v1.18.0

What's Changed

• fix/Update VERSION of development by @nikspz in #6394
• MQTT: Add 10 second retries on initial connection if autostart enabled by @TheHolyRoger in #6388
• Fix/ update release date on development by @nikspz in #6405
• fix broken link in README.md by @nikspz in #6406
• (feat) add directional_strategy_widening_ema_bands.py by @cardosofede in #6390
• (fix) wrong calculation of max records by @cardosofede in #6412
• update docker_build_tags.yml by @david-hummingbot in #6411
• Feat/add market order types for ascendex by @yancong001 in #6418
• (fix) delete old issue templates and update new ones by @fengtality in #6417
• (feat) Proposing a logger mixin for tests by @MementoRC in #6383
• feat / dydx order expiry to max by @vic-en in #6420
• Feat/environment improvements by @cardosofede in #6389
• Update DOCKER.md by @notabombe in #6400
• update DOCKER.md by @fengtality in #6427
• (feat) add trade_fee_in_quote by @cardosofede in #6426
• (feat) add trend following directional strategy by @cardosofede in #6415
• fix/ github template typo by @nikspz in #6430
• (fix) Run IsolatedAsyncio in HB by @MementoRC in #6382
• fix/ update bug_report.yml on development by @nikspz in #6434
• Fix/ update bounty_request.yml by @nikspz in #6435
• fix/ Update feature_request.yml by @nikspz in #6437
• [Botcamp] Backtestable market making script example by @fengtality in #6303
• fix/ removing redundant .md files by @nikspz in #6438
• (fix) add trade id to apply_trade in order book by @cardosofede in #6440
• fix multiple trading pair in gateio_perpetual ws userstream issue by @yancong001 in #6419
• (refactor) merge .dockerignore files by @shibanovp in #6367
• Refactor / chain endpoints by @vic-en in #6445
• Update CONTRIBUTING.md by @david-hummingbot in #6450
• Feat/add delay between signals by @cardosofede in #6449
• (feat) rename variable to cooldown after execution by @cardosofede in #6451
• feat/vertex connector by @R-K-H in #6379
• Remove/whitebit by @cardosofede in #6462
• Remove/crypto com by @cardosofede in #6465
• Remove/foxbit by @cardosofede in #6464
• Feat/remove lbank by @cardosofede in #6461
• Remove/probit by @cardosofede in #6463
• Update README.md by @david-hummingbot in #6468
• Feat/ascendex spot candles by @yancong001 in #6471
• Feat/improve trading rules logging by @cardosofede in #6467
• fix/MEXC exchange, when the token price is super small by @hlxwell in #6473
• (feat) add fixed rate conversion for amm-arb by @fengtality in #6472
• fix VERSION on staging by @nikspz in #6488
• Feat/dex data feed by @cardosofede in #6477
• (gov) epoch 5 changes by @fengtality in #6478
• sync / development -> staging by @nikspz in #6489
• Fix/change default global_token_name to USDT by @nikspz in #6490
• Fix/change default global_token_name to USDT on staging by @nikspz in #6491
• refactor / staging branch update and setup.py to v1.18.0 by @rapcmia in #6499
• sync / staging -> master for Hummingbot version 1.18.0 by @nikspz in #6494

New Contributors

• @notabombe made their first contribution in #6400
• @R-K-H made their first contribution in #6379
• @hlxwell made their first contribution in #6473

Full Changelog: v1.17.0...v1.18.0