Stock Trading API | Code Examples

Raven: A Fintech App Powered by Alpaca API (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

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.

AI/Machine Learning in Trading

Building a Financial Machine Learning Pipeline with Alpaca (Part 1)

Pulling minutely bar data from the Alpaca Data API, converting it to dollar bars, and then using these bars to build a simple feature matrix.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Alpaca & Backtrader: Tools of the Trade - Part Two

Creating an RSI stack strategy by using Backtrader and Alpaca Trading API with Leo of Analyzing Alpha.

Use Cases

Alpaca OAuth Integration with React and Firebase (Pt. 1)

By using React and FIrebase, we show you an efficient way to rapidly prototype your app idea for free with Alpaca OAuth.

Use Cases

Creating a Telegram Bot using NodeJS, Alpaca API, and QuickCharts

Today we will show you how to make a very simple telegram bot. To do this, we will use the Node JS programming language.

Market Data

Generating Alternative Bars in Alpaca (Part 1 - Introduction)

Showing you how to generate various alternative bars especially event-driven bars like tick bars, volume bars and dollar bars

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Alpaca & Backtrader: Tools of the Trade (Part 1)

RSI stack strategy w/ Alpaca and Backtrader. In #1, we'll cover connecting the Backtrader backtesting to Alpaca to load in data for multiple time frames.

Code Examples

A Simple Stock Screener Using Node.js

Showing you how to make a very easy Stock Market Checker using Node.js that could find a correlation between the current and previous prices.

Code Examples

How I Built an Elixir Wrapper for Alpaca API

James Russo, Software Engineer at Brex, writes about how he built an Elixir wrapper for the Alpaca API.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Concurrent Scalping Algo Using Async Python

Automating My Manual Scalping Trading Strategy - One of the advantages of running algorithmic trading strategies is that you can quickly and consistently act on price action.

Code Examples

Martingale Day-Trading with the Alpaca Trading API

Testing out an old betting system Martingale with algorithmic trading in Python. This article talks about applying a theoretical betting strategy to a day-trading algorithm’s position sizing.

Algorithmic Trading Basics

Long-Short Algorithmic Trading in JavaScript (Node.js) Using Stock API

In this post, I will be sharing how I created a simple Long-Short Equity trading script in JavaScript (a Node.js app) using Alpaca’s free paper trading API.

Code Examples

How to Build a DIY Socially Responsible Investing Robo - A Farewell to Swell

Founded in 2017, Swell was an investment advisor and platform that focused exclusively on socially responsible investing. Here is how you can build one DIY.

Use Cases

Building a Twitter Bot to Tweet My Trades

I thought it would be great to share my trading activity through Twitter for a realtime view of all executions. So here is how to build a twitter bot to tweet my trades.

Code Examples

A Simple Mean Reversion Stock Trading Script in C#

A code snippet for a simple mean reversion stock trading in C#. We use fundamental analysis in this algorithmic trading.