https://i.ibb.co/23zmMGQG/trade-time2.pngHi everyone,
I built TradeTime, a free and open-source desktop utility for stock, futures, and crypto traders.
I originally made it for my own trading because I was tired of manually setting alarms whenever I was watching 1H and 4H candles.
TradeTime makes it easy to see exactly how much time is left before a candle closes.
The main clock has four visual segments that fill up as each hour passes, giving you an intuitive view of the remaining time.
You can also set an alert for a specific number of minutes before the candle closes. For example, 5 minutes before the candle closes, the clock can change color, flash, and play an alert sound.
I also added several other features that I personally find useful while trading:
- Custom alarm settings
- Daily or one-time alarms
- Adjustable window size
- Adjustable transparency
- Customizable alert timing
- Custom alert sounds
- Custom alert colors
- Adjustable font weight
- Low CPU usage
There are also two additional features:
Economic Events
- Shows upcoming major U.S. economic data releases
- Starts a countdown 12 hours before the event
- Automatically switches to the next scheduled event after the countdown ends
Breaking News
- A continuously scrolling ticker showing major global economic and crypto-related news
The Economic Events and Breaking News features require free API keys from the services used by the app. Getting the keys takes less than a minute, and I've included instructions explaining how to get and configure them.
The entire project is open source and available on GitHub:
https://github.com/macaron77/trade-timeI'm a MacBook user, so I initially developed the application for macOS. I'm currently working on a Windows version as well.
The application is completely free to use.
The full source code is publicly available on GitHub, so anyone can review the code before downloading and using it.
I'd be happy to hear any feedback or suggestions for features that might be useful for traders.
Thanks!
