SonarSwing: Every Setting Explained, With Screenshots

SonarSwing is the swing tab in the PRO Channel, next to Sonar Pulse and Deep Wave. The module works on the hourly chart between fixed zones and enters at fixed lines. This article goes through the card setting by setting: what each one does, what the default is and what to watch for.

How to set the card up step by step, all the way to the first entry, is covered in the guide “SonarSwing Step by Step: From First Look to Entry by Button”. This article is the reference for it. All labels appear in the app exactly as quoted. The numbers in the screenshots are example values, not a recommendation.

One Card per Coin and Collapsed Settings

SonarSwing shows a separate card for each coin, currently BTCUSDT and SOLUSDT. Each card has its own status, its own Telegram alert, its own full automation and its own execution settings. What you set for BTCUSDT does not apply to SOLUSDT: you choose capital, leverage and every other value separately for each pair.

A card you have not set up yet starts empty: leverage 1×, no capital, full automation off. The execution settings are collapsed at first. The header line still tells you where things stand: for a card that is set up, it shows a short summary of margin mode, leverage, capital and entry type. If something is still missing, it says what in yellow. One click on the line opens all settings.

Reading the Header, Key Figures and Line Ladder

The header shows the pair, the leverage and the time frame “1H · Swing zones”. The label “Zones active” means the module is working normally. “Signal lock” means it is not taking new entries right now. “As of” gives the time of the last check; SonarSwing checks every minute. Below that you see price, swing width and phase. The phase describes the market stage, for example “After uptrend”, and determines where the zones sit.

Instead of a chart, the card shows the entry lines. Red rows (S1, S2 …) belong to the short zone, green rows (L1, L2 …) to the long zone, and the row with ▶ is the price. On the right is the distance to the line in percent. If a line carries the note “order waiting”, that is where the module would enter next. Below the list are the price ranges of the zones. “off” means the zone is not active at the moment.

Switching On the Telegram Alert

The “Telegram alert” switch sends you every SonarSwing signal for the card's pair via Telegram. It is how you catch a signal when you enter manually: signals arrive at any hour of day or night, and the entry button is only active for a while. The switch works per pair. It adds BTCUSDT or SOLUSDT to your alert list or takes it off again. It is the same notifier as for Sonar Pulse and Deep Wave, so you will also find the choice in the Telegram notifications on the Bridge.

If no Telegram account is connected yet, the card shows “No Telegram account is connected yet.” with the link “Connect Telegram”.

Trading Fully Automatically With Sonaris

“Fully automatic trading” is the switch for Sonaris subscribers. When it is on, SonarSwing enters every new signal without asking, using your saved settings and the same route as the button. You receive every result via Telegram. So check capital, leverage and drawdown limit calmly before you flip the switch: the automation does not ask.

Like the other settings, the switch only takes effect with “Save settings”. Until then the card shows “Save to switch it on.”. Afterwards it shows “On since …”; the server sets the time. If the saved settings are incomplete, the automation does not enter, and the card tells you so: “Will not enter while the settings are incomplete.” It then lists what is still to be chosen.

For PRO Channel subscribers without Sonaris the switch is greyed out and carries the note “Only for Sonaris subscribers”. Entering by button remains available to them in any case.

Choosing Position Mode and Counter-Signal Behaviour

Position mode has no default; you choose. “One-way” means at most one position per direction. “Both directions” is locked. For now execution is One-Way, and your exchange account must be set to One-Way for it, otherwise the execution is rejected.

Below that you decide what happens on a counter-signal. “Flip position” is the default: the position is closed as soon as the module switches to the opposite direction. “Let it run” lets it keep running. The app warns about that: “Caution: in the backtest since 2024 this did worse than flipping. One long position stayed open for 300 days, because after the trailing signal nothing closes it and every further signal is skipped.”

Setting Margin Mode, Capital and Drawdown Limit

Margin mode. There is no default here either. With Isolated, only the collateral of this position is at risk. With Cross, your whole futures balance stands behind it: a large drawdown then also hits the rest of your account.

Capital for SonarSwing. This amount is set aside for SonarSwing. It must be freely available at the exchange. Position size is capital times leverage: 2,000 USDT at 3× is 6,000 USDT. If the capital is not enough for the 10 orders of the ladder, the app tells you the minimum.

Maximum drawdown. The default is 30%; values above 0 up to 100% are possible. How much of your SonarSwing capital may the largest drawdown of the backtest cost at most? Above that you have to confirm the leverage. The backtest applies SonarSwing's rules to prices since January 2024. The backtest covers the past since 2024 – a future drawdown can be deeper.

Setting and Confirming Leverage

Leverage runs from 1× to 25×, and a new card starts at 1×. Below the slider, in yellow, it says what the largest drawdown of the backtest so far would have cost at this leverage. If you have entered capital, the app converts it to USDT: that is how much you should keep ready as a reserve. With Cross this sentence is added: “With Cross such a drawdown also hits the rest of your account.” Below that, the app names the highest leverage at which you stay within your limit.

If the drawdown at your leverage is above your limit, a box with a tick appears. You either lower the leverage or tick it deliberately. The confirmation applies only to exactly that leverage, and without it the settings cannot be saved.

The figures come from a measurement that is recalculated every hour. If there is none for a pair at the moment, every leverage above 1× has to be confirmed. The exchange also sets its own upper limit for each pair: if you are above it, the execution tells you.

Choosing the Entry Type: Ladder

Under “Entry type” you choose between “Scaling” (default) and “Module 3”. The ladder splits the entry into 1 market order and 9 limit orders in post-only mode. The first part goes in immediately at the market price; the other nine sit below it (above it for a short) and are only filled if the price comes to them.

You set two things. First, how deep the ladder reaches: “Half the distance” (default) ends halfway to the stop-loss, “up to 0.1 % before the SL” uses the whole distance. Second, how the amounts are distributed: “Linear” makes all steps the same size (default); with “Increasing factor x” the deeper steps get larger. If you choose the factor, the app suggests 1.2; values above 1 up to 10 are allowed.

Choosing the Entry Type: Module 3

A small part enters at market, the rest as post-only orders. Above the target size there is always a reduction order just above the average entry; after a reduction, post-only orders are refilled below – until TP1 or the SL.

– “Market share”: how much of the stake is entered immediately at the market price. Default 5%.

– “Levels (post-only)”: how many post-only orders the rest is split into. Default 9; 1 to 20 are allowed.

– “Target size (% of stake)”: the position size above which a reduction order always sits. Default 80%.

– “Reduction above entry”: how far above the average entry this order sits. Default 0.2%; values above 0 up to 5% are allowed.

– “Range of the levels”: “Half the distance” (default) or “down to the SL”.

– “Extra reserve for adding and reducing”: “+50 % of the stake” (default) or “Off”.

In the backtest since 2024 the scaling entry did better than Module 3. For now, only the ladder is executed by button: with Module 3 the button shows “Button entry uses the ladder for now”. Module 3 also has its own leverage measurement. If it is missing, the app says: “There are no leverage measurements for Module 3 yet – the figures shown for scaling do not apply here.”

Setting the Targets

SonarSwing splits the position across three targets: TP1 takes 20%, TP2 40%, and TP3 lets the last 40% run as “Moon”. These amounts are fixed. You choose where the targets sit and how they behave. The percentages refer to the amount that is filled by the time the first target is reached.

– “TP1 position”: “Halfway” (default) fixes TP1 at the halfway point to the opposite side when you enter. “Percentage” uses a fixed percentage from entry; values above 0 up to 50% are allowed. With “Halfway” you also choose between “Standard” (default) and “Alternative”, two ways of calculating that midpoint. If you are unsure, leave it on Standard.

– “TP2 after entry”: TP2 sits at the edge of the opposite zone. “stays fixed” (default) leaves it where it was at entry; with “moves with the market” it follows the zone.

– TP3: “Moon – stays open until you close it”. The tick box “After two trend changes, set TP3 as a target on the opposite side” gives the Moon portion a target too: from the second trend change after entry, SonarSwing places TP3 on the opposite side and adjusts it every hour.

– “Close TP3 on a counter-signal”: “Off”, “after 1 trend change” or “after 2 trend changes”. Only takes effect in “Both directions” mode – in one-way mode a counter-signal flips the position anyway. As long as “Both directions” is locked, this choice stays locked too.

Moving the Stop-Loss: Breakeven and Trailing

At the signal, the stop-loss sits 2% behind the signal price. How it is moved afterwards, you set in two rows.

“Move SL to entry”. The options are “Off”, “after TP1” (default), “after TP2” and “Trailing signal”. At the trigger you choose, the stop moves to your average entry price.

“When the price crosses the trailing line”. The trailing line starts about 30 hours after the signal and only moves in the direction of profit. When the price crosses it, what you choose here happens: “Nothing”, “SL to entry”, “SL to TP1”, “SL to price x %” or “Close position”. The default is “SL to price x %” with 1%. With that choice a field for x appears: x % above (long) or below (short) the average entry. Values above 0 up to 50% are allowed.

Saving the Settings

“Save settings” saves everything at once. Afterwards you see “Saved.” As long as you have changed something, “Unsaved changes” is shown and the entry button stays locked: “Save your settings first”. If something is missing, “Still to choose:” appears with the open points, and a leverage above your limit can only be saved with confirmation. Only saved settings count: the button and the full automation follow them, and the server checks them once more when you save.

Signal Execution: Button, Preview and Execute

Under “Signal Execution” sits the large button. It is grey with a lock while something is missing or there is no fresh signal, and then states the reason: “Save your settings first”, “Complete your settings”, “One-way only for now”, “No open signal”, “TP1 reached – no longer fresh” or “Price outside the ladder – no longer fresh”. The button is active while the signal is fresh: the model is in the trade, TP1 has not been reached and the price is between the signal price and the end of the ladder. You see a preview before anything is executed.

A click on “Check entry” opens the preview: the exchange with margin mode and leverage, stake and position value, the market part, the post-only limits from … to …, the SL, and TP1 and TP2 with prices. For TP3 it says “stays open”. Notes appear if a target is too small for the initial amount or would lie on the wrong side. If it says “Test run: nothing is sent to the exchange.”, execution is running in test mode.

“Execute now” sends the orders. When you click, the server recalculates everything: if the signal has changed in the meantime, you get “The signal has changed – please check again.” The result then shows one row each for leverage, entry, SL, ladder and targets. “9 / 9” means all nine orders were accepted. If you see “Not all orders were accepted – please check the position at the exchange.” Each signal can only be executed once.

Reading Pending Entries and the Module's Position

At the bottom of the card you find “Pending entries”, and below it “Module position”. Both show the state of the module, not of your exchange account. The module's position consists of up to three entries and the stop-loss, which the module moves every hour (“trails hourly”). If the module has none, it says “The module has no open position right now.” You will find your own position in the positions overview and at the exchange.

SonarSwing takes the calculating off your hands, not the decision: you choose capital, limit and leverage. After that the module runs targets and stop by your rules.

Risk warning: This article explains how to use SonarSwing. It is not investment advice and not a recommendation to open a position. Trading futures with leverage can lead to the loss of all the capital you commit, with Cross even beyond that. The backtest describes the past since January 2024 and is no promise for the future. Full automation enters without asking. The numbers in the screenshots are example values.