Testing trading strategies with the Freqtrade crypto bot.

This is the strategy folder for the Freqtrade bot.

To set up, see the https://www.freqtrade.io/en/stable/ or the udemy course https://www.udemy.com/course/build-a-crypto-bot-100-functional-algorithmic-trading-freqtrade/.

Deploying the bot to run 24/7 on the AWS cloud

• Register on AWS, https://aws.amazon.com/.
• Create a Linux (Debian) EC2 instance.
• In the CMD, ssh using the key pair .pem file: ssh -i "KeyPair.pem" admin@****.
• Follow the installation instructions here: https://www.freqtrade.io/en/stable/installation/.
• Do not forget to check the requirements before setting up.
• To activate the virtual environment, run the command source ./.env/bin/activate in the freqtrade folder.
• Run freqtrade new-config to create new configuration file config.json.
• Generate an API token and a secret key from your exchange (e.g. Binance, Kraken) and use them to connect the bot with the exchange.
• Connect the freqtrade bot with a telegram bot using the telegram token and your own telegram chat id.
• To end the ssh session, but keep the bot running, use the command screen and then detach from the running process with the key binding Ctrl + A Ctrl + D. To resume the session use screen -r. See https://www.tecmint.com/keep-remote-ssh-sessions-running-after-disconnection/.

config.json file for MAC strategy

• max open trades: 8
• stake amount: unlimited
• blacklist DAI/USDT, USDC/USDT, BUSD/USDT etc. (stable coins)
• stoploss = -0.15

Comments/ Limitations

• The bot does not have the ability to short sell.
• You can only buy pairs, not perpetual contracts or other instruments. Therefore it is impossible to create market neutral strategies or take advantage of the funding rates etc.