Market Data
The Top 3 Differences between Polygon and Alpaca Data Plans
Alpaca has upgraded the premium data subscription offering for individuals. It’s a great option for traders looking for a powerful and easy-to-use API data option.
Algorithmic Trading
Learn about algorithmic trading with basic trading strategies and concepts, various tools like backtesting and paper-trading, and actual code snippets in different languages.
Trading API
Stream Real Time Crypto Data for Your Trading Algorithms
Learn how to receive real time crypto data from an exchange using Python.
Trading API
Pairs Trading Dogecoin and Shiba Inu with Alpaca Crypto API
Pairs Trading is a strategy that attempts to exploit the difference in returns of two highly correlated assets. In this post, learn more about pairs trading with Dogecoin and Shiba Inu using Alpaca Crypto API.
Trading API
Introduction to CCXT with Alpaca
Alpaca’s crypto services are in the process of being integrated with CCXT, an open source library that lets you to connect to dozens of cryptocurrency brokerages. Learn more in this post.
Trading API
How to Create a Real-Time Charting App with Alpaca’s 20+ Crypto Coins
We’ll create a live candlestick chart that showcases all of these new coins. To get data, we’ll use Alpaca’s JavaScript SDK for historical data and native WebSockets for real-time data.
Trading API
How to Access Alpaca Trading API and Market Data API Using Golang
Learn how to use the Alpaca library for the Golang programming language.
Trading API
13 Order Types You Should Know About When Investing
Learn about the 13 order types that Alpaca offers, starting with the basics and working through to more advanced order types.
Trading API
Technical Analysis with TA-Lib and Market Data API
Many algorithmic trading strategies make use of technical analysis in order to determine its entries and exits. TA-LIB is a python library which makes it easy to compute, manage and use technical indicators.
Trading API
Andean Oscillator - A New Technical Indicator Based on An Online Algorithm For Trend Analysis
Andean Oscillator is a technical indicator based on an online algorithm and can be suitable for high-frequency trading.
Trading API
A Data Scientist’s Approach for Algorithmic Trading Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
Let's walk through all the steps for paper trading to test a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) strategy in real life.
Trading API
Coded & Analyzed Pairs Trading Strategy Using Bitcoin and Coinbase Stock
In the following sections, we’ll look at historical data to analyze a type of market neutral trade called a pairs trade. Then we will use our analysis of market data to formulate a trading strategy across crypto and equity markets.
Trading API
Risks of Automated Trading Systems
The theory behind automated trading makes it seem simple: Set up the software, program the rules and watch it trade. In reality, however, automated trading is a sophisticated method of trading, yet not infallible.