th width="202">Button</th><th width="237">Description</th><th>Example &#x26; Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><ol><li><strong>Buy/Sell Anti-MEV</strong></li></ol></td><td>Use private transactions instead of public mempool.</td><td>Turning it on (green) prevents MEV attacks but might make transactions slower.</td></tr><tr><td><ul><li><strong>Buy/Sell Anti-MEV + Public</strong> </li></ul></td><td>Protects trades from MEV (sandwich) attacks while keeping them visible on the blockchain.</td><td>Increases security but may slightly slow transaction speed.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="2"><li><strong>Buy/Sell Mev-Tip</strong></li></ol></td><td>Set a tip to prioritize your transactions when Anti-MEV is on. </td><td>This tip is added to your gas. If unchanged, your default tip setting will be used.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="3"><li><strong>Buy/Sell Gas</strong></li></ol></td><td>Set the gas you're willing to pay for your trades.</td><td>If unchanged, the default gas setting will be used.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="4"><li><strong>Buy/Sell Slippage</strong></li></ol></td><td>Set the maximum price change (0–99%) you'll accept.</td><td>100% means unlimited slippage. </td></tr><tr><td><ol start="5"><li><strong>Buy/Sell Tax Limit</strong></li></ol></td><td>Prevents buying/selling tokens with taxes above the limit.</td><td>You set to 10%. Target wallet buys/sells a token with 15% taxes. Your copy trade fails. </td></tr><tr><td><ol start="6"><li><strong>Buy Only Once</strong></li></ol></td><td>Target buys a token only once.</td><td>After your first buy, the token is blocked for 7 days.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="7"><li><strong>Spending Limit</strong></li></ol></td><td>Sets a spending limit for your wallet. Trades exceeding this limit will fail.</td><td>You set Spending Limit to 3 SOL for wallet X. You already copy trade 2.5 SOL worth of tokens. Target wallet buys 1 SOL. Your copy trade will fail as it exceeds limit.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="8"><li><strong>Min Market Cap</strong></li></ol></td><td>The minimum marketcap the bot can auto-buy.</td><td>You set the limit to $500,000. The target wallet buys a token with a $400,000 market cap. Your copy trade fails.</td></tr><tr><td><ol start="9"><li><strong>Max Market Cap</strong></li></ol></td><td>The maximum marketcap the bot can auto-buy.</td><td>You set the limit to $500,000. The target wallet buys a token with a $600,000 market cap. Your copy trade fails.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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In the Copy Trade menu, select "Blocked Tokens" to block tokens you don’t want to copy trade.

<figure><img src="https://726592604-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOEDv0i9Axo2k2o5rpfmB%2Fuploads%2FHlG8F0lcMvyGNqacETKw%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=bfea5340-0ed2-4faf-9379-896234866bd8" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

1. **Click to Refresh:** Updates the token information (price, market cap).
2. **Remove Token**: Remove a token from the blocked list.
3. **Add Token**: Add a token by pasting its address.
4. **Remove All Tokens**: Remove all tokens from the blocked list.
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<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/OEDv0i9Axo2k2o5rpfmB/blobs/eRM5Gdi9vPbHb9dzE8YF/Copy%20Trader%20Settings.gif" alt="" width="344"><figcaption><p>Changing Trade Length and Max Buy</p></figcaption></figure>

1. Click the "Menu" button and select `/copytrade`.
2. In the "Copy Trade" menu, select "Edit."
3. Choose the setting you want to change.
4. Enter a new value in the text box or toggle a button.
5. Your preset will update, and the new value will appear (e.g., "Max Buy" set to 10 SOL).
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