alpaca-trading-agent

name	alpaca-trading-agent
description	Autonomous crypto/stock trading agent using Alpaca API. Monitors markets, executes paper trades, manages portfolio.
trigger	trading,alpaca,paper trading,crypto bot,automated trading

Alpaca Trading Agent

Setup

pip install alpaca-trade-api --break-system-packages

Environment

ALPACA_API_KEY=your_key
ALPACA_SECRET_KEY=your_secret
ALPACA_PAPER=true

Commands

Task	Command
Market status	alpaca market status
Positions	alpaca position list
Submit order	alpaca order submit --symbol BTC --qty 0.1 --side buy

Safety

• Always paper trade first
• Max 5% daily loss
• Never >10% portfolio single trade