opentrader

OpenTrader is an advanced cryptocurrency trading bot offering high-frequency, cross-exchange arbitrage and event-based strategies, including technical analysis with indicators. Features a user-friendly management UI, robust backtesting capabilities, and support for 100+ exchanges via CCXT.

Strategies:

• Grid: A grid trading strategy that profits from the price fluctuation of an asset.
• RSI: A Relative Strength Index (RSI) strategy that buys and sells based on the RSI indicator.
• DCA: Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) strategy that buys an asset at regular intervals.
• ARB: Arbitrage strategy that takes advantage of price differences through cross-exchange trading.

Quick start

Get started with OpenTrader in just a few steps. Follow this quick guide to install, configure, and run your crypto trading bot.

Installation

1. Install OpenTrader globally using npm:

npm install -g opentrader

1. Set an admin password for later accessing the OpenTrader UI:

opentrader set-password <password>

1. Start the OpenTrader app

opentrader up

The app will start the RPC server and listen on port 8000.

Tip: Use opentrader up -d to start the app as a daemon. To stop it, run opentrader down.

Usage

UI

The user interface allows managing multiple bots and strategies, viewing backtest results, and monitoring live trading.

You can access the OpenTrader UI on: http://localhost:8000

CLI

Connect an exchange

Copy the exchanges.sample.json5 file to exchanges.json5 and add your API keys.

Available exchanges: OKX, BYBIT, BINANCE, KRAKEN, COINBASE, GATEIO

Choose a strategy

Create the strategy configuration file config.json5. We will use the grid strategy as an example.

{
  // Grid strategy params
  settings: {
    highPrice: 70000, // upper price of the grid
    lowPrice: 60000, // lower price of the grid
    gridLevels: 20, // number of grid levels
    quantityPerGrid: 0.0001, // quantity in base currency per each grid
  },
  pair: "BTC/USDT",
  exchange: "DEFAULT",
}

Currently supported strategies: grid, rsi

Run a backtest

Command: opentrader backtest <strategy> --from <date> --to <date> -t <timeframe>

Example running a grid strategy on 1h timeframe.

opentrader backtest grid --from 2024-03-01 --to 2024-06-01 -t 1h

To get more accurate results, use a smaller timeframe, e.g. 1m, however, it will take more time to download OHLC data from the exchange.

Running a Live Trading

Command: opentrader trade <strategy>

Example running a live trading with grid strategy.

opentrader trade grid

To stop the live trading, run opentrader stop

Project structure

• Strategies dir: packages/bot-templates
• Indicators: packages/indicators
• Exchange connectors: packages/exchanges

🪪 License

Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Disclaimer

This software is for educational purposes only. USE THE SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHORS AND ALL AFFILIATES ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR TRADING RESULTS. Do not risk money that you are afraid to lose. There might be bugs in the code - this software DOES NOT come with ANY warranty.