Is automated crypto hedging completely hands-off?

SaveMyCrypto automates the hedge workflow — sizing, trigger, protective stop, and upward adjustment — but protection still requires you to fund capital, and it still has costs and risk. It is automation of the workflow, not a guarantee.

Do I need to operate a derivatives terminal?

No. You connect your portfolio, choose what to protect and how much, fund the protection capital, and SaveMyCrypto handles the automated execution. The derivatives/execution details stay behind the scenes.

Is automated hedging risk-free?

No. Hedging reduces downside but does not remove it; a stop can cost money, funding applies, and outcomes are not guaranteed. You may also be asked to add capital if the protection buffer declines.

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Automated crypto hedging — without running a trading terminal

Protection doesn't have to mean manually operating a derivatives account. Here's the automated workflow, in plain language.

Connect your portfolio

You connect or add your portfolio wallet (read-only) so SaveMyCrypto can see your assets and economic exposure. Your assets stay in your wallet.

See what can be protected

SaveMyCrypto shows your portfolio and which assets currently have protection available, and which are still being evaluated.

Choose what to protect

Pick the assets and the protection level (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, or a custom whole percentage 1–100%).

Add protection capital

Protection requires capital: you fund a dedicated protection capital amount used as the operating buffer. Initial targets are expressed against the required hedge collateral (110% standard, 120% enhanced; ongoing minimum 110%). This is protection capital, not a SaveMyCrypto fee.

Deposit and confirm

You send the protection capital to your dedicated deposit address. SaveMyCrypto verifies it on-chain — the deposit is not treated as funded until it is confirmed.

Protection activates

Once the required capital is confirmed, SaveMyCrypto activates the automated protection for your selected assets.

Continuous monitoring

SaveMyCrypto monitors the protection — the trigger, the protective stop, and any upward adjustment — and keeps you informed. You don't have to watch a terminal.

Capital health

Protection uses an operating buffer. If the buffer declines, you may be asked to add capital to restore it. This is a normal part of keeping protection healthy, not a penalty or an automatic liquidation trigger.

What automation does NOT change

Automation removes the manual execution work. It does not change the fundamentals: hedging still has costs (stop-loss cost, funding), requires collateral, and is never risk-free or guaranteed.

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