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AI-powered automated trading on Bybit

Bybit Trading Bot

Connect your Bybit account and let a quant-built AI bot trade it for you — no grids to configure, no parameters to tune. Your funds stay in your own Bybit account.

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  • 100% Non-Custodial
  • Hourly Rebalancing
  • 2,000+ Trading Pairs
  • 24/7 Fully Automated

Why automate

Why Use a Bybit Trading Bot?

A Bybit trading bot takes the day-to-day management of your exchange account off your plate — it rebalances, sizes and executes every trade automatically, around the clock, so you never have to watch charts or time entries on Bybit yourself.

  • Automation

    Automated portfolio management

    Your entire Bybit trading account is managed for you — the bot places and sizes every order automatically over your API connection, so there are no manual trades to place and nothing to time.

  • Hands-off

    No manual market-watching

    Stop refreshing charts and second-guessing entries. Fully automated crypto trading runs 24/7, so you never have to monitor the market yourself.

  • Rebalancing

    Automatic rebalancing

    As prices move, the bot rebalances your crypto portfolio on schedule to keep allocations on target — portfolio rebalancing without spreadsheets or guesswork.

  • Diversification

    Diversified across many assets

    Instead of betting on a single coin, your capital is spread across dozens of crypto assets — built-in diversification for steadier, more balanced risk.

Choose your strategy

Two strategies on Bybit. Pick one — or run both.

Bybit is one of the few venues where you can run either of Stoic's flagship approaches. They are built for different jobs, so start with the one that matches what you want from the market — and switch as conditions change.

  • Market-neutral

    Meta — market-neutral

    Holds long and short positions at the same time across Bybit USDT perpetuals, aiming for a balanced book. Returns come from the spread between the assets it is long and those it is short, not from the direction of the market.

    For investors who want a return stream that does not depend on calling the top or the bottom. Maximum drawdown of 12.01% over its track record.

    Explore Meta

  • Market-driven

    Stoic AI Crypto Index — market-driven

    A long-only basket of liquid crypto markets, weighted by market capitalisation and tilted toward momentum, rebalanced hourly. No shorting — you hold the market, with a USDT hedge you control.

    For investors who want broad crypto exposure and can hold through deep drawdowns: the index has fallen more than 60% peak-to-trough in past cycles.

    Explore the Crypto Index

Meta vs the Crypto Index

Which strategy should you run on Bybit?

Both are fully automated and both trade Bybit USDT perpetuals — but they earn their returns from completely different things, which is why their risk profiles look nothing alike.

Meta Stoic AI Crypto Index
Direction Long and short at the same time, targeting a balanced book Long only — never shorts
What drives returns The spread between the assets it is long and those it is short The direction of the crypto market, plus a momentum tilt between assets
Track record Simulated from Jan 2021, live from Apr 2023 From Mar 2020
Max drawdown 12.01% 68.71%
Strongest in Falling and range-bound markets, where direction-dependent strategies struggle Sustained bull markets, where broad crypto exposure compounds
Suits you if You want returns that do not depend on calling the market You want broad market exposure and can sit through deep drawdowns

You do not have to choose just one

Because the two strategies earn from different things, running both spreads your risk across two return sources instead of one. Connect two Bybit sub-accounts and set a different strategy on each — every account keeps its own balance, and you can stop either one at any time.

Track record

Bybit Trading Bot Performance

Meta trades Bybit USDT perpetuals — long the outperformers, short the underperformers — capturing the spread regardless of market direction. Track record: simulated Jan 2021–Mar 2023 · live from Apr 2023.

Cumulative Return ⓘ Total portfolio growth from an initial $10,000 investment over the selected period, with all returns reinvested, based on the strategy's monthly return history.
▲ 527.3%
Annualized Return ⓘ Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the selected period, based on monthly return data. Actual client results may differ.
▲ 39.6%
Max Drawdown ⓘ The largest peak-to-trough decline in portfolio value recorded over the selected strategy's full track record. The two strategies have very different risk profiles, so this figure changes with the strategy chosen above.
▼ 12.01%
$10,000.00 Jan 2021
$62,732.68 Jul 2026

Performance data displayed combines two distinct periods: (1) simulated backtested results from January 2021 through March 2023, derived by applying the Meta strategy's rules to historical market data; and (2) verified live trading performance of the Meta strategy from April 2023 through the most recent reported month. Backtested results are hypothetical — they do not represent actual trades executed and are subject to inherent limitations including hindsight bias and perfect execution assumptions. All figures start from a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment with full reinvestment of returns and do not account for individual tax obligations, exchange commissions, or slippage. The two strategies shown here start from different dates, so the “Since Inception” view is not a like-for-like comparison — use the 3Y, 1Y or 6M views to compare them over the same window. Past performance — whether backtested or live — is not indicative of future results. Investing in cryptocurrency involves significant risk, including possible loss of principal. Stoic AI operates as an automated trading manager and does not provide personalised investment advice.

Independent review

Two years with Stoic, reviewed

Crypto trading blogger Jessie Eckel ran Stoic for over two years and walks through his real portfolio results, including the Meta strategy. Meta has been trading live since April 2023.

How the Crypto Index works

What is the Stoic AI Crypto Index on Bybit?

The long-only half of the pair. On Bybit the Stoic AI Crypto Index holds a diversified basket of liquid crypto markets, weighted by market capitalisation and tilted toward momentum, rebalanced hourly with a USDT hedge you control. Meta, the market-neutral strategy, works differently — see the comparison above.

Read more about the strategy

  • Weighting

    Market-cap weighted, momentum-tilted

    The index weights assets by market capitalization and tilts toward those showing upward momentum, while trimming positions that flash topping signals — capturing growth without chasing hype.

  • Universe

    Only liquid, tradable assets

    Only assets with at least $10M in daily trading volume are eligible, so on Bybit the index trades only markets it can enter and exit without excessive slippage.

  • Risk control

    Concentration caps

    Each position is capped to keep concentration in check: any top-10 asset by market cap is limited to 25%, and every smaller asset to 10%. Bitcoin — the most liquid, established asset — is the one exception and can run without a cap.

  • Flexibility

    User-configurable USDT hedge

    Dial your own risk profile with a 0–100% USDT hedge allocation — reduce drawdowns when you want more safety, or stay fully invested to chase more upside.

What to expect

How the Bybit trading bot behaves in different markets

The two strategies behave very differently as the market moves, and that is the point of running them. Here is what to expect from each one in each regime, so you know what you are signing up for.

  • Bull market

    The index captures it, Meta lags

    When crypto trends up, the index rides it: momentum tilts shift weight toward the strongest assets and hourly rebalancing keeps the portfolio invested rather than sitting in cash. Meta does not track the market, so in a strong bull run it typically returns less than the index — that is the trade-off for not depending on direction.

  • Sideways market

    Grinds and rebalances

    In a range-bound market the index grinds: rebalancing keeps harvesting moves between assets, but with little trend to capture, trading costs weigh more on each turn. This is where Meta tends to look strongest, because its returns come from the spread between longs and shorts rather than from a trend that is not there.

  • Bear market

    The index falls, Meta does not track it

    Long-only means no shorting: in a downtrend the index declines along with crypto as a whole. Its deepest fall on record is 68.71% and it is still well below its all-time peak. Raising your USDT hedge cuts that exposure. Meta holds shorts alongside longs, so a falling market is not automatically a losing one for it — but market-neutral is not risk-free and it can still lose money.

Why diversification matters

Two ways to spread risk, not one

Picking the next winning coin is a bet on being right about one asset. An index instead spreads exposure across the market itself. Running Meta alongside it goes a step further — the two strategies earn from different things, so a bad market for one is not automatically a bad market for the other.

  • Risk

    Lower idiosyncratic risk

    Broad exposure across many assets reduces how much any single coin's bad news can hurt your portfolio — one weak position doesn't sink the whole account.

  • Growth

    Capture market-wide growth

    Instead of timing which single asset will outperform, an index captures the broader growth of the crypto market as a whole.

  • Horizon

    Built for the long term

    A longer holding horizon smooths out short-term volatility — index-style investing is designed to be held through cycles, not traded around them.

  • Discipline

    Systematic, not emotional

    Rules-based hourly rebalancing removes the guesswork and emotional decision-making that trip up most manual portfolios.

The case for a rules-based crypto index isn't only intuition. Institutional research — including studies from Coinbase Research and Two Sigma's Venn — has found that adding even a small, regularly rebalanced crypto allocation historically improved a traditional portfolio's risk-adjusted returns, because crypto contributes a diversifying source of risk that stocks and bonds alone don't capture.

Bybit Trading Bot: Key Facts

  • 1 Exchange Bybit
  • 2 Strategies Meta (market-neutral) · Stoic AI Crypto Index (long-only)
  • 3 Instruments Bybit USDT perpetual futures
  • 4 Inception Date Meta: Jan 2021 · Index: Mar 2020
  • 5 Rebalancing Automated, hourly
  • 6 Minimum Account Size $500 ⓘ $500 is the minimum account size for both strategies on Bybit — enough for the strategy to hold positions across many markets at once and keep each position small.
  • 7 Subscription Fee From $24 / mo
  • 8 Performance Fee None
  • 9 Lockups None — withdraw anytime
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Same strategies, different exchange

How performance can differ on Bybit

Both Stoic strategies run the same rules everywhere, but fees, liquidity and order-size constraints differ by exchange. On Bybit they trade USDT perpetuals, where base maker/taker fees are 0.02% / 0.055% — materially lower than most spot schedules, so less of each move is lost to trading costs.

Read the full breakdown
Exchange Spot fees (maker / taker) Perps / futures (maker / taker) Trading universe Practical notes for performance
Binance 0.10% / 0.10% USDⓈ-M 0.02% / 0.04% 500+ cryptocurrencies Strong liquidity on major pairs; fees and depth often favour active execution.
Binance.US 0% / 0.01% — 190+ cryptocurrencies Spot-only; regional restrictions can affect the available execution universe.
Coinbase 0.40% / 0.60% Intl 0.02% / 0.04% 275+ supported assets Higher spot fees at low tiers, so the index trades more slowly to limit fee drag; regulatory access varies by region.
Crypto.com From 0.075% From 0.034% 400+ cryptocurrencies Tiered maker/taker fees; promotions can materially change realised costs.
KuCoin 0.10% / 0.10% 0.02% / 0.06% 700+ cryptocurrencies Very broad listings; liquidity quality varies across long-tail assets.
Bybit 0.10% / 0.10% 0.02% / 0.055% 2,000+ trading pairs Deep derivatives liquidity; taker fees matter for fast execution.
Hyperliquid 0.04% / 0.07% 0.015% / 0.045% 100+ perpetual markets On-chain order-book DEX; Stoic runs perps here, so funding and taker fees drive costs.

Standard / entry-tier fees shown for comparison — your personal fee tier, product availability and the assets in your region can differ. Spot and perp schedules differ per venue.

Get started

How to connect Bybit to Stoic

Generate API keys with trading permissions on Bybit and paste them into Stoic — you'll be trading in just a few minutes.

Step-by-step connection guide
  1. 1

    Create your Stoic account

    Sign up at app.stoic.ai in under a minute — just an email, no KYC. Bybit runs both the market-neutral Meta strategy and the long-only Stoic AI Crypto Index, so decide which one you want to start with.

  2. 2

    Choose Bybit and your plan

    Select Bybit from the supported exchanges and pick a plan that matches your portfolio size. Pay the subscription by card or in crypto.

  3. 3

    Create API keys and connect

    On Bybit, create API keys with trading permissions only — no withdrawal access — and paste them into Stoic. Trading starts automatically and setup can take up to 24 hours. Keep at least $500 in the account so the strategy can size its positions properly.

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From the blog

Learn how the Stoic Bybit trading bot works

Everything behind the two strategies you can run on Bybit: how Meta stays market-neutral by holding longs and shorts together, how the long-only Stoic AI Crypto Index picks and rebalances its basket, and how fully automated trading runs around the clock in your own Bybit account.

What traders say about the Stoic Bybit trading bot Real results from real users

Don't just take our word for it — here's what our users say about their experience with the Bybit bot.

★★★★★
5.0

I have used this since December 1st 2020 with great results. I hedged my 30% of my portfolio in the app with Bitcoin just before it took off which was lucky but without that Stoic itself had already put me well in profit by that point. As a result, I have already taken out my initial investment and I am sitting on returns that are 3 times my original investment. You don’t need to put much money in there, just make sure you give it time because it’s worth it.

Driver234
★★★★★
5.0

The app is easy to get up and running, and was showing great results up ‘til the “everything crash”. Loses were well below market loses and after 20% growth in the last week, I’m back on the positive side and look forward to more great results.

Dgcdhctunh
★★★★★
5.0

It’s been a good result for me after one year of trying it. Gained up to 200% of my initial investment in less than a year.

Johnsavath
★★★★
4.0

To state the obvious when the crypto market is up this app does really well. When it is down it still beat the drop to limit losses. I started with a small amount invested to try it out and liked the way it hedged and spread out investment t across many tokens. My biggest drop occurred when I had a balance owing and they stopped trading. This was a big issue for me as My Investment took a huge hit and the app gave no notification that I was in arrears. They helped resolve the issue and we are back on track and I have just passed 50% gains since April 2021.

RU486?
★★★★★
5.0

I have spent considerable time researching trading bots and strategies. Stoic has great reviews all over the internet and I decided to give it a try. So far the program has worked very well! My schedule doesn’t allow me to watch the exchanges constantly. So I wanted to try some automation… Very pleased (have been using for a week)!

DRD122

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About the Bybit Trading Bot

  • It is an automated trading service that connects to your Bybit account over API and runs one of two quantitative strategies for you: Meta, a market-neutral strategy that holds long and short positions at the same time, or the Stoic AI Crypto Index, a long-only basket weighted by market capitalisation with a momentum tilt. Both trade Bybit USDT perpetuals and rebalance hourly. You never configure grids or parameters — you pick a strategy and Stoic manages the positions.
  • Meta aims for returns that do not depend on market direction: it holds longs and shorts at the same time and earns from the spread between them, with a much shallower historical drawdown (12.01% against 68.71% for the index). The Stoic AI Crypto Index gives you broad, long-only exposure to crypto — stronger in sustained bull runs, but it falls with the market. If you cannot choose, you can run both on two Bybit sub-accounts.
  • The minimum account size is $500, and it is the same for both strategies. That gives the strategy enough capital to hold positions across many markets at once and keep each individual position small.
  • Yes. You create API keys on Bybit with trading permissions only — never withdrawal access — so Stoic can place trades but can never move funds out of your account. Your assets stay in your own Bybit account at all times, and you can delete the API keys on Bybit to revoke Stoic's access whenever you want.
  • Create a Stoic account at app.stoic.ai, choose Bybit and a plan that fits your portfolio, then generate API keys with trading permissions on Bybit and paste them into Stoic. Trading starts automatically and setup can take up to 24 hours — there is no KYC on the Stoic side.
  • Stoic charges a flat subscription based on your portfolio size — there is no performance fee. All trading profits go directly to you. Plans are tiered by account size: Starter — $24/month or $149/year (up to $2,500), Plus — $39/month or $239/year (up to $5,000), and Pro — $66/month or $399/year (up to $10,000). Portfolios above $10,000 stay on Pro plus a 5% yearly fee on the value above $10,000. Full details on our Pricing page.
  • Yes. Since your funds remain in your own Bybit account at all times, you can disconnect the bot and withdraw whenever you want. There are no lock-up periods imposed by Stoic.
  • Their profiles are very different. Meta has the lower-volatility record, with a maximum drawdown of 12.01% since January 2021 (simulated through March 2023, live after that). The Stoic AI Crypto Index has produced far larger cumulative gains since March 2020, but with much deeper drawdowns — 68.71% at its worst. Use the strategy switcher in the performance section above to compare them. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
  • Yes. On Bybit the bot rebalances positions automatically every hour, according to the rules of the strategy you selected. You do not need to monitor or adjust positions manually.
  • Both strategies trade Bybit USDT perpetuals, where base fees are 0.02% maker and 0.055% taker, falling further as your 30-day volume or VIP tier grows. Lower fees mean less cost drag from hourly rebalancing than on most spot fee schedules.
  • Two: the flagship market-neutral Meta strategy and the long-only Stoic AI Crypto Index. You choose one per connected account when you set the bot up, and you can switch later.
  • Not for a single strategy — a main account works fine. Sub-accounts matter in two cases: to keep the funds Stoic trades separate from the rest of your balance, and to run both strategies at once, since each connected account runs one strategy.
  • Yes. Connect two Bybit sub-accounts and set a different strategy on each. Your Stoic subscription is a single plan priced by the size of the portfolio you connect — picking a strategy, or splitting capital across sub-accounts, does not change how it is priced. See the Pricing page for the plan tiers.
  • No. Your funds stay in your own Bybit account. Stoic connects through API keys with trading permissions only, executes trades according to the strategy you selected, and can never withdraw. Disable the keys on Bybit and Stoic's access ends immediately.
  • It is a different category of tool. A grid or DCA bot executes rules you configure yourself — you choose the price range, the step size or the buy interval, and it does exactly that until you change it. Stoic is a managed strategy: you pick Meta or the Stoic AI Crypto Index, and the system decides what to hold, at what weight, and when to rebalance. There are no parameters to tune, and no price range to get wrong when the market moves out of it.
  • By default, no. Both strategies trade Bybit USDT perpetuals without leverage, so in normal operation liquidation is not possible. On request, leverage can be raised up to 5x — only for users who understand and explicitly accept the added risk: leverage magnifies losses as well as gains, and a leveraged account can be liquidated. If you never asked for leverage, your account runs without it.

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