Alpaca Trading Bot

A Python-based trading bot that uses technical indicators to make trading decisions on the Alpaca trading platform.

Features

• Technical analysis using MACD, RSI, and Stochastic indicators
• Composite indicator for trade signals
• Telegram bot integration for monitoring and control
• 5-minute timeframe trading with 35-minute composite signals
• Automated trade execution via Alpaca API

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Create a .env file with your Alpaca credentials:

ALPACA_API_KEY=your_api_key
ALPACA_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token

3. Run the bot:

python run_market_hours.py

Components

• trading.py: Main trading execution logic
• indicators.py: Technical indicators and signal generation
• strategy.py: Trading strategy implementation
• fetch.py: Data fetching from Alpaca
• telegram_bot.py: Telegram bot for monitoring and control

License

MIT