danbuk / cryptrade

Node.js Bitcoin bot for MtGox/Bitstamp/BTC-E/CEX.IO

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cryptrade

NodeJS trading client for Cryptotrader.org

Cryptrade is a standalone client for Cryptotrader.org. The main purpose of this tool is to allow automated trading at popular exchanges such as MtGox, Bitstamp, BTC-E and CEX.IO.

Features

• Support for 125+ Talib indicators such as EMA, MACD, etc.
• Real time trading at Mtgox, Bitstamp, BTC-E, CEX.IO
• Compatible with Cryptotrader.org API

Installation

1.) For those who want an instant trading appliance, this bot can be downloaded in a complete ready made Oracle VirtualBox virtual machine.

• That (independant) project is hosted on SourceForge

2.) If you preffer to setup everything yourself, or if you would like to know more:

• Make sure you have Node installed

• Install cryptrade tool

  git clone https://github.com/pulsecat/cryptrade.git
  cd cryptrade
  npm install
  

• Open keys.cson and put your API keys of the exchanges you want to trade on. Private keys are never sent to the server. If after installation keys.cson file doesn't exist, then something went wrong during the installation and you need to check the logs.

Usage

To start trading bot, just type

./cryptrade.sh https://cryptotrader.org/backtests/PqS7WC4NXv6PiF3RD

The above command will start EMA 10/21 algorithm to trade at Mtgox BTC/USD with trading period set to 1h. Also, you can run the tool with an algorithm stored locally. In this case your algorithm won't be sent to the server:

./cryptrade.sh examples/ema_10_21.coffee

Default configuration can be overriden by command line options:

Usage: cryptrade.coffee [options] <filename or backtest url in format https://cryptotrader.org/backtests/<id>>

Options:

  -h, --help               output usage information
  -c,--config [value]      Load configuration file
  -p,--platform [value]    Trade at specified platform
  -i,--instrument [value]  Trade instrument (ex. btc_usd)
  -t,--period [value]      Trading period (ex. 1h)

For example, to start the above algorithm at Bitstamp with trading period set to 2 hours use the following command:

./cryptrade.sh -p bitstamp -t 2h examples/ema_10_21.coffee

This is beta software, use it at your own risk