/// <summary>
/// Creates a new trade in our system and opens a buy order.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="freeTrader"></param>
/// <param name="trade"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private async Task CreateNewTrade(Trader freeTrader, string trade)
{
// Get our Bitcoin balance from the exchange
var currentBtcBalance = await _api.GetBalance("BTC");
// Do we even have enough funds to invest?
if (currentBtcBalance.Available < freeTrader.CurrentBalance)
{
throw new Exception("Insufficient BTC funds to perform a trade.");
}
var order = await CreateBuyOrder(freeTrader, trade);
// We found a trade and have set it all up!
if (order != null)
{
// Send a notification that we found something suitable
_log($"New trade signal {order.Market}...");
// Update the trader to busy
freeTrader.LastUpdated = DateTime.UtcNow;
freeTrader.IsBusy = true;
_traderBatch.Add(TableOperation.Replace(freeTrader));
// Create the trade record as well
_orderBatch.Add(TableOperation.Insert(order));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new trade in our system and opens a buy order.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private async Task CreateNewTrade(Trader freeTrader, TradeSignal signal)
{
// Get our Bitcoin balance from the exchange
var currentBtcBalance = await _api.GetBalance(signal.QuoteCurrency);
// Do we even have enough funds to invest?
if (currentBtcBalance.Available < freeTrader.CurrentBalance)
{
_logger.LogWarning("Insufficient funds ({Available}) to perform a {MarketName} trade. Skipping this trade.", currentBtcBalance.Available, signal.MarketName);
return;
}
var order = await CreateBuyOrder(freeTrader, signal.MarketName, signal.SignalCandle);
// We found a trade and have set it all up!
if (order != null)
{
// Save the order.
await _dataStore.SaveTradeAsync(order);
// Send a notification that we found something suitable
_logger.LogInformation("New trade signal {Market}...", order.Market);
// Update the trader to busy
freeTrader.LastUpdated = DateTime.UtcNow;
freeTrader.IsBusy = true;
// Save the new trader state.
await _dataStore.SaveTraderAsync(freeTrader);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks the implemented trading indicator(s),
/// if one pair triggers the buy signal a new trade record gets created.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="trades"></param>
/// <param name="amountOfBtcToInvestPerTrader"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private async Task <Trade> FindTrade(List <Trade> trades, double amountOfBtcToInvestPerTrader)
{
// Get our Bitcoin balance from the exchange
var currentBtcBalance = await _api.GetBalance("BTC");
// Do we even have enough funds to invest?
if (currentBtcBalance < Constants.AmountOfBtcToInvestPerTrader)
{
throw new Exception("Insufficient BTC funds to perform a trade.");
}
// Retrieve our current markets
var markets = await _api.GetMarketSummaries();
// Check if there are markets matching our volume.
markets = markets.Where(x => (x.BaseVolume > Constants.MinimumAmountOfVolume || Constants.AlwaysTradeList.Contains(x.MarketName)) && x.MarketName.StartsWith("BTC-")).ToList();
// Remove existing trades from the list to check.
foreach (var trade in trades)
{
markets.RemoveAll(x => x.MarketName == trade.Market);
}
// Remove items that are on our blacklist.
foreach (var market in Constants.MarketBlackList)
{
markets.RemoveAll(x => x.MarketName == market);
}
// Check the buy signal!
string pair = null;
// Prioritize markets with high volume.
foreach (var market in markets.Distinct().OrderByDescending(x => x.BaseVolume).ToList())
{
if (await GetBuySignal(market.MarketName))
{
// A match was made, buy that please!
pair = market.MarketName;
break;
}
}
// No pairs found. Return.
if (pair == null)
{
return(null);
}
var openRate = GetTargetBid(await _api.GetTicker(pair));
var amount = amountOfBtcToInvestPerTrader / openRate;
var amountYouGet = (amountOfBtcToInvestPerTrader * (1 - Constants.TransactionFeePercentage)) / openRate;
var orderId = await _api.Buy(pair, openRate, amount);
return(new Trade()
{
Market = pair,
StakeAmount = Constants.AmountOfBtcToInvestPerTrader,
OpenRate = openRate,
OpenDate = DateTime.UtcNow,
Quantity = amountYouGet,
OpenOrderId = orderId,
BuyOrderId = orderId,
IsOpen = true,
StrategyUsed = _strategy.Name,
PartitionKey = "TRADE",
SellType = SellType.None,
RowKey = $"MNT{(DateTime.MaxValue.Ticks - DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks):d19}"
});
}