Conditions are the "when" of a strategy — testable statements that are true or false right now. A strategy fires when its conditions are met. This page documents the condition types you can build with.
Indicator conditions#
Compare a technical indicator to a value or to another indicator.
- Examples:
RSI(14) < 30,EMA(50) crosses above EMA(200),MACD histogram > 0. - Crosses (crosses-above / crosses-below) fire on the moment of the cross, not while the state persists — useful for entries.
- Thresholds (greater-than / less-than) stay true while the state holds — useful for filters.
Price triggers#
React directly to price rather than to a derived indicator.
- Level triggers: price crosses a fixed price you set.
- Percentage moves: price moves X% within a period.
- Relative levels: price above/below a moving reference such as a session high or a moving average.
Timeframes#
Every condition is evaluated on a timeframe — the candle interval it reads (1m, 5m, 1h, 4h, 1d, and more). All standard timeframes are available to use, and the same rule behaves very differently on a 1-minute chart than on a 4-hour chart. You can mix timeframes in one strategy — for example, a higher-timeframe filter plus a lower-timeframe trigger. Custom timeframes are coming soon.
Operators#
Operators are how a condition makes its comparison:
>greater than,<less than,>=,<=,=equalscrosses above,crosses below
Logic: AND / OR#
Combine conditions to describe precise situations:
- AND — every condition must be true at the same time (narrower, fewer signals).
- OR — any condition being true fires the rule (broader, more signals).
Grouping lets you express things like "(RSI < 30 AND price above 200 EMA) OR liquidation spike."
Market-data conditions#
Beyond price and indicators, Strategy Studio can build conditions from live market data — the differentiator covered in Market Data Explained:
- Liquidations — spikes or clusters over a threshold.
- Open interest — rising/falling, or crossing a level.
- Funding rate — positive/negative, or beyond an extreme.
Pairing a market-data condition with an indicator signal is where Strategy Studio does what simpler tools can't.
Next#
Once your conditions describe when to act, configure how to act in Execution Settings, then see full builds in Strategy Examples.