Update #2: BitMEX Automatic Stop Loss / Take Profit Bot (Pre-Alpha)

In the last couple of days, I have been working on a command-line interface for this bot and adding features that allow users to modify settings.

So what have I done so far?

The bot now has a basic CLI, that can be used to do the following:

• Start the bot (not yet possible, until trading logic is implemented)
• Stop the bot
• Change the settings file (or config)

Changing the settings

This is where a lot of my work has been. I wanted to create a framework for modifying settings of the BitMEX accounts stored in the config file. This includes the API Keys and the distances for stop-loss and take-profit orders.

I designed the config file with multiple accounts in mind. So it has account specific settings.

Mode 1: Boot

This is the first mode the bot enters when you start the script. It asks for your input:

• start to start the bot and have it watch your account and place orders
• quit to stop the bot
• settings to enter settings mode

Mode 2: Settings

This is where you can configure the bot's behavior and modify accounts. Here's the workflow:

• Enter settings mode
• Choose account by number
• Choose which setting to change (SL Distance, SL Trail, TP Distance)
• Save changes

TODO

• Use constants to hold string values for tips and other messages
• Handle the command info to display current config status
• Implement add new account feature, to add a new account entry in config file

That's all for this update. After working on the remaining issues, I will start implementing basic API connectivity and parts of the bot's core trading logic.

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You can find the code and installation instructions for this bot on GitHub.