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Best Practices
Guidelines and recommendations for optimal ScreenerBot performance, based on real-world usage and systematic testing.
Filtering Strategy
Start Conservative
- •Liquidity: Start with 10+ SOL
- •Volume: 24h > 100 SOL
- •Market Cap: > $10K filters scams
- •Security: Enable all Rugcheck filters
Gradually Relax
- •Monitor rejected tokens
- •Lower thresholds 10-20% at a time
- •Track performance per tier
- •Never disable security checks
Multi-Source Verify
- •Require both DexScreener & GeckoTerminal
- •Don't rely on single source
- •Higher confidence = lower risk
Position Management
Position Sizing
- •Start: 0.005-0.5 SOL per position (minimum 0.005 SOL, scale up as you gain confidence)
- •Max: 3-5 concurrent for beginners
- •Risk: Never > 2-5% of capital
- •Scale up only after consistent wins
Exit Strategy
- •Stop Loss: -20% to -50%
- •Take Profit: Scale at 2x, 3x, 5x
- •Trailing: 20-30% after 2x
- •Time: 2-4 hour holds active
DCA Strategy
- •Entry: 2-3 buys over 5-15 min
- •Exit: Always scale out (3+ exits)
- •Threshold: -10% dip, +50% profit
- •Size: 30-50% of initial each
Trading Mode Selection
Manual Trading
Learning system, testing new filters
- • Full control
- • Selective entries
- • Monitor filtered tokens, trigger manually
Semi-Automated
High conviction setups only
- • Auto-entry enabled
- • Manual exit
- • Fast entries, deliberate exits
Fully Automated
Proven strategy, stable market
- • Tested filters
- • Solid exit rules
- • Check dashboard 2-3x daily
Risk Management
Critical Guidelines
Capital Allocation
- •Keep 20-30% SOL as reserve
- •Never >50% in single token
- •Maintain emergency wallet
Loss Protection
- •Daily limit: -5-10% capital
- •Break after 3 consecutive losses
- •Auto-blacklist on -50% loss
Slippage Settings
- •Low liq (>10 SOL): 1-3%
- •Med liq (>50 SOL): 0.5-1%
- •High liq (>500 SOL): 0.1-0.5%
System Configuration
RPC Setup
- •Premium RPC: Helius (50 RPS), QuickNode (25 RPS), or Triton (100 RPS)
- •Backups: Configure 2-3 endpoints for circuit breaker failover
- •Strategy: Use "adaptive" selection (default) for best performance
- •Monitor: Check RPC stats in dashboard for latency and success rates
Swap Router
- •Primary: Jupiter (best routing)
- •Backup: GMGN for new launches
- •Compare: Enable quote comparison
- •Fees: Dynamic priority (auto)
Monitoring & Maintenance
Daily Routine
- Morning: Check positions, overnight activity
- Midday: Monitor new tokens, system health
- Evening: Review P&L, adjust filters
- Night: Verify exit rules set correctly
Weekly Review
- •Export position history, analyze win rate
- •Review rejected tokens - too strict?
- •Check blacklist for false positives
- •Update strategy based on data
Log Analysis
Check for Errors
grep ERROR logs/screenerbot*.logDebug Trading
--debug-trader flagCommon Mistakes to Avoid
Mistakes to Avoid
Over-Leveraging: Don't deploy 100% capital at once
No Stop Loss: Always protect downside
Chasing Pumps: Don't buy tokens already up 100%+
Ignoring Liquidity: Low liquidity = high risk
Too Many Positions: Quality over quantity
Weak Security: Don't disable Rugcheck
No Position Sizing: Every trade needs planned risk
Emotional Trading: Stick to strategy
Free RPC: Too slow for competitive entries
No Monitoring: Check dashboard 2-3x daily