Getting Started

Setting up the bot

Open Asternaut by following this link.

You can also add it to a group like that

from them please enter /start

You should then see your Solana deposit address

Depositing

You can now deposit SOL to this address. USDC support will be added in the near future. Please deposit at least 0.1 SOL.

From there you are not done, you will need to run /deposit to move the funds from your Solana wallet to the Aster DEX. This process will be automated in time.

Checking your balance

You can check your balance at any time by simply running /balance It will show both your SOL balance and the balance you have on Aster, your margin.

Checking available markets

Aster has the largest amount of tradable assets of any perps in the market

You can consult those assets by running the commands

/markets

You will be able to use the ticker of those assets to open positions

Starting a trade

Once you have enough margin you can type /long or /short to open a position. You will then be prompted to choose the ticker, desired leverage, and margin. Next, a popup will indicate your notional position size (Leverage * Margin) and your liquidation price. Select confirm to place the market order.

Viewing your positions

You can check how your trades are doing by running

/positions

It will show your PnL position and the option to close them.

Houston, over!

You have now completed this simple onboarding but many other features are waiting for you to try out.