CLIFF — Automated GMX V2 Trading Bot on Arbitrum
CLIFF is a non-custodial automated trading bot for GMX V2 perpetual futures on Arbitrum. Deploy your own smart contract trading account, keep full custody of your funds, and CLIFF's walk-forward validated quantitative strategy executes ETH, BTC, SOL, and DOGE perps trades within your account.
Non-Custodial Smart Contract Trading
Unlike centralized crypto trading bots that require API keys and custodial trust, CLIFF uses a per-user smart contract architecture on Arbitrum. You deploy your own CliffTradingAccountV2 contract, fund it with USDC, and CLIFF executes trades on GMX V2 within your account. The operator cannot withdraw your funds — only you, the contract owner, can call withdrawUSDC. Revoke access instantly by calling setOperator(address(0)).
Walk-Forward Validated Quantitative Strategy
CLIFF's trading signals are validated using walk-forward analysis across 2 years of hourly data and 21 out-of-sample windows per asset. The strategy detects structural microstructure events in leveraged perpetual markets — liquidation cascade breakouts and accumulation patterns that emerge from how these markets operate.
Performance: 2-Year Backtest vs Buy-and-Hold
Feb 2024 — Feb 2026, $1M portfolio, 4-asset equal-weight on GMX V2:
- ETH/USD: CLIFF +95.2% vs Buy-and-Hold -34.8% (Alpha: +130%)
- BTC/USD: CLIFF +123.4% vs Buy-and-Hold +29.9% (Alpha: +93%)
- SOL/USD: CLIFF +135.0% vs Buy-and-Hold -20.3% (Alpha: +155%)
- DOGE/USD: CLIFF +136.0% vs Buy-and-Hold +14.0% (Alpha: +122%)
- Combined: CLIFF +122% ($2.2M) vs Buy-and-Hold -3% ($972K)
Past performance is not indicative of future results. All results include realistic execution costs (10bps GMX fees + slippage + gas).
How to Start Trading
- Connect your wallet on the trading account page
- Deploy your CliffTradingAccountV2 smart contract (~$0.15 gas on Arbitrum)
- Fund with USDC — this becomes your GMX V2 trading collateral
- CLIFF automatically detects signals and executes trades in your account
- Withdraw anytime — no timelock, no penalties
Fee Structure
20% software licensing fee on trading gains above your deposited capital (high-water mark). No management fee. No fee on losses. Gas costs (execution fees) are covered by the operator.
Markets Traded
ETH, BTC, SOL, and DOGE perpetual futures on GMX V2 (Arbitrum). Two signal types: predictive (V3 formation detection using OHLC + microstructure features) and reactive (regime-adaptive z-score breakout detection).
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