Scalping trading · Scalper
Scalping trading, and a Scalper that follows your rules
Scalping trading means taking many small positions on small price moves, usually within the same day, and closing them quickly.
Tradetron's Scalper does the repetitive part: it buys a slice each time the price falls by your step and sells a slice each time it rises, up to the quantity you allow, and stops at your target, loss limit, time limit or end time.
NSE equity, stock and index F&O
Your step, size and limits
Square-off before the close
Sample screen
A worked example of the rules
A Scalper on Stock A with a step of ₹5 and a slice of 10 shares, up to 30 open. The table shows what it does as the price moves. It is an example of the mechanics, not a result.
Scalper · Stock A · NSE EQSample
Start at market ₹1,000
Step ₹5
Slice 10 shares
Max open 30
One sided · BUY
End 15:00
| Price moves to | The Scalper | Open after |
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| ₹1,000 | Buys the first slice of 10 | 10 |
| ₹995 | Buys a slice: the price fell one step | 20 |
| ₹990 | Buys a slice | 30 |
| ₹985 | Waits: 30 is the maximum open | 30 |
| ₹990 | Sells a slice: the price rose one step from its last buy | 20 |
| ₹995 | Sells a slice | 10 |
| 15:00 | Squares off what is open and stops | 0 |
Illustration only, not investment advice.
How it works
Set up a Scalper in three screens
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Choose the instrument
Pick the segment (NSE equity, NSE stock F&O, NSE index F&O or BSE index F&O), the symbol and, for options, the expiry and strike.
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[ 02 ]
Set the scalping rules
Maximum open quantity, slicing quantity, start at market or at a limit, entry and exit difference, start and end time, one-sided or both-sided, and optional profit, loss and time limits.
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[ 03 ]
Confirm and start
Read the plain-English summary, then Save a private copy or Start. Running, deployed and closed algos are listed with their orders, and you can pause, resume, stop or square off.
What is scalping trading?
A scalper trades the small moves inside a session rather than a view on where the price ends up. Positions are small and short, and there are many of them, so costs, slippage and discipline matter more than in slower trading.
Most scalpers in India trade liquid instruments: index futures and options, and actively traded stocks, where the gap between buy and sell prices is narrow.
How scalping works
A typical rule-based scalp sets a step size, a slice size and a ceiling on how much can be open. Each step down adds a slice and each step up takes one off, so the position stays inside the limits while the price oscillates.
Limits are what keep it under control: a maximum open quantity, a loss limit, a time limit and a fixed end time that squares everything off.
The risks to know first
Scalping is not low-risk. A price that trends in one direction fills the position to its maximum against you; costs on many small trades add up; and a fast market can move past your levels before an order fills. Start small, set a loss limit, and watch the rules on live prices before you trade with money.
Why automate a scalping strategy
The rules are simple but relentless: a person has to watch every tick and click every slice. An algo applies the same step and the same limits every time, and stops when a limit is hit.
Questions
Common questions
How do I start scalping trading?
Learn how the instrument moves and what each trade costs, decide your step, slice and limits, and test the rules on live prices without money first. On Tradetron the Scalper runs these rules for you.
Is scalping high risk?
It can be. Many small positions add up, a trending market can fill the whole position against you, and costs are paid on every trade. Loss and time limits are essential.
What can the Scalper trade?
NSE equity, NSE stock F&O, NSE index F&O and BSE index F&O. It trades one instrument per Scalper, intraday.
When does a Scalper stop?
At your profit target, your loss limit, your maximum time or your end time, whichever comes first. Open positions are squared off before the market closes.
Can I see what it would do without placing orders?
Yes. Start it in Live Offline to see its signals on live prices before you trade it with your broker.
Put your scalping rules on autopilot, within your limits
Illustration only, not investment advice. Trading in securities and derivatives carries risk. Check how a strategy behaves in a backtest and in Live Offline before you trade it with money.
