# Copytrade Buys

To enable this modality, we first need to add and configure the copytrade wallet(s), then we need to enable Copytrade. This should be done per chain.

## Adding a Copytrade Wallet

From the `/start` menu, click on _Copytrade_ and select the chain of interest. You will be redirected to the Copytrade Main Menu shown in the image below:

![Copytrade Main Menu](/images/docs/sniper/CT%20Main%20Menu%20(Empty).jpg)

To add a wallet, simply click on "**Add Wallet**". The bot will first prompt you to select a name for the copytrade wallet and then provide the wallet address. Base users can copytrade up to **5** wallets per chain, while ⭐️ Premium users can add up to **12**. For the sake of demonstration, we will add a wallet and name it "CT1". After adding the wallet, the Copytrade Main Menu will have a new row, as shown in the image below:

![Copytrade Main Menu with Added Wallet "CT1"](/images/docs/sniper/CT%20Main%20Menu%20(Connected).jpg)

At this point, we have added a wallet, but we still need to activate auto-buys or tracking for the copytrade wallet. To do so, simply click on the wallet name to open the _Copytrade Wallet Settings_.

## Copytrade Wallet Settings

You might notice that the menu looks very similar to the [_Signals Settings_](/docs/sniper/signals/signals-settings), except for the added **Copy Sell** button.

![Copytrade Wallet Settings](/images/docs/sniper/CT%20Settings%20(1).jpg)

For a more detailed explanation of what the buttons in the image above correspond to, please consult Section [5](/docs/sniper/signals). However, we will highlight five buttons: **Max Buy** and **Buy %** buttons, as they are vital to the functioning of our automated copytrade modalities, the _**Copy Sell**_ button, which we will explain in the next section, the **Frontrun** and the **Blind Follow** buttons.

As usual, if you want to enable auto-buys for this copytrade wallet, you need to select a suitable _Max Buy_ and click on "**Inactive**" to activate the copytrade as shown in the image above. As discussed earlier, automated buys will not trigger unless "**Allow Auto Buy**" is enabled in your [_Global Buy Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/buy-settings#or-allow-auto-buy). The bot will warn you if this is not the case once you activate a signal.

### 🟢 | 🔴 Track Only

When _Track Only_ is enabled 🟢, the bot will not auto-buy when the copytrade wallet buys. Instead, it will only notify you of the copytrade wallet's buy by printing the corresponding Token Report where you can manually buy. It is important to note that a copytrade wallet cannot be active for auto-buys and enabled for tracking at the same time as only one option can be selected at a time.

### ⚙️ Auto Buy Checks

_Auto Buy Checks_ can be used to set optional checks and limits for _Auto Buy_, such as Min/_Max MC_, _Min/Max Liquidity_ and _Max Buy/Sell Tax._ If any of these limits is not met, the bot won't auto-buy when the copytrade wallet buys. Initially, _Auto Buy Checks_ will inherit the same values that you've set in your [_Global Buy Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/buy-settings#or-allow-auto-buy), but you can further customize and/or disable these checks directly from your copytrade wallet settings. **In such cases, the values specified in the copytrade wallet settings will take priority over the ones specified in your** [_**Global Buy Settings**_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/buy-settings#or-allow-auto-buy)_**.**_

### Max Buy Amount and Buy %

_Max Buy_ serves as the **maximum allowed auto-buy amount**, and is provided in native amount. _Buy %_ specifies the percentage of the copytrade wallet's buy amount that you wish to buy, and can go up to 1000% in case you'd like to buy more than what the copytrade wallet is buying. _Buy %_ will always be upper limited by the value in _Max Buy_. This is done to shield you from the fluctuations in transaction sizes coming from tracked wallets, especially if you’re tracking “whale” wallets that are prone to large buys that most people can’t afford.

Some examples are provided below to help you understand how _Max Buy_ and _Buy %_ function:

| Max Buy (BNB) | Buy % | CT Wallet Buy Amount (BNB) | Bot Auto Buy Amount (BNB) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0.5 BNB | 100% | 0.2 BNB | 0.2 BNB |
| 0.5 BNB | 100% | 0.7 BNB | 0.5 BNB |
| 0.7 BNB | 200% | 0.3 BNB | 0.6 BNB |
| 0.7 BNB | 200% | 0.5 BNB | 0.7 BNB |

### 🟢 | 🔴 Blind Follow

The bot excludes transactions that don't originate from the copytraded address (fake/real airdrops, contract traders, multi-wallet transactions, etc.). _Blind Follow_ bypasses this protection, **which can expose you to fake/spoofed transactions. Only enable this if you're following a wallet that trades through transactions that do not originate from the copytraded address.**

### 🟢 | 🔴 Frontrun

_Exclusive to Ethereum and BSC_

This controls whether you would like to frontrun the copytrade wallet’s buys and sells. Enabling _Frontrun_ means that the bot will use higher gwei than the copytrade wallet to get ahead of it (when this is applicable, as explained [earlier](/docs/sniper/copytrade)). There are three possible cases here:

* _**Frontrun**_** is enabled and the copytrade wallet's transaction is detected in mempool:** In this case, for buys, the bot will compare your own _Gas Price/Delta_ (which is set in your Copytrade Wallet Settings) against the `copytrade wallet’s gas price/delta + 5`, and then pick whichever value is higher. For sells, the same logic applies but using the _Gas Price/Delta_ set in your [_Global Sell Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/sell-settings) as the _Gas Price/Delta_ values you set in your _Copytrade Wallet Settings_ only concern auto-buys triggered by this copytrade wallet. This comparison allows you to ramp up the speed of your own transactions, which is especially useful if you’re pairing it with a tight slippage.
* _**Frontrun**_** is disabled and the bot detects the copytrade wallet's transaction in mempool:** In this case, the bot will use the same gwei as the tracked wallet to ensure that you don’t frontrun it. This applies for both buys and sells.
* _**Frontrun**_** is enabled or disabled and the copytrade wallet's transaction is detected after it's mined:** In this case, frontrunning is no longer an option. The bot will use the _Gas Price/Delta_ values set in your _Copytrade Wallet Settings_ for buys and the ones set in your [_Global Sell Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/sell-settings) for sells.

### 🟢 | 🔴 Slippage

Choose the slippage tolerance for auto-buys triggered by this copytrade wallet. Initially, _Slippage_ will mirror the _Slippage_ value specified in your [_Global Buy Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/buy-settings), but you have the option to further customize it directly in your _Copytrade Wallet Settings_.

### 🟢 | 🔴 Smart Slippage

_Available on ETH, BSC, Base, Avalanche and Arbitrum_

This allows slippage to automatically adjust based on the token’s taxes and the price impact of your trade. This is not suitable for volatile situations like launches and snipes. As a reminder, _Smart Slippage_ overrides any custom slippage values you might have selected earlier. In other terms, when _Smart Slippage_ is enabled 🟢, _Slippage_ is disabled 🔴 and vice versa.

### 💳 Multi Buy | 1

_Multi Buy_ can be used to select the wallets that will participate in any auto-buy triggered by this copytrade wallet. Initially, _Multi Buy_ is defaulted to your "[Default](/docs/sniper/wallet-setup#manual-and-default-wallet)" wallet, but you can further customize this to set any selection of wallet.

### _Gas Price / Delta_

_**Not available on Arbitrum and TON**_

Choose the gas price (BSC) or gas delta (Ethereum, Base, Avalanche, Sonic, TRX and Solana) to be used on auto-buys from this copytrade wallet. Initially, _Gas Price_ and _Gas Delta_ will mirror the values specified in your [_Global Buy Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/buy-settings), but you have the option to further customize it directly in your _Copytrade Wallet Settings_. In such cases, the values specified in the _Copytrade Wallet Settings_ will take priority over the ones specified in your [_Global Buy Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/buy-settings)_._

### 🟢 | 🔴 **Auto Sell**

If enabled 🟢, the bot will automatically create the sell limit orders defined in "**⚙️ Sell Limit**" following every automated buy triggered by this copytrade wallet. If _Auto Sell_ is disabled 🔴, no sell limit orders will be automatically added following an automated buy triggered by this copytrade wallet, even if you have them defined in "**⚙️ Sell Limit**".

_**NOTE: Auto Sell**_ **refers to the limit sell functionality that gets activated based on limits you specify. This is different from "**_**Copy Sell**_**" which is the copytrade functionality that allows you to sell when the copytrade wallet sells. This will be explored in the following sub-section.**

### **⚙️ Sell Limit (Presets)**

If you click on "**⚙️ Sell Limit**", you will be redirected to the following menu which allows you to preset and define sell limit orders to be automatically applied after an automated buy triggered by this signal:

![Sell Limit for Copytrade](/images/docs/sniper/CT%20Sell%20Limit.jpg)

Initially, **⚙️ Sell Limit** is defaulted to the sell limit orders preset in your [_Global Sell Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/sell-settings#sell-limits-presets), but you can further customize these limits directly from the signals sell limit settings to override the ones defined in your [_Global Sell Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/sell-settings#sell-limits-presets). You will also have the option to reset these limits back to the ones defined in your [_Global Sell Settings_](/docs/sniper/global-settings/sell-settings#sell-limits-presets) by clicking on "**Reset to Global**" shown in the image above.

#### Limit Type

Select the type of the sell limit that you would like to add. There are three possible types: _Take Profit_, _Stop Loss_ and _Trailing Stop Loss_.

_Trailing Stop Loss_ is a powerful variation of Stop Loss that acts by adapting the price or market cap at which the sell limit order as the price of the concerned token increases. This will allow you to secure some profits as the market price of the token fluctuates. It should be noted that _Trailing Stop Loss_ will never decrease the price or market cap at which the sell limit order will trigger.

#### Percentage Change

For _Take Profit_, the _Percentage Change_ must be positive. For _Stop Loss_ and _Trailing Stop Loss_, it must be negative. The _Percentage Change_ is applied on the **entry price of your trade** to determine the price at which the sell limit order should trigger at. In other terms, the sell limit order will trigger when the difference between your trade entry price and the current token price matches _Percentage Change_. However, this entry price is computed slightly differently depending on the limit type:

* For _Take Profit_, the entry price is computed while considering your buy amount **and the gas/bribe fees incurred**. This prevents transaction fees from eating into your net profit, ensuring that it matches the selected percentage.
* For _Stop Loss_ and _Trailing Stop Loss_, the entry price used ignores transaction fees and only considers your buy amount. This is done to prevent premature triggers. For _Trailing Stop Loss_, the _Percentage Change_ will also serve as the “anchor” value.

#### **Balance**

Specify the percentage of your token balance that will be sold when the sell limit order is triggered. It is important to note that sell limit orders always act on your **total balance of the token**. For example, setting the _Balance_ to 50% will sell half of your token balance at the time of trigger.

#### **Duration**

Specify the duration in hours for which this sell limit order will remain active once it's automatically added or created for a specific token. The maximum duration is 96 hours.