Configuration

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RussBot has two configuration surfaces: the runtime config.json (managed by the launcher) and the static config.py (strategy constants). This page documents every setting.

config.json

Created automatically the first time you run python run_bot.py, and editable either by hand or through the launcher’s ⚙️ Configure menu:

{
  "trading": {
    "default_asset": "EURUSD_otc",
    "default_amount": 1.0,
    "expiry_time": 15,
    "candle_interval": 1,
    "min_payout_percentage": 90.0,
    "max_concurrent_processes": 10,
    "min_trade_interval": 16
  },
  "indicators": {
    "ema_period": 10,
    "cci_period": 7,
    "cci_buy_threshold": 100,
    "cci_sell_threshold": -100,
    "cci_tolerance": 10,
    "macd_fast": 12,
    "macd_slow": 26,
    "macd_signal": 9
  },
  "system": {
    "max_history": 100,
    "log_level": "INFO",
    "log_to_file": true,
    "log_to_terminal": true,
    "assets_file": "assets-otc.tested.txt"
  },
  "user": {
    "ssid": "",
    "last_used_asset": "EURUSD_otc",
    "last_used_amount": 1.0
  }
}

Trading settings

Indicator settings

System settings

User settings

⚠️ config.json stores your SSID in plain text once you save it. Keep the file out of version control and off shared machines.

Configuring via the Launcher

python run_bot.py → option 2 (⚙️ Configure) opens an interactive menu:

1. Trading Settings      — asset, amount, payout threshold, process limit
2. Indicator Settings    — EMA period, CCI period, CCI tolerance
3. System Settings       — log level, terminal logging
4. User Settings         — SSID (displayed masked)
5. View Full Config      — pretty-prints the whole config.json
6. Reset to Defaults
7. Back to Main Menu

Every change is validated (invalid numbers are rejected with the current value kept) and saved back to config.json immediately.

config.py

Static strategy constants used by the single-asset bot, plus a human-readable statement of the strategy rules:

TRADING_CONFIG = {
    # Asset settings
    "asset": "EURUSD_otc",
    "amount": 1.0,
    "expiry_time": 15,  # seconds

    # Indicator settings
    "ema_period": 10,
    "cci_period": 7,
    "macd_fast": 12,
    "macd_slow": 26,
    "macd_signal": 9,

    # Trading rules
    "cci_buy_threshold": 100,
    "cci_sell_threshold": -100,
    "cci_tolerance": 10,
    "min_trade_interval": 16,

    # Data management
    "max_history": 100,

    # Logging
    "log_level": "INFO",
    "log_to_file": True,
    "log_to_terminal": True
}

STRATEGY_RULES = {
    "buy_conditions": [
        "Green candle (close > open)",
        "Price crosses EMA up (close > EMA)",
        "CCI touches 100 (±10 tolerance)",
        "EMA crosses from down up (uptrend)"
    ],
    "sell_conditions": [
        "Red candle (close < open)",
        "Price crosses EMA down (close < EMA)",
        "CCI touches -100 (±10 tolerance)",
        "EMA crosses from up down (downtrend)"
    ]
}

The Asset List

assets-otc.tested.txt ships with ~90 tested OTC assets (forex pairs, crypto, indices, commodities). Lines starting with # are commented out and ignored:

#AAPL_otc          ← disabled
100GBP_otc
ADA-USD_otc
AMZN_otc
AUDCAD_otc
AUDCHF_otc
...

Add or remove assets freely — the Payout Checker and Multi-Asset Bot both read this file.

Tuning Tips

• More signals: increase cci_tolerance (e.g. 15–20) — entries trigger in a wider window around ±100.
• Stricter entries: decrease cci_tolerance (e.g. 5) — fewer but more precise CCI touches.
• Smoother trend filter: raise ema_period (e.g. 20) — fewer whipsaw EMA-slope flips.
• Wider asset pool: lower min_payout_percentage (e.g. 85) — more assets pass the filter, at lower payout per win.

💡 Not sure what values to use? Ask in the Chipa Discord — or prototype variations visually with ChipaEditor before committing them to your config.