https://github.com/stephancill/mcafee2cash
A crypto trading bot powered by McAfee tweets
https://github.com/stephancill/mcafee2cash
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A crypto trading bot powered by McAfee tweets
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/stephancill/mcafee2cash
- Owner: stephancill
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-12-24T12:25:45.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-12-07T23:47:43.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-25T19:40:50.479Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: bittrex-api, cryptocurrencies, mcafee, telegam-bot, trading, trading-bot, twitter-api
- Language: Python
- Size: 83 KB
- Stars: 40
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 18
- Open Issues: 6
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# mcafee2cash
* Listen for tweets from @officialmcafee
* Check if tweet contains a symbol listed on Bittrex
* Analyze sentiment
* Suggest to user via Telegram bot if good
* Allow user to make buy order and set selling target once buy order fills
APIs used:
* Twitter (tweepy)
* Telegram (telepot)
* Bittrex (python-bittrex)
If you get stuck, don't hesitate to open an issue or message me on Twitter [@stephancill](https://twitter.com/stephancill)
Disclaimer: I do not endorse the influence McAfee’s tweets have on the crypto market. I think it’s very dangerous for one person to have the power to manipulate markets the way he does.
## TODO
* [x] OCR for tweets with pictures
* [ ] Set default amount to buy in config
* [ ] Timed orders (e.g. sell after 30 min)
* [ ] General order management (/neworder)
## How it works
A stream is configured to listen to new tweets by user IDs specified in `config.json`. When it receives a tweet, it checks if any coins that trade on Bittrex are mentioned, analyzes the overall sentiment and determines which coins you should buy. The Telegram bot then sends you a message with those buying options and allows you to inspect a market summary of all the buying options. Along with the market summary, it provides you with a button that you can press to buy the coin on Bittrex and asks you to specify how much (in BTC) you would like to spend and places a buy order at the asking price.
### Why not just automatically buy?
McAfee doesn't only tweet the coin of the day. A Telegram bot is merely a conservative approach to prevent the bot from making stupid trades. E.g.
## Requirements
* Python 3.6
* [pipenv](https://github.com/pypa/pipenv)
## Setup
1. `git clone https://github.com/stephancill/mcafee2cash.git`
2. `cd mcafee2cash`
3. `pipenv install` (if this fails, delete `Pipfile.lock` and try again)
4. `pipenv run "python -m textblob.download_corpora"` to download sentiment analysis dependencies
5. Populate `secrets.json`
6. Modify `config.json` (optional)
### `secrets.json` info
* Bittrex - Create a [Bittrex](https://bittrex.com/Manage#sectionApi) API key with `READ INFO, TRADE LIMIT, TRADE MARKET` permissions
* Telegram - Create a bot by talking to [@BotFather](http://t.me/botfather)
* Twitter - Create a new Twitter app at https://apps.twitter.com/app/new
### Telegram bot commands
Command shortcuts to register with BotFather
```
orderstatus - Usage: /orderstatus ORDER_UUID (Get status of limit order)
cancelorder - Usage: /cancelorder ORDER_UUID (Cancel order)
getopenorders - Usage: /getopenorders (List open orders)
help - Get help with order management
```
## Usage
1. Start the service using `pipenv run python main.py`
2. Send your bot token to the bot to authenticate your chat
3. Wait for McAfee to pump a coin
## Contributing
Contributions welcome. Open a pull request!
## License
MIT License