Gekko - a javascript trading bot and backtesting platform

[Gimmoroy]

It would be awesome to see this bot converted over to talib and coffeescript so methods could be easily imported from cryptotrader.  Not sure how much work that would be, any thoughts?

By the way there is standalone tool similar to Gekko that supports all Cryptotrader.org features https://github.com/pulsecat/cryptrade  

Standalone tool or in fact Cryptotrader.org client (as written on github) ? I'm not too much experienced to understand at a glance the way it operate.

[pulsecat]

It would be awesome to see this bot converted over to talib and coffeescript so methods could be easily imported from cryptotrader.  Not sure how much work that would be, any thoughts?

By the way there is standalone tool similar to Gekko that supports all Cryptotrader.org features https://github.com/pulsecat/cryptrade 

Standalone tool or in fact Cryptotrader.org client (as written on github) ?

Well, the tool is fed with market data downloaded from the site, but all trading is performed on client side.

[daybyter]

I'm working on such stuff, but it will need some time, before it is ready for release. Looking for a collab, but no interest so far...

[Gimmoroy]

Well, the tool is fed with market data downloaded from the site, but all trading is performed on client side.

IMHO - very bad idea. Bitcoincharts is well known "stable" service. This days I have a satanic problems as my bots must load historical data from it, but have 404,502 and more shit.

Maybe you build a really better service, but I don't need this.

I (as a user) need a standalone bot, which:
 
can sit on some VDS and keep all it need in local environment
have trading algorithm which can be modified or completely rewritten without head ash
have interface to major exchanges API (bitstamp,btce,btcchina)
have modular structure, which allow it to be real open source, but not the one more programmer's toy (old,without eye and paw on github's attic)  

Something like QtBitcoinTrader or MT4,  but concentrated on easy implementation of different trade strategies on different exchanges. Based on node.js.




  

[daybyter]

I totally agree with almost everything you said. But I won't use javascript for such a project.

[Gimmoroy]

I totally agree with almost everything you said. But I won't use javascript for such a project.

Written in Java it will not be popular
in php it will be stupid because anyway it will use JS for interfaces
Pithon - it will not be reliable.. one more "Basic like" - C# - win only

You have no choice  

node.js is just like bitcoin: you can resist, but you can't ignore. People make very powerful (including high loaded )  projects on it.
 


 

[TradesLikeAPotato]

Well, the tool is fed with market data downloaded from the site, but all trading is performed on client side.

IMHO - very bad idea. Bitcoincharts is well known "stable" service. This days I have a satanic problems as my bots must load historical data from it, but have 404,502 and more shit.

Maybe you build a really better service, but I don't need this.

I (as a user) need a standalone bot, which:
 
can sit on some VDS and keep all it need in local environment
have trading algorithm which can be modified or completely rewritten without head ash
have interface to major exchanges API (bitstamp,btce,btcchina)
have modular structure, which allow it to be real open source, but not the one more programmer's toy (old,without eye and paw on github's attic)  

Something like QtBitcoinTrader or MT4,  but concentrated on easy implementation of different trade strategies on different exchanges. Based on node.js.




  

Agreed. Cryptotrader is the closest I've found but nothing as of yet can handle the algorithms I have in mind. I wish I had more programming experience so I could do it myself.

[daybyter]

So far I'm very happy with my java code.

TradesLikeAPotato: I am still looking for a collab, if you want to discuss your ideas ...

[TradesLikeAPotato]

So far I'm very happy with my java code.

TradesLikeAPotato: I am still looking for a collab, if you want to discuss your ideas ...

I've sent you a message.

[San1ty]

Why are we discussing cryptotrader in the Gekko topic?

It would be awesome to see this bot converted over to talib and coffeescript so methods could be easily imported from cryptotrader.  Not sure how much work that would be, any thoughts?

This bot doesn't do anything special (trading-algo wise). This is nothing you can't write in 5 minutes in coffeescript.
Perhaps more people here should do some self education on what good / bad indicators are and try to understand them.

BTW: Because none of the current bots out there were working for me, I coded my own one in Node.JS in 2 days, working perfectly. All of you could do this if you put a little effort in it...

[Gimmoroy]

Why are we discussing cryptotrader in the Gekko topic?

BTW: Because none of the current bots out there were working for me, I coded my own one in Node.JS in 2 days, working perfectly. All of you could do this if you put a little effort in it...

Want to make it open source?


 

[San1ty]

Why are we discussing cryptotrader in the Gekko topic?

BTW: Because none of the current bots out there were working for me, I coded my own one in Node.JS in 2 days, working perfectly. All of you could do this if you put a little effort in it...

Want to make it open source?

I'm thinking of making a GitHub repository yes. The code still needs a lot of cleaning and testing (currently running for over 48 hours and I'm double-checking it's decision making). I'll make my own topic when the time comes.

Currently I'm not using a vanilla (basic) indicator. And I might want to keep that to myself or have the bot call a server of mine for it's decision making and open-source the rest. Or I could add a simpler indicator for the open-source version.

So still a lot of things to consider.

[Gimmoroy]

Can you publish logs or smt to estimate real efficiency of bot/algo?

[San1ty]

Sure, when I get back to my testing machine, I'll have a look through the logs. Which reminds me, I definitely still need a profit reporting module.

[andrepcg]

I have not tried to run the bot with real trading and I was looking in the code for more details how it works and I found the buy/sell part of it:

Code:

if(this.infinityOrderExchange)
   amount = 10000;
else
   amount = this.getBalance(this.currency) / this.ticker.ask;

MtGox has infinityOrder so it will try to buy/sell 10000 Bitcoins everytime or usdBalance/currentBTCprice otherwise.

My suggestion is to enable in the config some parameter that sets the amount (in USD) you ware willing to spend every trade. I don't want to run the bot on the full amount of my MtGox account, I want to setup some max value I'm willing to spend.

I think it's a pretty good sugestion

[whydifficult]

I have not tried to run the bot with real trading and I was looking in the code for more details how it works and I found the buy/sell part of it:

Code:

if(this.infinityOrderExchange)
   amount = 10000;
else
   amount = this.getBalance(this.currency) / this.ticker.ask;

MtGox has infinityOrder so it will try to buy/sell 10000 Bitcoins everytime or usdBalance/currentBTCprice otherwise.

My suggestion is to enable in the config some parameter that sets the amount (in USD) you ware willing to spend every trade. I don't want to run the bot on the full amount of my MtGox account, I want to setup some max value I'm willing to spend.

I think it's a pretty good sugestion

Good point, I am looking into changing the whole config structure to make everything more clear.

[andrepcg]

Good!

I was thinking something like this: I set the max trade value at 10 USD, so it tries to buy X BTC with the available 10USD. Later, when the sell order is activated (presumably at a higher price) it stores the profits and keep "betting" the same USD. Maybe some people will like to use the profits for the next trade so a configuration for this would be good.

One more way to improve the bot. Implement a stop loss config so if the EMA crosses down and the price is falling, don't sell the BTC unless they're less than the stop loss, and maybe in the long run it could be beneficial. As the price rises, the stop loss could rise to so it could be a percentage of drop after the top or something like that.

A couple of suggestions to improve the bot, I'm not asking for anything, I could code them myself.

Keep up the good work!

[Queenvio]

Hey, first of all, this project is a nice idear.

I installed it and want to trade at BTC-e


But I get the Error-Message:

Code:

Failed to load historical trades from bitcoincharts

the "Interval" is set to 30 mins at the moment, I also tryed 15 and 5 mins.


Has someone a solution?

Greetings


Edit: MtGox is working, but im looking for BTC-e

P.S. Also if I dont want to trade at Bitstamp, I get the Error

Code:

/home/gekko/methods/realtime-candle-fetcher.js:98
    throw 'Failed to load historical trades from ' + this.watcher.name;
                                                   ^
Failed to load historical trades from Bitstamp

[tropicthunder]

What is the best bot to use?

[silvermario]

What is the best bot to use?

Best to use a bot that makes money in the long run