Stock Trading API | Code Examples

Code Examples

Advanced Websocket Data Streams in Python

This guide reviews best practices for WebSockets and python asyncio along with common pitfalls users can experience.

Code Examples

A Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance Style Trading Strategy

A Pythonic Implementation of Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance into a Trading Strategy using the Alpaca API

Use Cases

Integrating Alpaca into an Android App with AppAuth Part 1

A Guide on Integrating Alpaca into an Android App with OAuth

Use Cases

Connect and Trade Smart: Introducing Marketplug Live Trade Updates with Alpaca Websockets

The idea behind Marketplug is to help investors find successful investors, follow them, and get their trades instantly.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Statistically Significant Mean Reversion Strategies - Part One

In this two-part series, I will show you how to create a statistically significant mean reversion strategy.

AI/Machine Learning in Trading

Alternative Bars in Alpaca: Part III - (Machine Learning Trading Strategy)

We will learn to build a live machine learning-based strategy implementing the alternative bars.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Pairs Trading - Strategy Deployment Guide

In this article, we will go through an example of a pairs trade and show how we can use the Alpaca API to execute our strategy.

Alpaca How To

How to Build an Algorithmic Trading Bot in 7 Steps

Learn step-by-step how to build a trading bot using Python, Alpaca API, Google Cloud Platform, and email notifications.

Use Cases

How to Build a Fintech Investing App w/ Alpaca API (Raven - Part 4)

This is the fourth article in the series where we are developing a demo iPhone app - Raven, utilizing the Alpaca API.

Use Cases

How to Build a Fintech Investing App w/ Alpaca API (Raven - Part 3)

This is the third article in the series where we are developing a demo iPhone app - Raven, utilizing the Alpaca API.

Use Cases

Operating a fully autonomous managed account with Alpaca and Google Sheet

Showing you how you can operate a fully automated active portfolio of tradable US stocks and ETFs with Alpaca API and Google Sheet.

Market Data

Creating a Market Regime Filter with FRED & Alpaca - Part Two

In this post, we'll be building on this knowledge by creating a regime filter in Backtrader that will use both price and fundamental data.

Use Cases

How to Build a Fintech Investing App w/ Alpaca API (Raven - Part 2)

The second article in our series where we will continue writing out features for our iPhone app - Raven

Code Examples

Explaining Architecture of Alpaca Proxy Agent - Running Multiple Algos on Alpaca (Part II)

Explaining the internal implementation of running multiple algorithms on Alpaca - the Alpaca Proxy Agent project. Giving an insight to the curious developers.

Code Examples

How to Build a Fintech Investing App w/ Alpaca API (Raven - Part 1)

Showing you how to build a stock trading app using Alpaca API with step-by-step code snippets. Calling our demo iPhone app "Raven"😎

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Alternative Bars in Alpaca: Part II- (Analysis & Trading Strategy)

We will analyze various event-driven bars and will develop a simple trading strategy using the same bars.

Use Cases

Alpaca OAuth Integration with Firebase (Pt. 2)

Using the Alpaca OAuth Implementation Guide to integrate security into a web application using Firebase & React.

Use Cases

Agora: A Terminal-Based Market App Implementing the Alpaca API

My story working on Agora, a NodeJS command-line application with a visualization tool and analytical framework for financial information and algorithmic trading.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

How to Run Multiple Algorithms on Alpaca - Alpaca Proxy Agent (Part I)

Showing you how to run multiple algorithms on Alpaca using the Alpaca Proxy Agent and one websocket.