Spot Signals — overview
Long-only spot crypto signals on slower timeframes (1h / 4h / 1D). No leverage, no liquidation, lower frequency, designed for accumulators and swing traders. Live feed + closed history + metrics dashboard.
Spot Signals is the slower-rhythm sibling of the USDⓈ-M Futures hub. Signals are long-only (you can't short spot), default to 1h+ timeframes, and lean toward swing / position holds (24-72 hour median time-in-trade). This hub exists for traders who don't want to deal with leverage and liquidation risk — accumulate, hold, take profits at TP1/2/3, exit at SL if structure breaks. No funding fees, no liquidations, no overnight panic.
Plan gating
| Plan | Access |
|---|---|
| Free | Read-only feed, 60-min delay. No autotrade. |
| Master | Real-time feed. Real-time alerts. |
| Premium | All of Master, plus CSV export of history. |
| Ultimate | All of Premium, plus higher alert quota and webhook delivery. |
The plan gate is enforced via useUserPlanAccess.hasSpotSignalAccess — see your tier under Profile → Plans.
Page layout
The page uses a two-tab structure (simpler than the USDⓈ-M hub):
| Tab | What it shows | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Running Signals | Active and waiting signals — entry, SL, TP1/2/3, current ROI, age. | Live feed |
| Closed Signals | Closed history with result, P&L %, time-in-trade. | History |
Plus a metrics dashboard above the tabs:
| Section | What it shows | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics dashboard | Active signals · Win rate · Avg time-in-trade · Total ROI 7d/30d · Best/worst symbol. | Metrics |
| Detail dialog | Per-signal deep-dive with chart context. | Signal detail |
Signal lifecycle
[Generated] → [Waiting] → [Active] → [Closed]
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Generated | mrD indicator stack on the source's timeframe closes a bar that matches the long-side criteria. |
| Waiting | Signal published; price hasn't pulled back to entry yet. |
| Active | Entry hit (pullback complete or breakout confirmed). ROI updates with mark price. |
| Closed | TP1/2/3 hit OR SL hit OR signal source manually closed OR expired (default 7-day timeout for spot). |
Signal sources
Spot signal sources are tuned for the slower spot rhythm:
- mrD-Spot Swing — 1h and 4h swing entries on accumulation patterns.
- mrD-Spot Trend — 4h and 1D trend-continuation entries.
- mrD-Spot Reversal — daily oversold-rebound entries on majors.
Filter by source in the Running tab if you only want certain strategies.
How spot differs from futures
Critical mindset shift if you're coming from the USDⓈ-M hub:
| Spot | USDⓈ-M Futures |
|---|---|
| Long-only | Long & Short |
| No leverage; capital = position size | 1-125× leverage |
| No funding fees | Funding fee charged every 8 h |
| No liquidation | Liquidation at maintenance margin |
| Cancellable: just sell what you bought | Cancellable: close the perpetual position |
| Timeframes: 1h, 4h, 1D | Timeframes: 5m, 15m, 1h, 4h |
| Median hold: 24-72 h | Median hold: 1-8 h |
| ROI metric: % gain on cash deployed | ROE metric: % gain on margin |
| Execution: Binance Spot, Coinbase, Kraken, etc. | Execution: Binance Futures USDⓈ-M only |
| Taxation: typically capital gains | Taxation: jurisdiction-dependent (often regular income) |
See Spot vs Futures for a deeper comparison.
Deep-linking from notifications
/trading-signals/spot-signals?symbol=BTCUSDT
Auto-selects the matching signal and opens the detail dialog. Same notification → page flow as USDⓈ-M.
Common questions
| Q | A |
|---|---|
| Can I autotrade spot signals like USDⓈ-M? | Not yet for spot — the autotrade engine integrates with Binance Futures only at this point. Spot signals are alert-only; you execute manually. See Manual execution. |
| Why no SHORT signals? | You can't short spot. Some exchanges offer Spot Margin lending but margins are thin and risk is real — we explicitly don't generate short spot signals to avoid encouraging that. |
| Are spot signals slower than futures? | Yes — by design. Higher-timeframe entries = lower noise = fewer signals per day (typically 5-20 across all sources). |
| Can I use spot signals as confirmation for futures trades? | Yes — many traders cross-reference. If a SPOT 4h signal AND a USDⓈ-M 5m signal both go long on the same symbol within a short window, that's higher conviction. |
What's next
- Live feed — running signals.
- Spot vs Futures — read this if coming from USDⓈ-M.
- Manual execution — how to act on a spot signal.
- FAQ — DCA, partial fills, fee handling.