So you’ve got a Shrimpy Pro account, a Binance account, you know rebalancing could help you, but you don’t understand API keys or how to use them. Keep reading!
What are API Keys anyways?
What Binance says about API Keys
Above is what Binance says about API Keys. Basically in order to rebalance and diversify your portfolio we need an API to talk to the exchange.
Before we start…
If you’ve already connected your API Key and would like to jump ahead, read about our research from over 200,000 tests on how portfolios would have performed with different numbers of cryptocurrencies. There’s a short summary at the end with a link to the research as well.
How to get Binance API Key and Secret Key
Login to Shrimpy Pro and navigate to the Accounts tab within the settings page. We need 3 primary pieces of information: Which exchange you’ll be using, your API Key, and your API Secret
Login to Binance. Click on the Account button under the person icon on the top right and select "API Management."
Enter a label or name for your API keys and select "Create API."
Enter your 2FA code if you’re prompted. You will receive an email with a link you need to click to verify the activity. This link may expire after 15 minutes.
We’ve used our fancy Photoshop skills to put a red box around the API Key and Secret Key. Copy these and securely store them to add into Shrimpy Pro. You will also need to change the permissions enabled by default by selecting "Edit Restrictions."
Enable "Spot & Margin Trading" and then save your API keys. Ensure "Enable Withdrawals" is not selected.
Now that you have the 2 different components for your Binance API Keys, you can connect your account to Shrimpy Pro by selecting "Link Exchange."
At this point, select “Binance” as your exchange and click "select."
Paste your “API key” and “Secret Key” into the Shrimpy Pro application. Once the keys have been copied into the correct fields, click the “Save” button.
A pop-up will appear providing the steps to whitelist your API keys. Binance requires IP Whitelisting within 30 days of creating your API keys. Follow the steps provided to whitelist your API keys. You can read more about this process here. After this is complete, select Close.
Once you have successfully linked your API keys, data should populate in your account dashboard. If it does not populate immediately, please allow up to 15 minutes for the data to populate. If it still does not populate after 15 minutes, please contact us at support@shrimpy.io.
It’s now time to experience the exciting features that are waiting for you inside the application. Starting with the “Automation” tab. On this tab, you can select assets to include in your portfolio by selecting "Add Assets". You can also automate an index using the "Create Index" button.
Don't forget to set a rebalance period or select a threshold rebalancing strategy to automate your portfolio.
The assets included here are the ones that will be bought or sold by Shrimpy Pro in order to reach the desired percentage of each asset. The target allocations are the assets and percentages that are specified under “Allocation”. Anything that is not in your allocations will be sold in order to buy these assets. Essentially, treat this list of assets that you select as what your portfolio to become. Shrimpy Pro will do the rest to reach this goal.
The “Rebalance Now” button found within the Portfolio panel on the Dashboard is the way you let Shrimpy Pro know you want to perform trades immediately. Once you hit that button, it will perform all of the necessary trades to reach the target allocations that were specified on the “Automation” tab. If your portfolio has already been created and is close to your target allocations, it will simply realign your allocations to match your target allocations.
Have questions, comments or concerns? Feel free to reach out to us via the blue "Support" button found in the bottom left corner of your Dashboard, or send an email to Support@Shrimpy.io.