When should you pause or disconnect a trading bot?

Planned reasons to stop

Most disconnections are not emergencies. Common, sensible reasons:

• You need the money, or will soon. Stopping first gives you a clean point to settle the fee and withdraw.
• You reached your risk limit. If you wrote down a loss limit before starting, this is the moment to follow it.
• Your circumstances changed: income, commitments, or how much risk you want to carry.
• You no longer understand what the bot is doing. That is a valid reason on its own.

Warning signs: act now

These call for stopping first and investigating after:

• Trades you don't recognise: markets the bot doesn't trade, or unusually large positions or leverage.
• An API wallet you don't recognise on Hyperliquid's API page.
• The dashboard and Hyperliquid disagree: trades missing on one side, or profit figures that don't match. See how to verify fills and PnL.
• The bot has gone quiet when it normally trades, or you can't reach the dashboard or support.
• The terms changed in a way you didn't agree to, such as fees.

If you suspect a compromise, remove the API wallet on Hyperliquid first. It is the fastest step and does not depend on the bot provider. Then deal with open positions yourself.

What usually isn't a reason on its own

A losing week or month, within the range you accepted when you started, is part of how trading strategies behave. Stopping after every dip tends to lock in losses and miss recoveries. The decision is always yours, but compare a loss with the limit you set in advance, not with how it feels today.

How to disconnect CryptoBoost

1. Disconnect your wallet in the CryptoBoost dashboard at app.cryptoboost.trade. This stops the bot from trading for you.
2. Settle the final fee. Disconnecting triggers a final fee calculation on the trades the bot has closed so far this month: 10% of that trading profit, before Hyperliquid fees and funding. If the result is zero or negative, there is no fee. If there is a fee, your bill shows the amount and the payment details, and you pay it in USDC before the deadline shown. See how the fee is calculated.
3. Remove the API wallet on Hyperliquid. Open app.hyperliquid.xyz/API, connect your wallet, and remove the CryptoBoost API wallet if it is still listed. Only your own wallet can sign this, so a bot cannot do it for you.
4. Check open positions and orders. In Hyperliquid, review the Positions and Open Orders tabs. Close or cancel anything you don't want to keep. Anything left open stays exposed to the market.
5. Withdraw if you want to. Your funds were in your own account all along, so you can withdraw with your wallet as normal.

Why disconnecting and revoking are different

Disconnecting in the app tells CryptoBoost to stop trading. Removing the API wallet on Hyperliquid takes the permission away at the exchange itself, so no one can use it, whatever happens elsewhere. Doing both leaves nothing behind. For what an API wallet can and cannot do, see what permissions a Hyperliquid bot needs.

Coming back later

You can reconnect whenever you like. You will approve an API wallet again and choose your allocation again. Treat it as a fresh decision: check your risk limit and whether the reasons you stopped still apply.

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