Pytrade

A cryptocurrency trading bot written in python. Now with graphs!

Create strategies, backtest them and then take those and trade for real on binance.

Obviously this is just a tool and I take no responsibility for lost cash.

I just let it run in the docker container on my raspberry pi with only small amounts of funds in binance. Be sensible guys.

Installation

Docker Container

The easiest way to run this is using a container.

I have included a dockerfile for this. Please use a linux host to run it.

• docker build . -t pytrade

Without API keys

• docker run -it pytrade bash

With API keys

• docker run --env BINANCE_API_KEY=<your api key> --env BINANCE_API_SECRET=<your api secret> -it pytrade bash

Manually

Instructions are for linux. You must have python > 3.5 installed to use this. As well as pip package manager.

• pip3 install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

If you have an account then set the following env variables:

• export BINANCE_API_KEY=<your api key>
• export BINANCE_API_SECRET=<your api secret>

Usage

The Basics

See the section below for full list of commands.

The general workflow when using pytrade is:

• Create a strategy (though some are included)
  • ./pytrade.py strategy --new --name hello will create a basic strategy called hello. Basic now, not the best or anything.
• Backtest that strategy
  • ./pytrade.py backtest -s hello -t '6 months ago' --graph will backtest hello strategy against the last 6 months data. Will also graph the results
  • ./pytrade.py backtest -s hello,someStrategy,dude -t '1 year ago' will backtest hello, someStrategy and dude strategies over the last year and tell you which is the best.
  • ./pytrade.py backtest -t '2 weeks ago' will backtest all strategies you have over the last two weeks.
• Trade live with your strategy.
  • ./pytrade.py live -s hello -t '2 weeks ago' will trade live with the hello strategy. Will grab the last two weeks of data so your chosen algorithms can get to work right away.

./pytrade.py

usage: pytrade.py [-h] [-v] [-d] {strategy,backtest,live} ...

This is PYTRADE

positional arguments:
  {strategy,backtest,live}
    strategy            Manage strategies
    backtest            Backtest strategies
    live                Live trading with strategies

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose         Verbose output from backtests
  -d, --debug           Enable debug output

./pytrade.py strategy

usage: pytrade.py strategy [-h] [-n] [-l] [-D] [-N NAME] [-T TRADECOINS] [-B BASECOIN]
                           [-i INTERVAL] [-I INDICATOR] [-S STRATEGY] [-L STOPLOSS]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -n, --new             Create a new strategy
  -l, --list            List strategies
  -D, --delete          Delete a strategy
  -N NAME, --name NAME  The name of the strategy
  -T TRADECOINS, --tradeCoins TRADECOINS
                        This is a comma separated list of the coins you wish to trade. Defaults to
                        ETH
  -B BASECOIN, --baseCoin BASECOIN
                        This is the base coin you will use to pay. Defaults to BTC
  -i INTERVAL, --interval INTERVAL
                        The interval for the trades. Defaults to '1m'
  -I INDICATOR, --indicator INDICATOR
                        What indicator to use. Defaults to RSI
  -S STRATEGY, --strategy STRATEGY
                        What strategy to use. Defaults to 8020
  -L STOPLOSS, --stopLoss STOPLOSS
                        The stop loss percentage. Ie the amount to be losing on a trade before
                        cancelling. Defaults to 3

./pytrade.py backtest

usage: pytrade.py backtest [-h] [-t TIME] [-s STRATEGIES] [-g]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -t TIME, --time TIME  How long ago to backtest from. Defaults to '1 week ago'
  -s STRATEGIES, --strategies STRATEGIES
                        A comma separated list of strategies to test. Defaults to 'all' which will
                        test them all
  -g, --graph           Graph the backtest

./pytrade.py live

usage: pytrade.py live [-h] [-t TIME] [-s STRATEGY]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -t TIME, --time TIME  How long ago to gather data to 'seed' the live trading. Defaults to '1 day
                        ago'
  -s STRATEGY, --strategy STRATEGY
                        The name of the strategy to use. Defaults to 'test'

./pytrade.py data

usage: pytrade.py data [-h] [-s SYMBOL] [-t TIME] [-i INTERVAL] [-g]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -s SYMBOL, --symbol SYMBOL
                        The symbol to get the data for. Defaults to 'ETHBTC'
  -t TIME, --time TIME  How far back to get the data. Defaults to '1 month ago'
  -i INTERVAL, --interval INTERVAL
                        What interval to get the recieved data for
  -g, --graph           Graph the recieved data