The shortest real path through SteadyEdge is simple: create access, verify your email, connect an exchange account, build a bot, and run a backtest before thinking about live execution.

What this is

This overview explains what the Getting Started section covers and in what order a new user should move through SteadyEdge.

When to use it

Use this page if:

you just created an account
you opened the dashboard for the first time
you want the fastest path to a real backtest result
you are not sure what SteadyEdge requires before a bot can run

Before you start

For a meaningful first session, be ready to do these things:

create an account or sign in
verify your email
connect and validate at least one exchange account
save a bot configuration
run a backtest from that saved bot

Important current rules:

unverified users cannot run backtests
unverified users cannot start bots
the bot start flow also requires a passed backtest

Step by step

Step 1: Create access to the platform

Start from the public site and open the login or registration flow.

SteadyEdge currently supports:

email and password
Google sign-in when the Google button is available in your environment

If you register from a referral link, the referral context is carried into registration. New registrations are also signed in immediately after success.

Step 2: Verify your email early

Email verification is a real usage gate, not a cosmetic badge. You cannot run backtests or start bots until your email is verified.

If you need to resend the message, open Dashboard -> Profile and use the resend action in the Profile tab.

Step 3: Connect an exchange account

Open Dashboard -> Profile -> API and add a Bybit or Binance account. The bot editor only offers validated exchange accounts, so this step has to be completed before normal bot setup becomes useful.

Step 4: Create your first bot

Open Dashboard -> Bots and start from:

a template
a blank configuration
an imported config

Templates are the fastest option for a first run. Even with a template, still confirm the exchange account, symbol scope, side, leverage, and sizing.

Step 5: Run a backtest

Save the bot, then use Run Backtest from the dashboard or the bot editor. A successful first session ends with a backtest record in Backtests, not only with a saved bot.

What you should see

By the end of the Getting Started flow, you should have:

a working sign-in method
a verified email address
at least one validated exchange account
one saved bot configuration
one backtest record in the Backtests workspace

Common mistakes

registering successfully and only later discovering that email verification is still required
adding an exchange account but never validating it
treating a saved bot as launch-ready without a backtest
trying to learn every page at once instead of following the product flow in order