Get started with beginner-friendly trading bot code.

Trading Bot Code Example for Beginners

A trading bot script automates the buying and selling of assets based on predefined rules, freeing traders from constantly monitoring the market. Simple code examples make it easier to understand the core mechanics of building your own bot.
With Gunbot, even beginners can start using custom strategies in their automated trading. Complex exchange connectivity is handled by Gunbot, traders need to focus on strategy code only. Learning to code a basic trading bot provides insights into market behavior and trading logic.

Watch Trades in Action

Visualize how a trading bot triggers buys and sells, providing insights into how strategy parameters influence results.

Explore Market Trends Across Timeframes

Examine how your bot can adapt to multiple timeframes, highlighting Gunbot's flexible strategy controls and insights.

Gunbot dashboard showing trading insights and bot performance

What Makes Trading Bots a Great Starting Point for Coding?

Coding a trading bot introduces essential programming concepts and logic, like condition checking and loops, while adding the excitement of automated trading. Beginners can start by defining basic rules, like buying an asset when its price dips a certain percentage, then selling when it rises. Gunbot takes this concept further with built-in strategies and AutoConfig for dynamic adjustments, letting users adapt their bot to the market. With an intuitive AI fuction to prototype custom JavaScript strategies, Gunbot makes creating and managing trading bots accessible even to those new to coding.

Automate Simple Strategies

Learn to code basic buy/sell rules and watch them execute in real time.

Customize as You Learn

Gunbot offers tools that let you expand your bot's capabilities over time.

Dynamic Strategy Adjustments

Gunbot's AutoConfig makes real-time adjustments based on market conditions.

Code with JavaScript

Gunbot supports JavaScript for custom strategies, giving new coders a flexible scripting environment.

Trading bot coding offers a practical way to learn programming while exploring trading mechanics.

Gunbot chart showing trading bot in action with live trades and trends

How to Make Your First Trading Bot More Effective

After coding a basic trading bot, the next step is fine-tuning it for real market conditions. Gunbot's custom editor lets beginners set up custom strategies in plain JavaScript, without any special syntax. Gunbot also includes features like backtesting for users to simulate strategy performance on past data, enabling refinements before going live. Exploring features such as timeframe customization or adding AutoConfig's flexible adjustments empowers users to design bots that evolve with market shifts.

Gunbot user reviews

Major love to the GB team. I started trading on DYDX using SGSFutures on Feb 26th. Started with $496 USD and I'm currently at $1,358 USD today in portfolio value. Running on 20 pairs. :)
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Explore More About Gunbot's Customization and Tools

If you're eager to explore beyond basic trading bot code, check out these resources to learn how Gunbot's unique features can enhance your automated trading setup.

Example JavaScript Strategies

Get started with example code for trading strategies and learn to customize them.

See example scripts

Quick Start Guide

Learn the essentials of using Gunbot's tools for easy strategy setup.

Get started quickly

Manage Pair Settings with AutoConfig

Use AutoConfig to dynamically control pair-specific settings.

AutoConfig setup

Choosing Spot Strategies

Explore strategy options for spot trading and decide which fits your bot.

Choose a strategy

Explore Gunbot Plans to Start Building Bots

Gunbot Standard

$ 199 $ 99 /lifetime
+ Free Exchange Slot worth $99

Everything you need to get serious about bot trading

Get Gunbot Standard
  • Spot & futures trading
  • Lifetime license
  • For 1 exchange
  • Free extra exchange slot ⚡
  • Unlimited gridbots
  • Unlimited trading pairs
  • Ready-made strategies
  • Switch exchange anytime
  • AutoConfig
  • 500 Gunthy tokens
  • Telegram community
  • Gunbot Guides
  • Chat & email support
  • For Windows, Mac, Linux & Raspberry Pi
  • More details about Gunbot Standard

Gunbot Pro

$ 299 /lifetime
+ Free Exchange Slot worth $99

Everything in Standard, plus backtesting and more exchange slots

Get Gunbot Pro
  • Spot & futures trading
  • Lifetime license
  • For 3 exchanges
  • Free extra exchange slot ⚡
  • Unlimited gridbots
  • Unlimited trading pairs
  • Ready-made strategies
  • Backtesting
  • Switch exchange anytime
  • AutoConfig
  • 750 Gunthy tokens
  • Telegram community
  • Gunbot Guides
  • Chat & email support
  • For Windows, Mac, Linux & Raspberry Pi
  • More details about Gunbot Pro

Gunbot Ultimate

$ 499 /lifetime
+ Free Exchange Slot worth $99

🔥 DeFi support, no exchange limit, app, custom strategies and more

Get Gunbot Ultimate
  • Spot & futures trading
  • Lifetime license
  • DeFi trading 🔥
  • For all exchanges
  • Free extra exchange slot ⚡
  • Unlimited gridbots
  • Unlimited trading pairs
  • Ready-made strategies
  • Backtesting
  • Switch exchange anytime
  • Custom JS strategies
  • Mobile app
  • Gunbot Simulator
  • AutoConfig
  • TradingView add-on
  • 2500 Gunthy tokens
  • Telegram community
  • Gunbot Guides
  • Chat & email support
  • For Windows, Mac, Linux & Raspberry Pi
  • More details about Gunbot Ultimate

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