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# My First Crypto Bot

Welcome to PrimeAutomation! This guide will help you set up your **first automated crypto trading bot** in just a few steps.

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### 🧠 Choose Your Strategy

> 🔗 **Navigate to** `New Bot` in the navigation bar\
> ⚙️ **Click** `Algo Bots, AI Bots or Grid Bots - we suggest starting with Algo Bots`

If you clicked Algo Bots, you'll see a list of **curated strategies** by PrimeAutomation.

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All strategies are thoroughly backtested and come with key data points to help you decide.

#### 📊 Strategy Data Shown

* **Trading Pair** – e.g., `AVAX/USDT`, `PEPE/USDT`
* **Description** – e.g., `"30m DeLo Bot"` or `"4h Swing Partials"` (timeframe and strategy type)
* **Total PNL (%)** – Net profit/loss since strategy inception
* **Start Date** – When the bot began tracking data
* **Performance Over Time** – Metrics over:
  * 1 month
  * 2 months
  * 3 months
  * 6 months

#### 💡 AI-powered strategies

These are marked with an AI icon. They use machine learning to optimize entries/exits and may provide a performance edge. Learn more about the PrimeAutomation AI strategies in the video below:<br>

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**AI Advantages**

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### Adaptive Intelligence

Our AI models learn from vast amounts of historical and live market data. They don't rely on fixed rules — instead, they **adapt to changing market conditions**, making them more robust during volatility.
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### Data-Driven Precision

Unlike emotional or gut-based decisions, our AI strategies are built on **statistical models and pattern recognition**, leading to more consistent performance across different asset classes and timeframes.
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### Speed & Scale

Our AI systems can analyze **thousands of assets, indicators, and timeframes simultaneously** — far faster than any human. This allows them to detect and act on opportunities in milliseconds.
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### Backtesting & Optimization

Our machine learning models can be trained on **millions of data points** and fine-tuned for optimal performance using techniques like cross-validation, genetic algorithms, and reinforcement learning.
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### Noise Filtering

Our AI excels at identifying **real signals** in noisy markets by using deep learning or statistical filters. It can detect subtle shifts that traditional technical indicators might miss.
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### 🤖 Pick & Copy a Bot

> 🎯 **Select a bot** that matches either:
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> * The asset you like to trade
> * A performance history you're comfortable with

🙋‍♂️ Not sure what to pick?\
👉 Watch this helpful video

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Once decided:

> ✅ Click **Subscribe** next to your chosen strategy.
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### 🔑 Link Your Exchange

> **Select the exchange** where you want the bot to trade.

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Example:

* If you want to trade via your **BloFin account**, choose your **connected BloFin key** from the dropdown.
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### 💰 Set Your Investment Amount

Choose **how much you want the bot to trade with**:

* A fixed dollar amount (e.g., $200), **OR**
* A **percentage of your balance** (recommended ✅)

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> ⚠️ All bots are set to **3x leverage by default**, optimized by PrimeAutomation's backtests.\
> 📈 Using a **% of your balance** allows your position size to **scale dynamically** as your account grows.
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### 🔑 Set Leverage

Finally we need to set our leverage. This by default is set to 3 for most strategies. \
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## 🎉 All Set – You're Now an Automated Trader!

> 🚀 **Navigate to** `Dashboard` from the navigation bar to:
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> * View your live bots
> * Track PNL
> * Monitor trades in real-time


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