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Trade

Overview​

In Warden, you can use perpetual contracts (trade perps) to trade on future price movements of underlying token without actually owning them. Currently, Warden supports Hyperliquid perps.

Warden's AI Trading Terminal brings real-time market analysis tools directly into your trading screen so you make informed decisions before placing a trade. This includes AI signals, an order book, and a chart with technical indicators and drawing tools.

This guide explains how to open and manage your positions, manage the trading wallet, and use market analysis tools. To learn more about perps and the related concepts, see Perpetual trading.

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Perpetual Trading involves significant risk, including potential loss of all funds due to leverage and volatility, and may not suit all users.

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Want to trade just for fun? Try Betflix.

Access the Trading Terminal​

AI Trading Terminal is a place in Warden where you can open perpetual trading positions and analyze market data. To access the Terminal, do this:

  1. Log in: 👉 Warden
  2. Open the Trade tab.

You'll see the Terminal interface, where you can do the following:

  1. Select a perp to trade
  2. Manage the trading wallet
  3. Analyze the market
  4. Create an order
  5. Manage your trade

AI Trading Terminal in Warden

Manage trades​

1. Prepare funds​

To start trading, you need USDC on Arbitrum, Ethereum, Base, or BSC ($6 or more):

  1. Log in: 👉 Warden
  2. If you don't have USDC, deposit it to your main account.
  3. In the left menu, open the Trade tab to access the AI Trading Terminal.
  4. Click the wallet icon at the top right to open the trading wallet.
  5. In the trading wallet, click Deposit and add USDC from your main account.

Prepare funds for perpetual trading in Warden

2. Create an order​

An order is an instruction to buy or sell a perpetual contract. Warden supports market and limit orders (learn more).

Once you have funds in your trading wallet, you can create an order. Open the AI Trading Terminal and do this:

  1. If it's your first trade, click Start Trading and confirm your consent.
  2. Select a token pair from the drop-down menu at the top left.
  3. In the configuration panel at the right, set your order parameters.
  4. Click Long/Short at the bottom of the configuration panel.
  5. Review your order details and confirm opening a position.
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Selecting a pair determines the perp you'll trade. Tokens are usually paired with USDC or USDH: BTC-USDC, ETH-USDC, OPENAI-USDC and so on.

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3. Manage your trade​

After you create an order, it executes (fills). Execution may open new positions, modify existing ones, or partially close them. Opening positions is subject to trading fees.

Notes
  • Market orders fill immediately at the best available price, and limit orders fill when the price reaches your target price (learn more).
  • Perps use a single combined position per token. For example, if you already have a position in BTC and place another BTC order in the same direction, the fill will update the size of the position and your effective leverage.

In the AI Trading Terminal, you can track and manage your positions and orders. See the tabs in the bottom panel:

  • Positions: Your open positions—the resulting perp exposure.
  • Orders: Your orders that aren't fully executed yet. This includes unfilled parts of partially filled limit orders.
  • History: Filled and canceled orders.

Track and manage your perp positions in Warden

To manage an open position or a limit order, click the Manage button next to it. You can do the following:

  • Enable or disable Auto-Close, setting Take Profit and Stop Loss if needed.
  • To close your position or cancel order, click Close/Cancel Order and confirm. You'll see the closed position in the History tab.
  • To cancel all orders, click Cancel All in the Orders tab.
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  • Next to each position, you can see its liquidation price. You can avoid liquidation by enabling Auto-Close.
  • You can also manage your active trades and view historical trades on the live chart.

Order parameters​

When creating an order, you can set the following parameters in the configuration panel:

  • Long/Short: A setting indicating whether your position will benefit when the spot price moves up (long) or down (short).
  • Order Type: The order type.
    • Market: Orders that fill immediately at the best available perp price.
    • Limit: Orders that fill at a price you set (or better).
  • Price (only for limit orders): The price at which you wish to open your position. Long orders fill at the target price or lower, and shorts at the target price or higher.
  • Amount: The token amount to trade, set in USDC.
  • Leverage: Your leverage—a multiplier defining how strongly the token's price movements affect your gains and losses. It can be 2–40x depending on the token.
  • Auto-Close: Automatically close your position when the market price reaches the thresholds you set:
    • Take Profit: The upper price where your position closes to secure profit.
    • Stop Loss: The lower price where your position closes to cut losses. This helps prevent liquidation.
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You can adjust Auto-Close even after creating an order. See Manage your trade.

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When you enable Auto-Close (Take Profit/Stop Loss), Warden creates additional conditional orders that work alongside your main order.

There are also additional parameters that are automatically calculated based on your settings:

  • Margin: Your security deposit (learn more).
  • Entry: The estimated price at which your position would open if your order were executed now.
  • Liquidation: The price at which your position will be automatically closed to prevent further losses.
  • Size: The total value of your position, determined by your margin and leverage.
  • Est. fee: The total fee for opening a position. See trading fees.

Analyze the market​

In the AI Trading Terminal, you can access various market analysis tools helping you make informed decisions on your trades:

  • The live chart displays perp price movements. It supports multiple chart types, technical indicators, drawing tools, and more. Here you can also view your historical trades and manage your active trades.
  • The order book is a real-time list of all active buy and sell orders. It shows available amounts at each price level, letting you see market liquidity and the spread between bids and asks.
  • Messari Signals powered by Messari are AI-generated token reports. For deeper insights, use the Messari Deep Research Agent.
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The market data for the chart and order book is provided by Hyperliquid.

Analyze the perpetual trading market in Warden Use technical indicators on the trading live chart in Warden See your positions on the trading live chart in Warden

Earn PUMPs​

By trading, you join the League of Traders: each order contributes to the following rankings:

  • Weekly PnL
  • Weekly Volume
  • Monthly PnL
  • Monthly Volume

Top traders earn PUMPs—points that reward your activity in Warden:

  • Weekly Pnl & Volume leagues: 1st–5th ranks
  • Monthly Pnl & Volume leagues: 1st–5th ranks

Check your stats in the trading wallet to view all leaderboards and the exact rewards.

Manage the trading wallet​

Access​

Warden stores your perpetual trading balance in a separate trading wallet, held as USDC on Arbitrum. This protects assets in your main account from being liquidated.

To switch between the main and trading wallets at any time, click the wallet icon at the top right and select Trading or Main Account.

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The balance you see here is only your withdrawable amount.

Access the trading wallet in Warden Switch between the main and trading wallets in Warden

Deposit​

The trading wallet holds its balance on Arbitrum, but you can fund it from almost any of the supported chains (see below), as long as you have USDC in your main account:

  1. Open the trading wallet.
  2. Click Deposit.
  3. Enter the amount and confirm. Deposits start from $6.
  4. Warden will transfer USDC from your main account.

Depositing is subject to fees, which vary depending on the chain.

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To deposit, make sure your main account has USDC on these chains:

  • Arbitrum
  • Ethereum
  • Base
  • BNB Smart Chain (BSC)
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When depositing, you'll see your consolidated USDC balance across all the supported chains. Depositing on Arbitrum is a native transaction, so it's the fastest. Deposits from other chains are automatically bridged to Arbitrum. You don't have to handle gas fees or bridging—Warden does everything for you.

Withdraw​

The balance you see in the trading wallet is your withdrawable amount of USDC on Arbitrum. This is how you can withdraw to the main account:

  1. Open the trading wallet.
  2. Click Withdraw.
  3. Enter the amount and confirm. Withdrawals start from $2.
  4. Warden will transfer USDC to your main account.
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Each withdrawal is subject to a Hyperliquid fee of 1 USDC.

Check your stats​

In the trading wallet, you can also view your statistics:

  • The Leaderboard tab displays your League of Traders ranking:
    • You can select the Weekly and Monthly leagues, PnL or Volume.
    • To see rewards for each rank, click the information icon next to the winners list.
  • The Activity tab displays your activity in the wallet.

Perpetual trading​

Trade perp​

A trade perp (perpetual contract) is a never-expiring derivative that tracks the spot price of a specific token. Such contracts allow you to do the following:

  • Trade on future price movements without owning the underlying tokens
  • Maintain your positions for as long as you meet the required margin

Position​

A position is your participation (exposure) in a perp, typically with leverage. Positions are created or changed when orders are executed (filled). Opening positions on Warden is subject to trading fees.

There are two position types you can take:

  • A long position means you expect the spot price to increase and will profit from it.
  • A short position will profit when the price moves down.
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Perps use a single combined position per token. For example, if you already have a position in BTC and place another BTC order in the same direction, the fill will update the effective leverage and size (total value) of the position.

Margin​

Margin is the security deposit that keeps your positions open. If your margin drops too low because the position is losing money, a liquidation will happen: Warden will automatically close the position. Note that Warden uses cross-margin: there is one shared margin pool for all positions.

Leverage​

Leverage is a tool that lets you control a larger position than the amount of money you commit as margin. This magnifies the impact of price changes on your margin. For example, with a 5x leverage, a 1% price move feels like a 5% move on your position.

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Trading with leverage amplifies gains and losses, increasing the risk of liquidation.

Liquidation​

Liquidation happens when losses on your leveraged position reduce your margin to the point where it can no longer cover the risk. To prevent your balance from going negative, Warden automatically closes your position and finalizes the loss.

Spot price​

The spot price is the current market price at which a token can be immediately bought or sold. The perp price remains close to the spot price as a result of funding rates.

Funding rates​

Funding rates are small payments that keep the perp price close to the token's spot price. When the perp price drifts away from the spot price, long and short traders pay each other:

  • When the perp price is above the spot price, longs pay shorts.
  • When the perp price is below the spot price, shorts pay longs.
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No action is needed: Warden handles these payments automatically.

Order​

An order is an instruction to buy or sell a perp. Executing (filling) an order may open new positions, modify existing ones, or partially close them.

Warden supports two order types with different fill conditions:

  • A market order fills immediately at the best available price.
  • A limit order fills when its price reaches your selected price or better:
    • Long orders fill at the target price or lower.
    • Short orders fill at the target price or higher.
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Limit orders rest on the order book until they can execute. Your order fills only if there are enough buyers or sellers at the target price to match the size of your order. If only part of the size is matched, the order fills partially.