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description: >-
  A quick glossary of key terms and strategy settings used across the Liquid AI
  platform.
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# Terms & Concepts

#### 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.
