INNER CODE UNIT · Python

algo

tejaslinge/Alpaca-ROC-Trading-Bot · main.py:139

def algo(tickers):

    # Calculates ROC
    # Checks for stock with highest ROC and if ask_price > price
    # Returns ticker to buy
    if os.path.isfile('FirstTrade.csv'):
        timeframe = 1
    else:
        timeframe = 30
    stock = stock_to_buy(tickers, timeframe)
    return stock


def buy(stock_to_buy: str):
    
    cashBalance = api.get_account().cash
    price_stock = api.get_latest_trade(str(stock_to_buy)).price
    targetPositionSize = ((float(cashBalance)) / (price_stock)) # Calculates required position size

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