The Bot Pause feature allows you to temporarily stop the bot's automated trading activities (including order placement and arbitrage execution) without closing or settling your bot order.

After the bot is paused, all open orders will be canceled and no further trades will be executed. During this period, the bot will retain its current grid parameters and position status. Once you choose to resume the bot, it will immediately continue trading based on the original grid settings and parameters at the current market price, without requiring any reconfiguration.

Step 1: Log in to the Pionex Web platform. Click "Orders" and select "Bot Orders". Once you enter the "Bot Orders" page, click "More".
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Step 2: From the "More" menu, click "Pause Bot".

Step 3: Click "Ok" to complete the bot pause operation. Once paused, the bot status will be displayed as "Paused". All open orders will be canceled, while your held assets/futures positions will remain unaffected.

When you restart a paused bot, you can choose between two options:

Instant — the bot immediately continues trading based on its original grid settings and parameters, using the current market price as the reference.

Price (Futures Grid Bot only) — instead of restarting right away, you can set a target price (a rising trigger, a falling trigger, or both) for the bot to automatically restart once the market price reaches it. The bot stays paused until then. This option is only available for Futures Grid Bot — it does not apply to Spot Grid Bot or other bot types that support pausing.

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Q: After restarting a paused bot, from which state will it continue?
A: This depends on how you restart it. If you choose Instant, the bot immediately continues trading based on its original grid settings and parameters — it recalculates and places buy/sell orders using the current market price as the reference. If you choose Price (Futures Grid Bot only), the bot stays paused until the market price reaches the trigger price you set, and only then does it restart trading the same way.

Q: Can I set a price-triggered restart for any bot?
A: The Price restart option is currently available for Futures Grid Bot only. It does not apply to Spot Grid Bot, or to other bot types that support pausing — those can only be restarted instantly.

Q: When I pause a Futures Grid Bot by price, why is the confirm button grey and the estimated liquidation price shown as "--"?
A: This is expected. On the Price tab of the pause dialog, the bot pauses when the market reaches a pause price you set. If both the rising and the falling pause price are empty, no pause condition is set, so the estimated liquidation price cannot be calculated and the confirm button stays grey. Enter at least one pause price (rising or falling) and the button becomes available. Futures Grid Bots you copied from another user also support pausing by price.

Q: What happens if I set both a rising and a falling trigger price for restart?
A: Only one trigger condition can be active at a time. If you set both an upward and a downward trigger price, whichever the market price reaches first will restart the bot, and the other trigger is automatically cancelled.

Q: Will my Take Profit and Stop Loss settings remain effective after pausing the bot?

A: Yes. During the pause period, the Take Profit and Stop Loss conditions configured in the bot will still be triggered (enabled by default when paused) to help protect your positions from extreme market movements.

Q: If I set a price-triggered Add Investment or Reduce Investment on a Futures Grid Bot and then pause the bot, will it still execute when the trigger price is reached?

A: No. If the market reaches the trigger price while the bot is paused, the price-triggered Add Investment or Reduce Investment does not execute and is cancelled automatically. It is not carried over to the restart. After you restart the bot, set it again if you still need it. If the trigger price is not reached during the pause, the setting is kept and starts working again after the bot restarts.

If you want to reduce your position at a set price while the bot is paused, use Partial Take Profit and Stop Loss (Partial TP/SL) instead. You can set it before or after pausing the bot. Like Take Profit and Stop Loss, it stays active during the pause and closes the portion of the position you set when the trigger price is reached. See How to Set Up Partial Take Profit and Stop Loss for Futures Grid Bot.

Price-triggered Add Investment and Reduce Investment, as well as Partial TP/SL, are currently available for Futures Grid Bot only.

Q: Will funding fees continue to accrue during the pause period (for Futures Bots)?

A: Yes. As long as your futures position remains open, funding fees will continue to be charged or credited according to the exchange's funding schedule. Pausing the bot does not close your position; it only stops the bot from placing new orders.

Q: After resuming a paused bot, from which state will it continue?

A: After resuming, the bot will continue trading based on its original grid settings and parameters. It will recalculate and place buy/sell orders using the current market price as the reference and continue executing the automated trading strategy.

Q: Do all bots support the Pause feature?

A: Most mainstream Pionex bots (such as Grid Trading Bot, Futures Moon Bot, Futures Grid Bot, etc.) support the Pause feature.

Some specialized strategy bots (such as Dual Investment, Martingale Bot, and Signal Bot) may have different functionality and therefore may not support this feature. Please refer to the actual options displayed in the App.

Q: Can I modify a bot's parameters while it is paused?

A: No. Grid parameters (such as price range and grid quantity) cannot be modified while the bot is in a paused state.

Q: My Futures Grid bot has Trailing Move on. If the move condition is met while the bot is paused, will the range move?

A: No. While the bot is paused, it does not move the range or adjust your position, even if the moving average has already changed by the percentage you set. The 720-minute moving average keeps being calculated during the pause. After you restart the bot, the system carries out the pending move at its next check (usually within a few seconds to a minute), based on the condition that was already met. The price does not need to move again.

This is different from price-triggered Add Investment and Reduce Investment, which are cancelled if their trigger price is reached during the pause.

Q: Will pausing a bot affect my profit statistics?

A: No. Previously recorded profit data will not be affected. During the pause period, no new grid arbitrage profits will be generated. After resuming, profits will continue to accumulate under the same bot statistics. Please note that if positions remain open while the bot is paused, fluctuations in market prices may still affect the value of those positions. As a result, any related profit and loss changes will continue to be reflected in the Trend PnL.

Q: Is there a time limit for how long a bot can remain paused?

A: Currently, Pionex does not impose any mandatory time limit on the pause duration. You may resume the bot whenever you choose.

However, please note that significant market fluctuations may occur during extended pause periods. We recommend reviewing your positions regularly.

Q: After pausing a bot, will the bot's Total PnL stop changing as well?

A: No. If positions are still being held while the bot is paused, the Trend PnL will continue to fluctuate based on market price movements.

Q: What is the difference between pausing a bot and stopping a bot?

A: Pause = Cancels all open orders while retaining positions and bot parameters. No further trading will occur during the pause period, but the bot can be resumed at any time with a single click. Funds will not be returned, and if positions remain open, the Trend PnL will continue to change.

Stop = Cancels all open orders and allows you to either keep or sell your positions. The bot will be permanently terminated and cannot be resumed. Funds will be returned to your Primary Account.

Q: After pausing a futures bot, is there still a risk of liquidation?

A: Yes. After pausing the futures bot, your open positions will not be closed, and they will still be affected by market price fluctuations. If the market moves significantly in an unfavorable direction and the margin is insufficient to maintain the position, liquidation may still occur.

Q: After a bot is resumed, will the position size reflect the amount that would have been generated by price movements during the period when the bot was paused, as if it had never been paused?

A: No. After resuming, the position size remains the same as it was when the bot was paused. Since no buy or sell orders are executed while the bot is paused, the position remains completely frozen and is not affected by market price movements during the pause.