Minimize Slippage and Order Routing Tips
You can significantly reduce slippage just by choosing high-liquidity coins and adjusting order size and frequency. Check practical strategies to maximize execution quality in the AlertWays environment.
1 Select High Liquidity Coins
With market orders, if the order book is thin, it may be filled at a higher price than expected. Here are criteria for coin selection to prevent this.
- Check Volume: Prioritize major coins with sufficient order book depth according to your trading strategy cycle.
- Strategy Matching: For scalping strategies with frequent alerts, it is better to avoid low-liquidity altcoins.
- Select the optimal market by comparing execution errors per coin with backtest data.
2 Adjust Order Size/Frequency
It is advantageous to split large orders into levels the market can absorb or adjust the frequency rather than ordering all at once.
- Gradual Increase: Start with a small amount and increase the order size while checking actual slippage.
- Relax Conditions: If alerts are too frequent and execution quality drops, modify TradingView strategy entry conditions to be more robust.
- Verification: Before live deployment, Paper Tradingtest order routing performance first with.
3 Modify Strategy Based on Order History
Analyzing actual execution records is the fastest way to catch slippage.
- Log Analysis: AlertWays Order History Dashboardfrequently check price errors at the time of execution in.
- If there are specific times or coins with exceptionally high slippage, refine the strategy to avoid those segments.
- If repeated execution delays occur, re-check API key and whitelist settings to eliminate network bottlenecks.
"Small slippage accumulates to make a big difference in returns. Manage execution quality with data."