FinBiotic is a python wrapper program that takes in streaming Forex data; computes breakouts, pivot points, and position sizes to execute trades on the Oanda trading platform.

user@host:~$ git clone https://github.com/phroiland/FinBiotic.git

Setup Virtual Environment

user@host:~$ cd FinBiotic

user@host:~/FinBiotic$ virtualenv finbiotic

user@host:~/FinBiotic$ source finbiotic/bin/activate

Required Modules (will eventually automate this with a package manager or requirements.txt file)

(finbiotic) user@host:~/FinBiotic$ pip install oandapyV20 pyyaml v20 pandas tabulate

Generating v20 Configuration File

v20 configuration files may be generated manually, however a script is provided that will generate one interactively located at app/configure.py.

To run it and generate a v20 configuration file, simply run:

(finbiotic) user@host:~/FinBiotic$ v20-configure

and follow the instructions.

Set Environment Variables

(finbiotic) user@host:~/FinBiotic$ export V20_CONF=/path/to/.v20.conf

(finbiotic) user@host:~/FinBiotic$ export OANDA_API_ACCESS_TOKEN=123456789qwerty-987654321poiuy

(finbiotic) user@host:~/FinBiotic$ export OANDA_API_ACCOUNT_ID=yourID

(finbiotic) user@host:~/FinBiotic$ export CSV_DIR=/path/to/csv/files (i.e., /home/user/csv)

Get Pivot Point, Resistance, and Support Levels

(finbiotic) user@host:~/FinBiotic$ python daily/dailyStream.py EUR_USD --granularity D 

(default granularity is H1)

Run the Application

(finbiotic) user@host:~/FinBiotic$ python app/master.py -i EUR_USD

Tips & Tricks

• In daily/dailyStream.py

  • change output csv to respective granularity

• In app/master.py

  • change StreamingData() resample string parameter to various time intervals:
    • '5min'
    • '1s'
    • etc.

• Review Oanda API docs for further info on interacting with the API