TradeArmor, Self-Hosted Automated Crypto Trading

TradeArmor dashboard running on a self-hosted Mac mini with six exchange panels open

Best Self-Hosted Crypto Trading Bot in 2026 (Tested on 6 Exchanges)

A founder-written comparison of every self-hosted crypto trading bot worth running in 2026, tested across Binance US, Bybit, Coinbase, OKX, and more.

TradeArmor migration screen showing a ProfitTrailer config being imported

Best ProfitTrailer Alternative in 2026 (From a Former PT User Who Built One)

A former PT user's honest comparison of every ProfitTrailer alternative in 2026, plus a migration path that preserves the EQ-price gate PT users care about.

Diagram showing a ProfitTrailer database migrating into TradeArmor with open positions, DCA legs, trade history, and signals preserved

Migrate From ProfitTrailer Without Losing Your Positions

Want to migrate from ProfitTrailer without abandoning open positions? A step by step guide to moving your DCA legs, history, and signals intact.

Comparison of simple DCA buys clustered in a tight price band versus gated DCA buys spaced down a falling market with cooldown and EQ-price gates

Gated DCA vs Simple DCA: The Math That Matters

Gated DCA vs simple DCA, compared on the math that matters: how cost-basis gates, cooldowns, and EQ-price logic decide whether averaging down actually works.

A crypto DCA strategy laid out as a rules engine: spaced buy levels stepping down a falling price chart with cooldown timers, an EQ-price gate, and a reserve cash floor

Crypto DCA Strategy: The Complete Guide That Holds Up

A complete crypto DCA strategy guide: when dollar cost averaging works, when it fails, and how a gated rules engine actually lowers your cost basis.

Timeline showing ProfitTrailer from its 2017 launch through a quieter release cadence, next to a self-hosted successor that preserves DCA and EQPRICE logic

What Happened to ProfitTrailer? An Honest Look

What happened to ProfitTrailer? It is not dead, but the category moved. An honest look at where PT stands and what its DCA traders should run next.

A Binance US account connected by a trade-only API key to a self-hosted bot running on the owner's own machine, showing DCA, signals, AI strategy builder and tax exports on one dashboard while the withdrawal permission stays switched off

Best Binance US Trading Bot

The best Binance US trading bot setup: why Binance US ships no native bots, what a self-hosted option adds, and how to lock your API key to trade-only.

A crypto DCA bot shown as a rules engine: spaced buy levels stepping down a falling price chart, each gated by a cooldown timer, an EQ-price check, and a reserve cash floor, all running on the owner's own machine with the withdrawal permission switched off

Best Crypto DCA Bot: What Actually Matters

A real crypto DCA bot gates each buy on price, cooldown, and reserve cash, not a calendar. Here is what separates one from a recurring buy, with a 2026 matrix.

A Coinbase Advanced account connected by a trade-only API key to a self-hosted bot running on the owner's own machine, showing DCA, signals, AI strategy builder and tax exports on one dashboard while the transfer permission stays switched off

Best Coinbase Trading Bot

The best Coinbase trading bot setup: where Coinbase's native grid bot stops, what a self-hosted option adds, and how to lock your API key to trade-only.

A Kraken Pro account connected by a query-and-trade-only API key to a self-hosted bot running on the owner's own machine, showing DCA, signals, AI strategy builder and tax exports on one dashboard while the withdraw permission stays switched off

Best Kraken Trading Bot

The best Kraken trading bot setup: where Kraken's recurring buy stops, what a self-hosted bot adds, and how to lock your API key to trade-only, no withdraw.

An OKX account connected by a read-and-trade-only API key with a passphrase to a self-hosted bot running on the owner's own machine, showing DCA, signals, AI strategy builder and tax exports on one dashboard while the withdraw permission stays switched off

Best OKX Trading Bot

The best OKX trading bot setup: where OKX's native grid and DCA bots stop, what a self-hosted bot adds, and how to lock your API key to read and trade only.

A KuCoin account connected by a general-and-spot-only API key with a passphrase to a self-hosted bot running on the owner's own machine, showing DCA, signals, AI strategy builder and tax exports on one dashboard while the withdrawal permission stays switched off

Best KuCoin Trading Bot

The best KuCoin trading bot setup: where KuCoin's native grid and DCA bots stop, what a self-hosted bot adds, and how to lock your API key to trade only.

A Crypto.com account connected by a read-and-trade-only API key with an IP allowlist to a self-hosted bot running on the owner's own machine, showing DCA, signals, AI strategy builder and tax exports on one dashboard while the withdrawal permission stays switched off

Best Crypto.com Trading Bot

The best Crypto.com trading bot setup: where the native grid, DCA and TWAP bots stop, what a self-hosted bot adds, and how to lock your API key to trade only.

A stack of DCA legs bought at different prices, with the lowest unsold leg highlighted as EQPRICE against the blended average line above it

ProfitTrailer EQPRICE Explained (and How Gated DCA Uses It)

ProfitTrailer EQPRICE explained: what the per-leg bought price actually does, why it beats the blended average, and how a gated DCA bot uses it to buy.

A ProfitTrailer position book with open DCA legs migrating intact into a self-hosted replacement bot, EQPRICE gate preserved

Best Bot Like ProfitTrailer: A 2026 Replacement Guide

Looking for the best bot like ProfitTrailer in 2026? A self-hosted replacement that imports your open positions and matches the EQPRICE buy gate.

A Bitget account connected by a read-and-trade-only API key with a passphrase to a self-hosted bot running on the owner's own machine, showing DCA, signals, AI strategy builder, peer-to-peer copy trading and tax exports on one dashboard while the withdraw permission stays switched off

Best Bitget Trading Bot

The best Bitget trading bot setup: where Bitget's native bots and copy trading stop, what a self-hosted bot adds, and how to lock your API key safely.

A Gate.io account connected by a read-and-trade-only API key with an IP allowlist to a self-hosted bot running on the owner's own machine, showing DCA, signals, AI strategy builder, peer-to-peer copy trading and tax exports on one dashboard while the withdrawal permission stays switched off

Best Gate.io Trading Bot

The best Gate.io trading bot setup: where the native grid, DCA and copy bots stop, what self-hosting adds, and how to lock your API key to trade only.