SlippageControl

🎯 New Slippage Settings on Binance Copy Trading: How I Stopped Losing on Winning Trades

Today, Binance rolled out something game-changing for copy traders like me: custom slippage settings. #SlippageControl #Copytrading

A few hours ago, this feature hit my account—and it couldn’t have arrived at a better time. I’d just experienced the perfect example of why slippage settings matter.

Here’s the story, my real screenshots, and how to avoid the same mistake.

❌ The Problem: Winning Trader, Losing Copier

I follow a lead trader on Binance Futures who has been solidly profitable. But strangely, on two trades where they made nice gains, I lost money instead.

Example from my screenshots:

✅ Lead Trader’s Short Trade #1

Entry Price: 109,431.95 USDTAvg Close Price: 109,191.10 USDTPnL: +30.3472 USDT profit

Meanwhile, my copied trade showed this:

❌ My Short Trade #1

Entry Price: 109,076.88 USDTAvg Close Price: 109,191.09 USDTPnL: -0.6853 USDT loss
Wait… how could I lose on a winning trade?!

📊 Calculating Slippage

The culprit? Slippage.
Let’s do the math.

Difference in Entry Price:

109,431.95 (lead) – 109,076.88 (mine) = 355.07 USDT

Percentage slippage:

\text{Slippage} = \frac{355.07}{109,431.95} \times 100 \approx 0.324\%

That’s over 0.32% slippage.

For a short position, entering at a lower price means you’re closer to your take profit. You have less room to profit—and higher risk of a loss if the price bounces.

🛑 The Second Trade: Same Story

Trade #2 told the same tale.

Lead Trader Entry: 107,446.93 USDTMy Entry: 107,085.01 USDT

Difference:

107,446.93 – 107,085.01 = 361.92 USDT

Percentage slippage:

\text{Slippage} = \frac{361.92}{107,446.93} \times 100 \approx 0.337\%

So my entries were roughly 0.33% worse than the lead trader’s.

The result? I lost money on both trades, while my lead made profits.

🎉 Binance’s New Slippage Feature

Luckily, today Binance released Max Entry Slippage settings for copy trading.

Previously, you had no way to control how much the copied entry price could deviate from your lead trader’s. Now you can set a maximum percentage deviation—brilliant for preventing exactly the problem I had.

Here’s how it looks in the app:

✅ How to Set Your Slippage

Given my slippage was about 0.33%, I’m adjusting my settings lower to avoid future losses.

My new plan:
→ Set Max Entry Slippage = 0.2%

This means:
If the market price deviates more than 0.2% from the lead trader’s entry, the trade won’t execute.It protects me from getting worse entries and turning winning trades into losses.

⚖️ Pros & Cons of Tight Slippage

✅ Pros
Protects you from bad fillsAvoids losing on otherwise profitable tradesImproves consistency in copy trading

❌ Cons
Might miss fast-moving trades if prices shift quicklyLess chance of getting into very volatile trades

I’d rather skip a trade than enter at a price that guarantees a loss. So I’m sticking with 0.2% for now.

🔧 How to Change It
Go to your Copy SettingsTap Max Entry SlippageSet to 0.2%Tap Confirm

Done!

📝 Takeaway
If you’re copy trading on Binance:
👉 Check your slippage settings.
Without it, you could lose money on winning trades. It’s fantastic Binance finally added this control—and my real-life loss proves why it matters.

I’m excited to keep copy trading with this new safeguard in place.

Your Turn:
Have you noticed losses from slippage while copy trading? Drop your thoughts below!