How to Set Up Copy Trading on Telegram (2026)

Copy trading on Telegram refers to configuring a bot to attempt to replicate a target wallet’s on-chain buys and sells shortly after those actions are observed. You configure the capital the bot may deploy and the parameters that govern replication. This guide explains the setup inside Banana Gun, using Base as an example network.

See the safety guidance below before opening any menus. Target wallets can turn malicious at any time, and copy traders are a convenient source of exit liquidity.

What You Need Before You Start

You need three things: a Banana Gun account (login at bananagun.io or via the Telegram bot), a funded Base wallet available to the bot, and the address of the wallet you intend to copy. If you are already set up, skip to Step 3.

The platform indicates that Banana Gun Pro (pro.bananagun.io/app) and the Telegram bot share the same session, so changes made in one interface typically appear in the other.

Step 1: Log In and Protect Your Private Key

• Open the Banana Gun Telegram bot or go to pro.bananagun.io/app.
• Sign in via Privy using Google, Twitter, or Telegram. Choose one method and use it consistently. Using a different login method may create a separate account and wallet rather than a recovery path.
• On first login, the private key is generated locally and displayed once. Record it offline. The platform describes itself as non-custodial; if you lose this key and lose access to your login method, you may lose access to funds.
• Set a security PIN. The platform enforces an 8-hour delay on PIN changes and a 7-day reset timer, according to its documentation.

Step 2: Fund Your Base Wallet

Copy trading on Base requires ETH on the Base network for gas and for trades. The platform’s documentation is primarily Solana-focused and does not include a detailed Base-specific funding walkthrough. Fund the wallet as you would any EVM address.

• In the bot or Banana Gun Pro, locate your Base wallet address. It is a standard 0x EVM address.
• From a CEX or another wallet, send ETH on the Base network (not Ethereum mainnet, not Arbitrum) to that address. Sending on the wrong network means funds may not arrive.
• Confirm the balance appears in the bot before proceeding.

Step 3: Vet the Target Wallet First

Perform this review before you open any copy trade menu. A wallet that showed profitable activity in the past can later behave differently; copied positions can be used as exit liquidity for other traders. The official documentation recommends reviewing a target’s recent trades with a wallet scanner and checking trade history over the prior 14 days. Look for early entries versus late follows and whether the wallet sold into volumes associated with copiers.

According to Banana Gun Pro, the TOP TRADERS widget can display up to 50 traders by PnL for a token and includes filters such as maker balance and behavioral labels. The widget may offer quick actions to initiate copying; perform a wallet scan before using any shortcut.

Step 4: Open the Copy Trade Widget and Configure Simple Mode

The COPY TRADE feature offers multiple modes: Simple, Advanced, and Advanced with Presets. Simple is intended for initial setups.

• Open COPY TRADE in the bot menu or in the Banana Gun Pro widget panel.
• Select the funding wallet that holds your Base ETH.
• Paste the target wallet address and assign a recognizable name.
• Set MAX BUY. This is the per-transaction cap. If the target buys $2,000 worth of a token and your MAX BUY is $50, your copy buy attempts to purchase $50 regardless of their size.
• Set SPEND LIMIT. This is the total capital the copy configuration may deploy for that target. When it is reached, copying stops automatically.
• Set SLIPPAGE and DURATION. Higher slippage can increase fill rate on volatile tokens at the cost of execution price. DURATION defines how many hours the copy runs before it expires; you can extend or restart it later.
• If BUY MEV is enabled, set your MEV tip. The platform describes support for block-level sequencing (Base Flashblocks) that can place copy orders in sub-blocks inside Base’s block interval; this is a technical behavior described by the platform and does not guarantee specific timing.
• To add a take-profit or stop-loss to each copied position, enable LIMIT ORDER.
• Confirm to start the copy according to your configured settings.

Step 5: Use Advanced Options for Precision Sizing

Simple mode mirrors the target at a fixed cap. Advanced mode adds granular sizing controls.

Buy %: if the target buys 1 ETH and you set Buy % to 20%, the copy buy attempts to purchase 0.2 ETH subject to your MAX BUY setting. This is useful for proportional scaling.

Buy Fixed: always attempts to buy a fixed size regardless of the target’s trade size. Useful for consistent position sizing.

Buy Only Once: copies only the first signal from the target wallet on any given token. After that copy executes, the token is automatically added to your BLOCKED list to prevent re-buys.

Min/Max Market Cap: filters out tokens outside a preferred market-cap range. Copy Sell: attempts to mirror the target’s sell transactions as well as buys; it is off by default.

Advanced (Presets) lets you save any combination of these settings as a named template. Once saved, the preset appears in the widget so it can be applied to new targets without reconfiguring each time.

Step 6: Monitor Active Copies and Manage Risk

The COPY TRADE OVERVIEW includes tabs for ACTIVE, HISTORY, and BLOCKED.

ACTIVE lists live copies with the target wallet address, the description you assigned, total spend against the SPEND LIMIT, time remaining on the DURATION, current status, and action controls. From here you can pause a copy without deleting the configuration, resume it, edit parameters, or stop it.

HISTORY is filterable by date, token, type, amount, and contract address. Review historical entries to understand how specific targets have behaved for your copies.

BLOCKED shows tokens excluded from future copy buys. Buy Only Once automatically adds copied tokens here; remove entries if you later change your view on a token.

Set SPEND LIMIT at an amount you can afford to lose. Copy trading compounds risk because you are delegating entry decisions to another wallet’s behavior. Start with small allocations, review HISTORY after a short period, and consider scaling only if you observe consistent outcomes that match your risk tolerance. For more background on how wallet mirroring works across chains, refer to platform and independent explainers.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you copy trade on Telegram?

Open the COPY TRADE function in the Banana Gun Telegram bot, select your funding wallet, paste the target wallet address, set a MAX BUY per transaction and a SPEND LIMIT as your total capital ceiling, configure slippage and duration, then confirm. The bot is configured to attempt to mirror qualifying buys from that target until the spend limit or duration is reached, per the platform’s description.

How do you fund a Base wallet for copy trading?

Copy your 0x wallet address from the Banana Gun bot or Banana Gun Pro, then send ETH on the Base network to that address from a CEX or external wallet. Do not send on Ethereum mainnet or another network. Once the balance appears in the bot, you can configure copy trades on Base.

What is a safe spend limit for copy trading?

Choose a SPEND LIMIT you can afford to lose on a speculative position. Copy trading limits your control over entry timing and sizing, and target wallets can use copied volume in ways that affect outcomes. Begin with small amounts, monitor results, and adjust only after careful review.

Can you stop a copy trade?

Yes. From COPY TRADE OVERVIEW, select the active copy and choose Stop to remove the target wallet from the list. To pause without deleting settings, use Pause; paused copies remain listed with an inactive status and can be resumed within the remaining duration window.