The Oscar's Grind strategy
The disciplined one. Oscar's Grind splits trading into sessions, targets exactly one unit of profit in each, and closes the session the moment it gets there. It's built for grinding out small consistent gains rather than chasing a big win — and it raises your stake far more selectively than anything else here.
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The three principles
1. The strategy aims for one unit of profit per session
When a successful trade brings the session to its target — 1 USD in a 1 USD-unit example — the session ends. If trading continues, a fresh session begins with the stake back at the initial amount.
2. The stake only increases when a loss is followed by a win
This is the rule that distinguishes Oscar's Grind from every other recovery system. Losing does not raise your stake. Only a win that arrives after a loss does — the idea being to press an advantage while recovering, rather than chasing during a losing run.
3. The stake adjusts to the gap between current loss and the session target
The stake is never larger than it needs to be to close out the session. If the session needs 1 USD of profit to finish and the stake is sitting at 2 USD, it is adjusted down to 1 USD. Target session profit minus current session profit gives the stake.
Key parameters
| Initial stake | The starting trade amount. The stake reverts to this whenever a session completes. |
|---|---|
| Profit threshold | The bot stops trading once total profit exceeds this amount. |
| Loss threshold | The bot stops trading once total loss exceeds this amount. |
A worked example
A session opens at the initial stake of 1 USD. Round 4 loses, and round 5 wins — so by principle 2 the stake rises to 2 USD for round 6. Round 6 wins, putting the session close to its target, so by principle 3 the stake for round 7 is adjusted down from 2 USD to 1 USD, which is exactly what is needed to finish. Round 7 wins, the session closes one unit up, and the stake resets for a new session.
The trade-off you're making
Oscar's Grind produces a long, comfortable sequence of small winning sessions, which is precisely what makes it dangerous — it feels like it is working right up until it is not. A session does not end until it reaches its profit target, so a bad run simply keeps a session open, and the stake ratchets up each time a win interrupts the losses. There is no cap on how long a session can run or how large the stake can grow within it.
The result is a distribution of many small gains and occasional very deep drawdowns. Your loss threshold is the only thing that ends a session that refuses to close.
Profit and loss thresholds
Both stop the bot automatically. Set a profit threshold of 100 USD and the bot stops once total profit passes it; the loss threshold does the same going down. On this strategy the loss threshold is what defines your worst case, so choose it deliberately rather than leaving it at a default.
Run it in Binary Pro
- Open the Bot Builder and choose Quick strategy > Oscar's Grind.
- Select the market and trade type, then set your initial stake and thresholds.
- Hit Run to load the blocks onto the workspace.
- Or download the ready-made version — "Grind Master Pro" on the free bots page.
Related: D'Alembert is a simpler slow-progression system. 1-3-2-6 caps the damage of a bad sequence in a way Oscar's Grind does not. Run your settings through the backtester to see how deep the drawdowns get.
Illustrative figures are rounded. A 1 USD stake does not return exactly 1 USD on a successful trade — payouts vary by contract and market.
Build and run it yourself
Binary Pro is free to use, runs in the browser, and works on a Deriv demo account.
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