Kucoin Spot - Setup Guide
How to connect your Kucoin Spot account to Sequence.
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This comprehensive guide walks you through the full process of setting up your Kucoin Spot — from funding and margin configuration to creation and submission to Sequence.
The guide is organized into the following sections:
Available Strategy on Kucoin:
Before you Start
Use a Desktop Browser for Best Results.
We strongly recommend completing the setup process on a desktop browser, preferably Chrome. In our experience, doing this on a mobile web browser can be quite difficult — while not entirely impossible, the process is significantly less smooth. Additionally, API configuration is not supported in the native exchange applications (e.g., the Binance or Bybit mobile apps), so it's important to use a desktop environment for a successful setup.
Primary Email Requirement
Your registered email is the one linked to your active strategy or bot, and it’s the only one authorized to receive private account information. 2FA codes, invoices, and sensitive support responses will only be sent to this email.
Microsoft Email Users (Hotmail / Outlook / MSN / Live) & Zigglo:
If you’re using an email address from Hotmail, Outlook, MSN, Live, or any other Microsoft-related domain, please note that these are not compatible with key features in Sequence. Please contact us at support@tradewithsequence.com to get this resolved.
Step 1: Create a sub-account
First, create a dedicated sub-account exclusively for trading with Sequence. Each strategy requires its own sub-account to ensure optimal performance — do not manually modify positions or place trades within it.
Please view the Kucoin guide on how to create a sub account.
Step 2: Transfer funds
Next, transfer the required minimum balance to your Spot Wallet ($20,000 USDT or USDC). Here's how to do it:
Adding funds to your account: Please view the Kucoin guide on how to deposit funds.
Moving funds to spot wallet: Please view the following Kucoin guide on how to move funds to spot.
Please note: to trade spot in Kucoin the funds must be in the Spot Wallet.
Step 3: Create API keys
Please see the following Kucoin guide for creating API keys.
Considerations to Create API Keys on KuCoin:
Under API Name, enter a name for your key.
Under Passphrase, set a secure passphrase.
💡 Save this — it will be required in Step 4.
Under API Restrictions, check ✅ Trade.
Under IP Restrictions, check ✅ No.
Under Period of Validity, select Permanent, then click Next.
Complete the Captcha.
Enter the required security codes (2FA).
Open the confirmation email and click Activate API.
Copy your API Key, Secret, and Passphrase, you will need them im Step 4.
Make sure you have a secure notepad to copy and paste your API key details.
Step 4: Submit API keys to Sequence
Finally, submit your API keys to Sequence so our trading team can configure your chosen strategy. We've created detailed guides for this process:
First time? See the First Time Connecting API Keys guide.
Refreshing keys? See the Refreshing API Keys guide.
Additional Information
⁉️ API validity
API keys created during this initial steps are valid for 90 days.
At this stage, the keys are not yet bound to an IP address, which means they will automatically expire after the 90-day period.
To ensure long-term, uninterrupted service, it is essential to complete the next step in our instructions:
Once this part of the process is completed, your keys become IP-address bound, and they will no longer expire.
Until you finish this integration step, your API keys remain subject to the 90-day expiration, and neither Kucoin nor Sequence will send reminders when they are close to expiring or have already expired.
⁉️ Trade only permissions
The API permissions we require provide strictly controlled access exclusively for executing trades on your exchange platform. To ensure account security, these permissions do not allow for any withdrawal or transfer capabilities of your funds.
⁉️ Security recommendation
To protect your account's security, never share your exchange account login credentials—not even with our team.
What's next?
We recommend reviewing the sections below, which address common questions about what happens next.
🟢 What to expect
The algorithm employs a systematic approach, placing strategic orders based on bidirectional price action. The algorithm intentionally places smaller trades when price ranges are tight. Therefore during sideways or upward-only price movements, the strategy maintains conservative trade sizes. Conversely, larger trades require more significant price movements in both directions for effective execution and closing.
🟢 Adding funds
The system takes into account the total balance of the account after the close of each trade / before the start of a new trade. This means that additional deposits can be made at any time and the system will recognize the deposit at the start of the new trade. For the funds to be recognized, please ensure funds are deposited into the correct wallet or subaccount where you are trading (on other exchanges) AND deposited in the strategy’s base currency.
🟢 Withdrawing funds
For security purposes, please notify us before making any withdrawals that exceed 5% of your total wallet balance. This security measure allows our team to safely pause the automated trading functions before processing your withdrawal. You can submit withdrawal notifications through your user dashboard or by emailing us here: support@tradewithsequence.com
🟢 How to monitor your strategy
You can monitor your strategy’s performance directly through your exchange interface by looking at the trade history. We recommend doing this in your desktop browser. For accurate performance tracking, please keep in mind that exchanges display (PnL) metrics in USD terms. This is relevant for any strategy that is accumulating Bitcoin - as the unit of account will be incorrect. You must look or export the close trades and then compare the results in your unit of account.
Critical Guidelines for Active Strategies
Once your strategy is active, please keep the following in mind to ensure everything runs smoothly:
🔴 Manual trades: Do not perform any manual trades in the sub-account running the algorithm
🔴 Withdrawals: Do not withdraw more than 5% of your total wallet balance without notifying us first
🔴 Non base asset withdrawal: Do not withdraw from any asset other than the coin that you are accumulating
🔴 Non base asset additions: Do not add any currency or coins, other than the base asset you are accumulating