Insider Trading Alerts is a Python script that scrapes insider trading information from CapitolTrades and sends email alerts based on specified criteria.
- Fetches insider trades data from CapitolTrades website.
- Checks specified criteria (recent days, trade size, etc.) to filter relevant trades.
- Sends email alerts when insider trades meet the criteria.
- Python 3
- Required Python packages (install using
pip install -r requirements.txt)- requests
- beautifulsoup4
- smtplib (standard library)
- dotenv
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Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/cjk268/Insider-Trading-Alerts.git
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Navigate to the project directory:
cd Insider-Trading-Alerts
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Install the required packages: pip install -r requirements.txt
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Set up your environment variables: Create a .env file in the project directory and add the following:
- my_email=your_email@gmail.com
- password=your_email_password
- send_address=desired_send_email_address
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Run the script: python main.py
Adjust the constants in the script to customize the criteria for insider trades:
- RECENT: Maximum number of days considered recent for insider trades.
- MIN_TRADE_SIZE: Minimum trade size desired by the user (in USD).
- MIN_OR_MAX_RANGE: 0/1 variable indicating whether to use the min or max in the range size.
It is recommended to upload the script to the cloud and schedule daily checks using a task manager. Alternatively, you can schedule daily checks on your local device.