Trigger orders allow you to set a specific price at which you want to buy or sell a cryptocurrency. When the market reaches your chosen price, the system automatically places a market order for you. This helps you manage trades without needing to watch the market constantly.
Trigger orders are commonly used for:
Take profit orders to lock in gains at a target price
Stop loss orders to limit losses if the price moves against you
How to set up a trigger order
Step 1: Open the Buy and Sell page
Select the cryptocurrency you want to trade.
Choose Buy or Sell, then switch from Instant to Trigger.
Step 2: Enter your trigger order details
Enter your trigger price, which is the price that must be reached for the order to activate
Enter the amount of cryptocurrency you want to buy or sell (up to 8 decimal places)
Step 3: Review your order
Select Review your buy order (or sell order) to check the details, including estimated fees once the trigger is reached.
Step 4: Confirm your order
If everything looks correct, select Confirm and buy or Confirm and sell.
Your trigger order will activate only when the buy or sell price reaches your specified level.
Specifying an AUD amount instead of crypto
The steps above (via the Buy and Sell page) let you set your trigger order by crypto amount only. If you'd rather set your order by AUD amount instead, you can do this from the trigger orders page, accessed via the menu in the top right corner.
How it works:
From the trigger orders page, select Create new trigger order, then choose Buy or Sell and select your asset.
Enter your trigger price as usual.
In the amount field, you can enter either the AUD amount or the crypto amount. Select the swap icon (⇅) next to the field to switch between the two — the approximate value in the other currency is shown below.
By default, buy orders are set in AUD and sell orders are set in crypto, since these reflect the currency you're trading from.
Note: For buy orders, any AUD amount you enter already includes fees — so a $100 buy order covers both the fee and the cost of the crypto you receive.
If your entered amount exceeds your available balance, a warning will appear letting you know your order may fail.
Why use trigger orders?
Automated trading
Your trade executes automatically once your price conditions are met.
Multiple strategies at once
You can set more than one trigger order to run different trading approaches.
Funds remain unlocked
Trigger orders on Digital Surge do not reserve or lock your funds. The system simply checks for sufficient balance at the moment the order executes.
Example
You have $55,000 AUD and 0 BTC.
You set:
A buy trigger to purchase 1 BTC at $55,000
A sell trigger to sell 1 BTC at $65,000
If the price drops to $55,000 and later rises to $65,000, both trades will execute automatically, allowing you to capture profit without manual intervention.
Managing your trigger orders
From the trigger orders page, accessed via the menu in the top right corner, you can:
View all your active trigger orders
View disabled trigger orders
Edit an existing trigger order
Delete existing trigger orders
Managing trigger orders in TradingView
Digital Surge integrates TradingView, allowing you to view and adjust your trigger orders directly on the chart.
Key features
Select the eye icon above the chart to display all active trigger orders
Click on an order line to adjust its price or details
Use TradingView tools to support your analysis and confirm your trading strategy
How to switch to TradingView mode
On any coin’s chart, select the candlestick icon in the top right corner.
This opens the full TradingView chart with access to advanced indicators and drawing tools.
Important notes
Price volatility
The exact amount you receive may vary due to liquidity and market movement at the time the market order executes.Sufficient funds
Ensure your account has enough balance when your trigger activates. If funds are not available, the order will not execute.Fees
Trading fees apply only to successfully completed trades.
Need more help?
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team.