Low-balance pausing

Coinrule automatically pauses a strategy after 3 consecutive low-balance skips and sends an in-app notification. This article explains when pausing triggers, what causes it, and how to resume or prevent it.

When does an agent pause?

An agent automatically pauses when the engine detects it doesn't have enough balance to open a new position. The status changes to Paused — low balance.

The engine checks balance before each entry. If the required capital (allocation + estimated fees) exceeds the available free balance, it skips the entry and records a "skip: low balance" event in the activity feed.

After 3 consecutive skips, the agent changes to Paused status. You receive an in-app notification.

What causes low-balance pausing?

• You've spent down the portfolio manually on the exchange
• Another agent has consumed most of the available balance
• Fees from previous trades were higher than expected
• The position sizing is too large relative to available capital

How to resume

1. Add funds to your exchange account (deposit or reduce other holdings)
2. On the strategy detail page, click Resume
3. The agent re-evaluates on the next candle close

Or reduce the capital allocation to fit within the available balance.

How do you prevent low-balance pausing?

• Set the capital allocation to a percentage of portfolio rather than a fixed dollar amount. This scales down automatically as the portfolio shrinks.
• Leave a 10–15% buffer in the account beyond what all your active agents need.
• If running multiple agents, the total allocation across all of them should not exceed 80–90% of the account.