Useful links

These links can also be found in the specific parts of the training course dealing with these subjects, and you'll find them here in simplified access.
Each of them offers you significant discounts and bonuses if you sign up for the various services using them.

• Register for Trading-View (15$ credit or over a month free by following this link) : TradinView allows you to track cryptocurrencies and apply automatable strategies
• Register with WunderTrading (30 % on annual subscriptions and 10 % on monthly subscriptions) : WunderTrading is an intermediary between TradingView (which runs the strategy) and your broker (which holds your cryptos and assets). WunderTrading transforms the strategy's alerts into buy or sell orders.
• BitGet registration (Crypto broker: (10 % discount on your trading fees by following this link) : Bitget is the broker we use and recommend. This is where your assets are held and where the actual trading takes place. It's the platform where your real money resides. 

 

In this section, we will look at :

• How to buy your first USDT (the financial basis of our real trading)
• How to transfer them to our FUTURES USDT-M sub-account (leveraged futures trading with SHORTS and reduced fees)
• How to create an API on Bitget and connect WunderTrading to our Bitget account via this API

Buy your first USDT

If you don't have a BitGet account yet, now is the time to take advantage of the opening bonuses by using this referral link:

• BitGet registration (Crypto broker: (10 % discount on your trading fees and opening bonus by following this link)

To start trading with a real account (it's possible to trade with paper trading on WunderTrading, in case you prefer an intermediate step) you'll need funds, which will materialize in the form of holding a dollar-indexed cryptocurrency, the USDT.

USDT is what we call a "stable coin", i.e. a cryptocurrency whose value is stabilized on real money. This is what we'll be using in our trades to buy other cryptocurrencies for a few hours before selling them back, against USDT.

USDT is indeed a cryptocurrency, but it's more akin to conventional FIAT money. It will be our base value, our "fluid asset".

Holding USDT as a base value, instead of converting to dollars or euros each time, allows us to not to be taxed on each of our trades. This is because, under French law, we are subject to tax as soon as a cryptocurrency is converted into conventional money (FIAT). As long as we exchange USDT for other cryptocurrencies, we are not subject to tax on these conversions, but we will be when we convert these cryptocurrencies into euros or dollars, or when we make purchases directly with them.

Here we'll take a look at how you can easily purchase your first USDT, which will be your learning capital. We recommend that you don't exceed 200 euros for a few months, until you've got the hang of programming and managing your robots. Then you can build up your capital as much as you like, ideally gradually and in successive stages, not least to limit your personal stress - the enemy of all traders.

To buy our USDT, we're going to use a bank card, which is the easiest and quickest way, but also the most expensive in terms of fees. You can also make a bank transfer, which takes longer but costs less.

Once we have our USDTs in our main SPOT account, we'll simply make an internal transfer to our FUTURE USDT-M sub-account, which will allow us to place leveraged trades.

It's also possible to trade with a spot account, in which case you'll need to set up a second exchange in TradingView set to SPOT (spot) rather than FUTURES and put funds into Bitget's SPOT account.

Spot trading isn't the most peaceful, not least because spot buying and reselling always leaves a trail of crypto-currencies that have to be converted manually on a regular basis. This takes us further away from our goal of complete automation.

 

1 - On your Bitget account, follow the on-screen instructions

For your first deposit, you can use a bank card (as shown below). Fees are high, but you'll be able to trade immediately. BitGet also offers a free bank deposit (choice 2 below). In this case, all you need to do is follow the instructions, and once your FIAT money ($ or €) has been deposited into your account you can convert this money into USDT.

For simplicity's sake, and to get you started, we'll show you the quick method.

The amount of your first deposit depends on your trading experience and the amount of time you spend in Paper Trading. Generally speaking, we recommend that you gradually increase your investment to validate each stage of your trading one by one, especially if you're new to trading and risk management.

Then follow the on-screen instructions. Your main account will be credited with the USDT purchased.

 

2 - Transfer USDT received from the main account to the FUTURE USDT-M account

The main account is used to hold assets, while the future account is used to to bet up or down and use leverage effects.

This is the one we're going to use. To do this, we'll need to transfer our USDT internally (free of charge and instantaneous) from our main account to our FUTURE account in USDT-M, the one to which our bots will be linked.

On Bitget, click on the portfolio and then on "Transfer".

Then select the account in which your USDTs are held, and select the USDT-M future account as shown below.

Transfer the whole amount if you only want to use Bitget for short-term trading.

That's it, you've got a credited account and your assets are in the right place. Now let's move on to creating the API on BitGet that will enable WunderTrading and your bots to place orders directly on your real account.

Before doing so, you can check your transfer by consulting your FUTURES account.

 

3 - Creation of an API key on BitGet so that WunderTrading can place orders on the real account

This step is not complicated, but it is thorough.

• Follow the step-by-step instructions
• Open a text document next to it and paste in all the information you're about to enter - you'll need it later.

Click on your profile, then on "API Keys".

Click on "Create an API key

Choose a system-generated API key

Enter the name of your key (and copy it) in "remarks".

Choose a password (and copy it)

Check the other options as indicated below, then click on "Next".

At this stage, a security check is requested. Complete it, then continue.

Copy the public and private keys into your text document and validate.

You will need to modify the newly created key to add the authorized IP address. Click on edit, then keep this tab open and open a window with WunderTrading next to it.. Proceed to the next step, and we'll come back to this window shortly afterwards.

 

4 - Keep this window open and open a new tab with WunderTrading

In WunderTrading, click on "My Exchanges" then "Add exchange".

Choose "Real Account" then "BitGet".

Copy the API keys below, then return to your BitGet tab.

Return to your BitGet window and paste the IP addresses and click Done.

Complete the safety check :

Enter the secret phrase you copied earlier in your text document then enter the confirmation code received by e-mail (or other suggested method)

Return to WunderTrading to complete the configuration:

Simply enter the required information:

• The name of your api key (what you put in "Remarks" on Bitget)
• Your public API key (which you copied)
• Your private API key (which you copied)
• The password you entered when creating your API key on Bitget (which you copied)
• Confirm

Now you're ready for real trading!

 

5 - When creating your next real-money bot

When creating your next real-money bot, simply keep PaperTrading unchecked and choose the name of the API you've just configured.

That's all, orders will be placed directly on your BitGet FUTURE USDT-M account.

You can track open trades from Bitget's FUTURE USDT-M interface. If there are any open orders, they will appear at the bottom of your screen:

They will also appear in WunderTrading in the "Positions" tab.

That's it, the technical part is now over! Now we can focus on strategy and risk management, so that you can get off to the best possible start in cryptocurrency trading.