Learn to Build Trading Bots
From zero to automated trading in minutes. Follow our step-by-step guides to build, test, and deploy your first trading strategy.
- to first bot
- 10 min
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Key Takeaways
What can you learn in the Vantixs docs?
The documentation explains how Vantixs works as a workflow-oriented platform. Learn to design strategy logic visually, validate with backtesting, and refine with paper trading.
Quick start path
Go from account setup to a first strategy walkthrough in the shortest path.
Builder concepts
Learn the node canvas, strategy structure, and how logic is assembled visually.
Backtesting and validation
Understand how historical testing fits into strategy evaluation before paper trading.
Exchange & risk setup
Review exchange setup, API key handling, and risk management for paper trading.
How It Works
Create Strategy
Drag nodes onto canvas
Add Indicators
Connect RSI, MACD, etc.
Backtest
Test on historical data
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Quick Start Guide
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Primary reading paths
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Choose the documentation path that matches the job at hand
Getting Started
3 articles
Start here if you are new to Vantixs. This section explains account setup, the product layout, and the shortest path from idea to a first backtest.
- Set expectations for the platform workflow before you connect anything.
- Follow the quick-start path from interface overview to a first strategy build.
- Learn where docs, blog guides, and validation resources fit together.
Visual Builder
3 articles
Learn how strategies are assembled visually inside Vantixs. This section covers the canvas, node relationships, and how reusable templates speed up iteration.
- Understand how node-based logic maps to trading workflows.
- Learn how to connect indicators, conditions, and execution steps clearly.
- Use templates when you want a faster path to testing and refinement.
Indicators
1 articles
Review the indicator library and how signals are used inside a strategy workflow. This section is for choosing and configuring technical analysis inputs responsibly.
- See how trend, momentum, volatility, and volume indicators differ.
- Understand where crossover logic belongs in the strategy graph.
- Move from indicator research into backtesting with the right context.
Backtesting
1 articles
Use this section to understand how historical validation works in Vantixs. It explains what a backtest should measure before you move to paper trading.
- Learn how the backtesting workflow fits into strategy evaluation.
- Review metrics, validation habits, and common sources of false confidence.
- Use backtesting as one step in a broader research and deployment process.
Exchange & Paper Trading
2 articles
This section covers exchange connectivity, API-key setup, and risk controls for paper trading. Live trading will be available post-beta.
- Set up exchange access with the right permissions for paper trading.
- Review risk-management controls and position sizing strategies.
- Understand the validation path from backtesting to paper trading.
Trading
2 articles
Learn about the Trading Terminal and Smart Orders. These features give you real-time market visibility and advanced order types for paper trading.
- Use the Trading Terminal for multi-panel market monitoring.
- Place smart orders with trailing stops, multi-TP targets, and OCO logic.
- Understand how the terminal and orders integrate with your strategies.
Tools
2 articles
Explore the Market Scanner and Portfolio & Journal tools. Scan markets for opportunities and track your trading performance over time.
- Set up scanner rules to find trading opportunities across multiple exchanges.
- Track portfolio performance with equity charts and KPI metrics.
- Use the trade journal to review round-trip trades with annotations.
Bots
2 articles
Learn about Grid Bot automation and the Copy Trading marketplace. Automate range-bound strategies and discover community-shared strategies.
- Configure grid bots for automated range-bound trading.
- Browse and copy strategies from the community marketplace.
- Understand how bots integrate with risk management controls.
Integrations
2 articles
Connect external signals via webhooks and use the AI Assistant for strategy building help. These integrations extend the platform beyond the visual builder.
- Receive TradingView alerts and third-party signals via webhooks.
- Use the AI co-pilot for strategy design, analysis, and auto-fix.
- Understand how external integrations fit into the trading workflow.
AI Strategy Import
1 articles
Download the node schema reference and use AI assistants to generate valid Vantixs pipeline JSON. Import AI-generated strategies directly into the Strategy Builder.
- Get the full node catalog and pipeline format as an AI-ready reference file.
- Follow the step-by-step walkthrough to generate a strategy with any AI assistant.
- Import the resulting JSON directly into Strategy Builder with full validation.
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