recipe-start-dca-bot

Start a DCA Bot

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: kraken-dca-strategy, kraken-paper-to-live

Set up a dollar cost averaging bot that buys a fixed dollar amount of BTC at regular intervals.

CAUTION: Live orders spend real money. Paper-test first, then promote with explicit approval.

Steps

1. Initialize paper account: kraken paper init --balance 10000 -o json 2>/dev/null
2. Calculate volume from dollar amount: PRICE=$(kraken ticker BTCUSD -o json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[].c[0]') && VOLUME=$(echo "scale=8; 100 / $PRICE" | bc)
3. Run 5 paper DCA buys to validate the loop: kraken paper buy BTCUSD $VOLUME -o json 2>/dev/null
4. Check paper results: kraken paper status -o json 2>/dev/null
5. Review paper trade history: kraken paper history -o json 2>/dev/null
6. Verify live credentials: kraken auth test -o json 2>/dev/null
7. Check live balance: kraken balance -o json 2>/dev/null
8. Validate the live order: kraken order buy BTCUSD $VOLUME --type market --validate -o json 2>/dev/null
9. Execute first live buy (requires human approval): kraken order buy BTCUSD $VOLUME --type market -o json 2>/dev/null
10. Verify fill: kraken trades-history -o json 2>/dev/null