FAQ

3CQS Tips & Basic Usage
  • Have some knowledge of the symbols / coins you trade, so if you do hold red bags (generally everyone will at some point), you won’t mind as much. You can easily find information on each by clicking on the symbols in the 3CQS markets section of the app.
  • If you’re looking for high volatility, just go to the 3CQS markets section and sort by volatility score. The scores are computed as weighted averages across multiple time intervals, e.g. 15m, 30m, 1h, etc.
  • Higher scores are higher volatility, which tend to yield higher gains, but many times can also mean higher risk
  • Watch the score trends (hover over the various columns to see the charts) to get an idea of the trajectory. If it’s trending down for 2 – 3 periods, you might want to make some decisions like scaling settings or TP (Take Profit) back, stopping the bot, etc.
  • Set your 3CQS alerts (the clock icon on the dashboard) to notify you of volatility changes on your preferred scores and volume.
  • Trading volume is important. It can take even longer to close deals when volume is low. Look for symbols trading 2M 24h volume or higher
  • Do not overextend and keep your bots fully covered, especially with highly volatile coins. They can dip extremely fast.
  • Be patient. It is normal for markets to move up and down, sometimes very fast and for prolonged periods of time.
What is SymRank?

SymRank is a proprietary symbol ranking system exclusive to 3CQS users that ranks symbols (coins) in near realtime based on multiple criteria including current trading volume, volatility and price action.

What is SymScore?

SymScore uses a variety of metrics including the symbol / coin’s current SymRank, price action, and volatility from which a score is calculated on a scale from 1 – 100 (Bearish to Bullish).

What is SymSense?

SymSense uses a symbol’s current SymRank and SymScore to calculate a sense of how fearful or greedy a symbol currently is on scale from 1 – 100.

What are Volatility Scores?

Pricing is monitored in near realtime and calculated which results in 15m, 30m, 1h, etc. volatility interval percentages. Each interval is then weighted and averaged based on the timeframe (more recent time frames are weighted higher), from which a score is then calculated. Higher scores are greater volatility.

What are Price Action Scores?

Realtime pricing is monitored and calculated using a combination of moving average formulas. Similar to volatility, more weight is given to recent pricing, which a score is then calculated.

SymRank, SymScore & SymSense Insight

SymRank tracks an individual symbol's volume, price action, and volatility from which rank is then determined across all symbols. SymScore is the bearish / bullish sentiment for the individual symbol with SymRank also taken into consideration.

SymScore is really another layer on top of SymRank. Both metrics consider the symbol's most recent 24h price action, volatility and volume, but depending on overall market conditions, a symbol might have a SymRank greater than 100 but still a bullish SymScore.

SymSense utilizes the current SymRank and SymScore of a symbol to provide an overall sensiment for a paritcular symbol ranging from fearful (1) to greedy (100).

Price Action & Volatility Score Insight

3CQS price action and volatility take into account pricing over the last 24 hours. Scores that are red are considered currently on a downtrend and green if on an uptrend.

Price action scores that are significantly negative are when price is moving much lower over the last 24 hours. Volatility scores can be negative as well, but are not calculated the same and won’t generally be seen with as large negative scores.

Negative scores represent the lowest of all price / volatility trend movements over 24 hours whereas the color is the current projected up / downtrend. Basically significant sells that drop price drastically will likely result in larger negative price action scores, but it could increase volatility as buys increase price. So you can have a very low negative price action score with a high volatility score in many cases. The scores are constantly recalculated, so it’s helpful to see the trends when you hover over the scores.

3CQS Trading Signals

Trading signals are developed using various market indicators and extensive technical research of the current and historical market atmosphere. They offer effective trading suggestions to purchase, trade, or hold an asset. 3CQS trading signals are designed to signal the start and stop of DCA (Dollar Cost Average) bots for optimal performance under a variety of market conditions.

Signal Name: SymRank Top 10

Signal ID: 12

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymRank <= 10
  • SymRank is tracked and if the symbol falls out of the Top 10 for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymRank Top 30

Signal ID: 2

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymRank <= 30
  • SymRank is tracked and if the symbol falls out of the Top 30 for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymRank Top 50

Signal ID: 11

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymRank <= 50
  • SymRank is tracked and if the symbol falls out of the Top 50 for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymRank Top 100 Triple Tracker

Signal ID: 1

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymRank <= 100, Volatility Score >= 3, Price Action Score >= 2
  • These three indicators are tracked and if any fall out the starting thresholds for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymRank Top 100 Quadruple Tracker

Signal ID: 6

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymRank <= 100, Volatility Score >= 3, Price Action Score >= 2, RSI-14 15m <= 65
  • These four indicators are tracked and if any fall out the starting thresholds for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymRank Top 250 Quadruple Tracker

Signal ID: 7

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymRank <= 250, Volatility Score >= 3, Price Action Score >= 2, RSI-14 15m <= 65
  • These four indicators are tracked and if any fall out the starting thresholds for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Super Bullish

Signal ID: 13

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 60 and < 70
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Super Bullish Range

Signal ID: 22

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 60 and < 70
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Super-Hyper Bullish Range

Signal ID: 29

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 60 and < 80
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Hyper Bullish

Signal ID: 14

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 70 and < 80
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Hyper Bullish Range

Signal ID: 23

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 70 and < 80
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Hyper-Ultra Bullish Range

Signal ID: 27

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 70 and < 90
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Ultra Bullish

Signal ID: 15

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 80 and < 90
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Ultra Bullish Range

Signal ID: 25

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 80 and < 90
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Ultra-X-Treme Bullish Range

Signal ID: 31

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 80 and <= 100
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore X-Treme Bullish

Signal ID: 16

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 90 and <= 100
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Neutral

Signal ID: 54

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 50 and < 60
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Super Bearish

Signal ID: 17

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 40 and < 50
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Super Bearish Range

Signal ID: 21

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 40 and < 50
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Super-Hyper Bearish Range

Signal ID: 30

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 30 and < 50
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Hyper Bearish

Signal ID: 18

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 30 and < 40
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Hyper Bearish Range

Signal ID: 24

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 30 and < 40
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Hyper-Ultra Bearish Range

Signal ID: 28

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 20 and < 40
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Ultra Bearish

Signal ID: 19

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 20 and < 30
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Ultra Bearish Range

Signal ID: 26

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 20 and < 30
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore Ultra-X-Treme Bearish Range

Signal ID: 32

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 1 and < 30
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start score or above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymScore X-Treme Bearish

Signal ID: 20

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 1 and < 20
  • SymScore is tracked and if the symbol moves above the end score for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Super Greed

Signal ID: 39

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 60 and < 70
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Super Greed Range

Signal ID: 48

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 60 and < 70
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Super-Hyper Greed Range

Signal ID: 55

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 60 and < 80
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Hyper Greed

Signal ID: 40

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 70 and < 80
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Hyper Greed Range

Signal ID: 49

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 70 and < 80
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Hyper-Ultra Greed Range

Signal ID: 56

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 70 and < 90
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Ultra Greed

Signal ID: 41

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 80 and < 90
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Ultra Greed Range

Signal ID: 50

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 80 and < 90
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Ultra-X-Treme Greed Range

Signal ID: 57

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 80 and <= 100
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense X-Treme Greed

Signal ID: 42

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 90
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Neutral

Signal ID: 43

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 50 and < 60
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Super Fear

Signal ID: 44

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 40 and < 50
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Super Fear Range

Signal ID: 51

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 40 and < 50
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Super-Hyper Fear Range

Signal ID: 58

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 30 and < 50
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Hyper Fear

Signal ID: 45

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 30 and < 40
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Hyper Fear Range

Signal ID: 45

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 30 and < 40
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Hyper-Ultra Fear Range

Signal ID: 52

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 20 and < 40
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Ultra Fear

Signal ID: 46

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymScore >= 20 and < 30
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Ultra Fear Range

Signal ID: 53

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 20 and < 30
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense Ultra-X-Treme Fear Range

Signal ID: 60

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 1 and < 30
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves below the start sense or above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: SymSense X-Treme Fear

Signal ID: 47

  • Criteria for BOT_START: SymSense >= 1 and < 20
  • SymSense is tracked and if the symbol moves above the end sense for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: Super Volatility

Signal ID: 9

  • Criteria for BOT_START: Volatility Score >= 4
  • Volatility scores are tracked and if the symbol falls out of the starting threshold for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: Super Volatility Double Tracker

Signal ID: 10

  • Criteria for BOT_START: Volatility Score >= 4, Price Action Score >= 2
  • Volatility and price action scores are tracked and if the symbol falls out of the starting threshold for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: Hyper Volatility

Signal ID: 3

  • Criteria for BOT_START: Volatility Score >= 6
  • Volatility scores are tracked and if the symbol falls out of the starting threshold for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: Hyper Volatility Double Tracker

Signal ID: 8

  • Criteria for BOT_START: Volatility Score >= 6, Price Action Score >= 2
  • Volatility and price action scores are tracked and if the symbol falls out of the starting threshold for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: Ultra Volatility

Signal ID: 4

  • Criteria for BOT_START: Volatility Score >= 8
  • Volatility score are tracked and if the symbol falls out of the starting threshold for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent

Signal Name: X-Treme Volatility

Signal ID: 5

  • Criteria for BOT_START: Volatility Score >= 10
  • Volatility scores are tracked and if the symbol falls out of the starting threshold for a period of time a BOT_STOP signal is sent
Troubleshooting
  • If you’re using a wireless connection, make sure the signal is strong, you’re near a wireless access point, or try using a wired connection to see if the issue persists.
  • If you’re using a VPN, try disconnecting it or use another.
  • If you’re running 3CQS in a virtual machine, make sure the VM has enough resources.
  • If you have access to another computer, see if the same occurs. If it does, it’s likely something to do with your Internet connection or latency from where you’re accessing 3Commas / 3CQS servers.
  • Try increasing the refresh rate on the dashboard or temporarily turning it off. Depending on the number of bots / deals you’re running, 3Commas can send back a lot of data per refresh. Any interruption in that communication will cause errors and may slow things down.
  • Some antivirus software will continuously scan folders and memory as an application is running. Check your antivirus application to see if any scans are happening in the background.
  • Check other applications running on your computer to ensure they are not using a lot of system resources.
  • Be sure you’re running the latest version of 3CQS and updates to your own operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux).
  • Starting with 3CQS v5.0 errors are sent to an event log. Click the more options icon “…” on the dashboard then view event logs to see if anything is logged there.

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