Project summary

A bot that functions as a trading assistant, giving you notification of markets' new highs and lows, and letting you know when you need to check on your investment. I have already created it, but I think that I could add a lot more features and make it a lot better.

This is also useful for getting notifications of important events, since the markets discussing them will probably have big swings.

What are this project's goals and how will you achieve them?

1. Fix all bugs, and deploy on a server to have 99%+ uptime

2. Allow people to add an API key to automate trading

3. Support discord notifications (so the bot could send you a message on discord if the market swings)

4. More! Let me know if you have suggestions. I think that there's more potential here.

How will this funding be used?

The funding will pay for the hosting of the bot and any other services necessary. Also, I spent quite a bit of time on it, so some of it is labor (considering the time I spent on it, I'm probably paying myself the federal minimum wage)

Who is on your team and what's your track record on similar projects?

I'm the only person on the team. I've already made a lot of progress on the bot (prior to submitting it here), so you can be assured that I'm not just going to say I want to do something but never do it. I don't want to dox myself, but I also interned at a small startup in the Bay Area and I successfully completed a project there.

What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails? (premortem)

I'm a high school junior so most likely lack of time is the most likely thing to cause this project to fail. Worst case is that I could pick it up again over the summer.

What other funding are you or your project getting?

None

Updates:

11/24: Put bot on a server

12/5: I'm going to be on vacation for the majority of December, so I won't be getting too much development done. I'll work as much as I can in the beginning/end of December because I'll be on break but I won't be on vacation.

12/12: The bot is currently offline because the API changed a few days ago and I am unable to fix the code because my parents didn't let me bring a laptop on vacation (we are traveling light). However, things will be able to work again when I get back and can modify my POST requests.

I need to figure out a way for the bot to look at bets quicker because by the time a bet is processed 2-3 more have come in so the bot is constantly behind. This is because each bet requires an additional API call to see the positions of the market which takes about a second. I've also held back on adding new features because of this -- I need to find a way to make what I already have faster first. I'll need to figure out a way to cut down on that processing time. I think this may involve storing market information in a file so I don't have to make API requests for each bet.

I have been thinking about many of the features I want to add and I think that I know how I'll going to implement them. I'll do it when I get back from vacation in late December. One is an easy to use automated betting platform where you can program simple statements to perform arbitrage or buy/sell at crucial times.