Terms & Concepts

A quick glossary of key terms and strategy settings used across the Liquid AI platform.

Backtest Title

The name of your backtest. Good titles include the strategy, pair, and threshold to help keep track of different configs.

Chosen Pair

The trading pair and DEX you’re testing (e.g., WETH/USDC on Uniswap v3).

Separate Buy / Sell

If enabled, it lets the strategy use different thresholds for buying and selling. Leave it off for symmetric behavior.

Time Window (Days)

The number of past days the strategy uses to calculate its signals (like volatility or price bands). Example: a 10-day rolling window.

End Date

The final day included in the backtest. Think of this as the “cutoff” point.

Timeframe (1D / 1H)

The granularity of the candles used in the backtest:

• 1D = Daily candles

• 1H = Hourly candles

Backtest Days

How many days of historical data you want the backtest to simulate. This is your full test range, counting backwards from the End Date.

Threshold

The minimum % move needed to trigger a trade. Lower = more trades, higher = fewer trades.

Trade Amount

The size of each simulated trade, in quote currency (e.g., 0.1 USDC worth per trade if quote = USDC).

Initial Base Balance

How much of the base asset (e.g., WETH) you start with at the beginning of the backtest.

Initial Quote Balance

How much of the quote asset (e.g., PEPE) you start with.

Maximum Drawdown Limit

An optional safety stop. If the strategy loses this % from the starting portfolio value, it will stop simulating further trades.