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CTAgent

Quick Start

This guide takes you from opening the bot to running your first strategy on paper — simulated money at live prices. You don’t need a Binance account or a single line of code.

  1. Open the bot. Start a chat with CTAgent on Telegram and send /start. You’ll get a short welcome with example prompts.

  2. (Optional) Connect Binance. Send /connect to add a trade-only Binance API key if you want live account data and, later, live trading. You can skip this entirely and still backtest and paper-trade. See Connect Binance.

  3. Describe a strategy. Just type what you want, for example:

    Create a strategy that buys BTC when RSI is below 30, takes profit at 5%, and stops out at 2%.

    The agent builds it from a Signal Generator, a Position Manager, and a Risk Manager, then shows you the result for confirmation.

  4. Backtest it. Ask the agent to test your idea on real history:

    Backtest it over the last 90 days.

    You’ll get an equity curve, key metrics (return vs buy-and-hold, Sharpe, max drawdown) and a 1–10 rating. See Backtesting.

  5. Paper-trade it. Happy with the backtest? Deploy it on paper:

    Paper-trade this strategy.

    CTAgent now runs it automatically on every closed candle and messages you when it acts. See Paper & Live Trading.

  6. Track it. Use /strategies, /deployed, and /backtests any time, or open your Dashboard with /dashboard for a full spreadsheet view.

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