Quickstart
Run your first grid in about five minutes. This page is the fast path; each step links to a deeper guide if you want detail.
Before you start
You need:
- An account with funds on a supported perpetuals DEX (e.g. Hyperliquid). For perpetual grids, funds in your perps (USDC) balance; for spot grids, USDC in your spot balance.
- A browser wallet (e.g. MetaMask / Rabbit) connected to the same address.
You do not need to register, give an email, or pass KYC.
1. Connect your wallet
Open app.grider.xyz and click Connect Wallet. Sign the login message — this proves you own the address and creates your session. No transaction, no gas.
2. Accept the terms
A terms‑of‑use modal appears the first time. You must accept it to continue. → Account setup
3. Approve the agent wallet
GRIDer creates a trading‑only agent wallet and asks you to approve it on the exchange (one signature). This is what lets the bot place orders for you — and only place orders; it can never withdraw. → Account setup
4. Approve the builder fee
One more signature approves GRIDer's builder fee (0.008%), the small per‑trade fee that funds the platform. Without it the bot can't operate. → Fees and funding
Steps 2–4 happen once. After that, starting new grids is instant.
5. Pick a token and set the range
Choose a market from the selector. Then either:
- Click Auto to let GRIDer propose a range from the last 7 days, or
- Set the Upper limit, Lower limit, % spacing between levels, and Grid Size (USD) yourself.
Pick a direction — Grid LONG or Grid SHORT — and, on perps, a Leverage. Drag the lines on the chart to fine‑tune visually. → Create a grid
6. Backtest it (recommended)
Open the backtesting modal to replay recent real prices against your settings and see how the grid would have behaved. Adjust the range and spacing until it looks sensible. → Backtesting
7. Add safety and start
Optionally set:
- a Stop-loss — an exit price if the market runs against you, and
- a Close Grid Price — a target where the grid closes and cancels remaining orders.
Then start the grid. GRIDer places the orders and the strategy is live.
Watch it run
The trading panel shows your positions, open orders, trade history, funding, and the combined Grid PNL. You can stop the grid manually at any time. → Monitor & manage
A sensible first grid
- Start small — enough capital that each level is comfortably above the exchange's per‑order minimum (~10 USDC per level on Hyperliquid), but small enough that a mistake is cheap.
- Choose a token you expect to range, not trend.
- Always set a stop-loss until you're comfortable with how breakouts behave.
Read How a grid works and Risk and range breakouts before scaling up.