StayLiquid keeps both sides of a hedge open at all times, then extracts realized profit from whichever side is winning at each tick.
The moment you start a bot, a long and a short position open at the same instant, same price, same size. Net directional exposure is zero. This is not a martingale — it's a permanent hedge.
Every tick, the engine checks unrealized PnL on both sides. When one side exceeds the harvest threshold (calibrated to your leverage tier), that side is closed at market, the profit is added to your accumulator, and the same-size position is immediately re-opened at the current price. The opposite side is left alone — its unrealized loss is what makes the hedge work.
Every harvest adds to a running realized-profit total that only moves up. When it reaches your target — or your chosen timeline expires — both sides close cleanly at market.
Three timelines (8h / 16h / 24h) pace how aggressively the engine chases harvests. Three leverage tiers (Delta 5x · Bravo 10x · Charlie 20x) set position size and matched thresholds. The combination determines how much volatility is required to hit target within the window.
Because both sides are always open at equal size, a move against one side is offset by the opposite side. Binance's isolated-margin liquidation is calculated per position, but the combined equity picture stays flat. This is why the engine is called StayLiquid — no scenario where a wick liquidates you and leaves the other leg unhedged.