Strategy

🤖 RussBot is a free, open-source binary options trading bot for PocketOption, built on BinaryOptionsToolsV2 → Get it on GitLab
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RussBot implements a multi-indicator confluence strategy: it only trades when several independent signals agree at the same moment. This page explains each rule and the reasoning behind it.

The Setup

Parameter	Value	Why
Candle timeframe	15 seconds	Matches the expiry — each signal candle maps to one option
Expiry	15 seconds	Ultra-short-term momentum plays
EMA period	10	Fast-reacting trend baseline
CCI period	7	Sensitive overbought/oversold detector
MACD	12, 26, 9	Momentum confirmation and minimum-data gate
Martingale	None	Flat staking keeps risk per trade constant
Trade cooldown	16 seconds	One position at a time (expiry + 1s buffer)

Buy (CALL) Signal

All four conditions must be true on the same candle:

#	Condition	Code check	What it tells us
1	Green candle	`close > open`	Immediate buying pressure
2	Price above EMA	`close > EMA(10)`	Price has crossed to the bullish side of the trend line
3	CCI touches +100	`abs(CCI - 100) <= 10`	Momentum strong enough to reach the overbought threshold
4	EMA rising	`EMA now > EMA previous`	The short-term trend itself is turning up

Sell (PUT) Signal

The exact mirror image:

#	Condition	Code check	What it tells us
1	Red candle	`close < open`	Immediate selling pressure
2	Price below EMA	`close < EMA(10)`	Price has crossed to the bearish side of the trend line
3	CCI touches −100	`abs(CCI + 100) <= 10`	Momentum strong enough to reach the oversold threshold
4	EMA falling	`EMA now < EMA previous`	The short-term trend itself is turning down

How the Pieces Fit Together

Trend identification — the EMA(10) defines the micro-trend. Rules 2 and 4 require both price position and EMA slope to agree, filtering out counter-trend noise.
Entry timing — CCI at ±100 (rule 3) marks the moment momentum reaches an extreme. The ±10 tolerance window means the bot fires as CCI touches the level rather than long after it has blown through.
Confirmation — the candle color (rule 1) is the final sanity check that the current bar is actually moving in the signal direction.
Execution — only when all four align does the bot place a 15-second option via api.buy() or api.sell().

The MACD(12, 26, 9) is calculated on every candle and displayed in the analysis output; its 26-period slow EMA also acts as the strategy’s minimum-data gate — the bot refuses to trade until it has at least 26 candles, so every indicator is statistically meaningful.

Signal Evaluation in Code

The actual buy check from trading_bot.py:

def check_buy_signal(self, indicators: Dict, current_candle: Dict) -> bool:
    current_close = float(current_candle.get('close', 0))
    current_open = float(current_candle.get('open', current_close))
    current_ema = indicators['ema']
    current_cci = indicators['cci']

    # Check if current candle is green
    is_green_candle = current_close > current_open

    # Check if price crosses EMA up (close above EMA)
    price_above_ema = current_close > current_ema

    # Check if CCI touches 100 (within tolerance)
    cci_touches_100 = abs(current_cci - 100) <= 10  # 10 point tolerance

    # Check EMA trend (crosses from down to up)
    ema_uptrend = False
    if self.prev_ema is not None:
        ema_uptrend = current_ema > self.prev_ema

    return is_green_candle and price_above_ema and cci_touches_100 and ema_uptrend

Risk Management Rules

No martingale — the stake never increases after a loss. Every trade risks the same configured amount.
16-second cooldown — min_trade_interval guarantees the previous option has expired (15s) plus a 1-second buffer before a new one can open. The bot never stacks positions.
Payout filtering (multi-asset mode) — assets paying 90% or less are skipped entirely, so winners always earn near-full payout. See Payout Checker.
All-or-nothing signals — a single failing condition vetoes the trade. Expect the bot to sit idle in ranging or unclear markets; that is by design.

Tuning the Strategy

Every threshold is configurable — see Configuration:

Raise cci_tolerance (default 10) to get more signals at lower quality; lower it for fewer, stricter entries.
Change ema_period to make the trend baseline faster (smaller) or smoother (larger).
Adjust min_payout_percentage to trade a wider or narrower set of assets in multi-asset mode.

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Risk Disclaimer

⚠️ No strategy wins every trade. 15-second binary options are extremely volatile instruments. Use a demo account until you trust the behavior, and never risk money you cannot afford to lose.