Trigger Types

Cortex supports several trigger types that can be used individually or combined as conditions for any order.

Price Triggers

Executes an order when price crosses a threshold.

Supports standard instrument prices as well as Pair Price triggers

Example: start a HYPE limit chase when BTC > 100K USD.

Candlestick Triggers

Execute an order based on candlestick OHLCV data. Supported intervals depend on the exchange:

1m, 3m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 8h, 12h, 1d, 3d, 1w, 1M

Candle Close

Executes when a candle closes above or below a price threshold. The condition is evaluated at the moment the candle closes.

Example: execute a BTC market order when the 4h candle closes > 75K USD.

Candle Volume

Executes when a candle's volume crosses a threshold. Volume can be denominated in USD or coin units.

• Volume > threshold: can fire at any point during the candle as soon as volume is exceeded

• Volume < threshold: fires only at candle close, since volume can only be confirmed as "below" once the candle is complete

Example: execute when 1h candle volume > 100K USD.

Time Triggers

Executes an order when time exceeds a specified threshold. Useful for scheduling entries, exits, or algorithm start times.

Example: start a TWAP at 8:00 PM UTC April 15, 2028.

Pair Price Triggers

Supports synthetic pair prices derived from any two tokens on the same exchange. This allows you to trigger on price ratios even if the exchange does not natively list that pair.

Pair prices can be used with Price triggers.

Example: execute an order when ETH-USDC / BTC-USDC < 0.03.