# Limit Order

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Ocean's **Limit Orders** let you automate your trades by setting predefined conditions to **buy or sell** a token when it reaches a specific **market cap, price, or profit target**.
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## How to Set Up a Limit Order

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Tap 📈 `Buy` from the Ocean Telegram bot’s main menu and paste the contract address of the token you want to buy.

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Tap 🚦 `Limit orders` it to set a limit order instead of a market order.\
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Before continuing, confirm that you are in the wallet you want to trade with. You can change wallets by tapping the 💼 `Wallet` button.

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Define Your Buy Conditions

Tap 💰 `Buy amount`  to enter how much SOL you want to use in the trade.&#x20;

Tap ⏳ `Expiry`  to set how long the order should remain active (e.g., 30m, 12h).

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Set the Trigger by setting a Price, Market Cap, or Percentage target.

* 💲 `Price` – Enter a target token price.
* 💲 `Market cap` – Set a market cap value that triggers the order.
* 💵 `Percentage` – Trigger based on price movement (up or down) from current value.

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Configure Order Settings:

* Adjust ⛽ `Gas` and 💧 `Slippage` as needed.

Tap ⚙️ `Advanced features` to access deeper control over your trade execution. Here you can customize:

* ⚙️ `Buy Processor`: Choose between Jito, Node, or Merkle depending on your strategy.
* 🤖 `Auto Tip`: Enable or disable automatic bribe tips.
* 💸 `Tip`: Set a manual bribe (tip) to prioritize your order with validators.

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Save & Deploy

* Tap 💾 `Save` to confirm and activate your limit order.
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Ocean will handle the rest and execute the trade once your conditions are met!


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