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The "Prop Ready Bot" is different from the "Dynamic Trendline" because it is a mean-reversion strategy.

Its goal is to identify "oversold" or "overbought" conditions (using the RSI) and then look for a confirmation signal (often touching the Bollinger Bands) to enter against the recent move, betting on a rebound.

Here are the key parameters to tune, in order of importance.

1. ⚙️ The Signal Engine (RSI & Bollinger)
   These parameters are the strategy. If these are wrong, nothing else will work.

RSI Overbought / Oversold Levels

This is the most important parameter. It's the bot's primary "trigger."

Tuning:

Standard values (e.g., 70 / 30) will give you many signals, but some will be false (noise).

"Extreme" values (e.g., 80 / 20) will give you far fewer signals, but they will be much stronger oversold/overbought conditions and (theoretically) more reliable.

Goal: Find the levels that filter out noise without missing the best rebounds.

RSI Period

What it does: The "speed" of the RSI (default 14).

Tuning: A lower period (e.g., 7) will make it react faster and more sensitively (more signals, more noise). A high period (e.g., 21) will make it slower and smoother (fewer, slower signals). Tune this after finding the right levels.

Bollinger Bands Period and Deviations

What it does: This is the confirmation filter. The bot waits for the RSI to be overbought (e.g., >80) AND for the price to touch/exceed the upper Bollinger Band.

Tuning: The deviations (e.g., 2.0, 2.5) control the "width" of the bands. Tighter bands (e.g., 1.8) will give more signals. Wider bands (e.g., 2.5) will require a more extreme move and give fewer signals.

1. 🎯 Trade Management (The Exits)
   For a mean-reversion strategy, exits are critical. You are often looking for quick profits.

Take Profit (Pips or ATR)

What it does: In mean-reversion strategies, the TP is often more important than the SL. You are looking for a fast "snap-back" to the average.

Tuning: Optimize this parameter first. Look for a realistic, quick profit (e.g., a TP based on 1x ATR, or a fixed pip target).

Stop Loss (Pips or ATR)

What it does: Protects you when "oversold" becomes... even more "oversold" (i.e., when the trend continues against you).

Tuning: It must be wide enough not to get hit by noise, but tight enough to protect you from a runaway trend.

1. 🛡️ The "Prop Ed." Management (The Risk Guardian)
   Just like the other bot, these are the safety parameters you set after you have found a profitable strategy.

Max Daily Loss (%) and Max Total Loss (%)

What it does: These prevent you from failing the challenge on a bad day when the market never reverts to the mean and just keeps running against your positions.

Optimization Advice:

Start by optimizing the RSI Levels (e.g., 70/30 vs 80/20) and the Take Profit together.

Then, optimize the Bollinger Bands (Deviations) to better filter the entries.

Finally, optimize the Stop Loss for risk management.

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What are the key input parameters I should tune first?