Directional Up — A Trend-Following LP Strategy for Uniswap V3
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Directional Up is a Super9MM preset for when you are bullish the base asset. It uses an up-only rebalance direction: it follows price higher and re-centers into uptrends, but it does not re-center down into a falling market. It runs on Uniswap V3 on Robinhood Chain, and auto-compounds like the other presets.
When to use it
Use Directional Up when you have a directional conviction that the base asset trends up over your holding period, and you would rather ride that trend than passively re-center in both directions. Standard presets like Balanced rebalance both ways; Directional Up is the trend-following choice for a market you expect to grind higher. If you have no directional view, or you expect chop and reversals, a two-sided preset such as Balanced or Wide Earner is the safer default.
What it optimizes for
It optimizes for participating in an uptrend. The up-only policy means that as price climbs and leaves the top of your price range, Super9MM rebalances upward to follow it — keeping your liquidity productive where the action is going. Crucially, when price falls, it does not chase the market down. That avoids the classic problem of a two-sided rebalancer repeatedly re-centering into a decline and locking in losses at each step down. Fees still auto-compound.
Tradeoffs
The up-only policy cuts both ways. If price falls below your range and stays there, the position stops earning fees (you are out of range) and does not rebalance down to resume earning — by design, so it does not average into a falling asset. You are also fully exposed to holding the base asset through a downtrend, and impermanent loss is still real: if your bullish thesis is wrong, this preset does not protect you. Impermanent loss on Uniswap V3 covers the mechanics. Directional Up is a customizable preset you can fine-tune, and it stays fully non-custodial — only you can withdraw.
Which Uniswap V3 pools fit
Best on pairs where you are genuinely bullish the base asset and expect an up-trend — a token you believe in against a stable or major quote asset (on Robinhood Chain, typically USDG or WETH). It is a directional bet, not a market-neutral one, so only use it where you hold that conviction. Choose a fee tier to match the pair and browse the pools page. To size the range around your view, see how to set a price range for concentrated liquidity. Ready to run it? Open Super9MM.
Frequently asked questions
- What does "up-only" rebalancing actually mean?
- It means the automation only re-centers your range upward, following price as it rises. When price falls out of the bottom of your range, it does not rebalance down to chase the market — so it will not repeatedly average into a decline. Presets set range width, rebalance direction, and auto-compound; this one fixes the direction to up-only.
- What happens if the price drops below my range?
- Your position stops earning fees because it is out of range, and Directional Up deliberately does not rebalance down. You remain exposed to the base asset. That is the intended behavior for a bullish, trend-following stance — but it means a wrong thesis is not cushioned.
- Should I use Directional Up if I have no market view?
- No. Without a directional conviction, a two-sided preset like Balanced or Wide Earner is more appropriate because it keeps liquidity working whether price rises or falls. Directional Up is a deliberate bullish bet.
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