# Bot does not trade {% hint style="info" %} A common question among new users is "why does my bot not trade? There could be complicated reasons why this is the case, but often it's really simple. {% endhint %} ## Checklist if your bot does not trade Before you ask for help, go over this checklist: * Verify that your bot is correctly running. If you see a "grid" output with trading data in the console window, then your bot is usually correctly processing pairs. * Make sure that you have the **Watch Mode** option disabled. * Make sure that your trading strategy has both buying and selling enabled. You can find these settings in the Strategy Configurator. * Double check that the [essential balance settings](/wiki/how-to-work-with-gunbot/basic-workings/balance-settings.md) are set correctly, above the exchange minimum trade size. * Try reducing the setting for **Buy Level**. The default setting of 1 can be very restrictive on some pairs or days where the market does not move much. * If you use trailing for selling, try reducing the sell range. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://gunthy.gitbook.io/wiki/troubleshooting/my-bot-does-not-trade.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.