A Manual Long-Only Framework for Spot Crypto Trading

Summary

This document outlines a basic program structure for a long-only spot cryptocurrency strategy. It separates the trading signal from the operational framework: the example has manual commands to open or close a position, while the user is expected to add the conditions that generate those actions. The framework also allows the trade amount to be changed through an interface, obtains market and account data, displays a basic candlestick chart and status table, and tracks position size, average price, floating profit, and realized profit.

The article includes a code example illustrating a repeated loop, account and order-book queries, command handling, order calls, and updates after opening or closing a position. It does not specify an entry or exit method or provide performance evidence, so it is a scaffold rather than a tested strategy. Its calculations and trading-library calls are presented as an example to adapt; the document does not discuss fees, slippage, exchange failures, or safeguards for live trading. The sample also assumes a single long position and does not describe short selling or portfolio management.

Key ideas

• The framework supports opening and closing long spot positions, with trade signals left for the user to define.
• A user can adjust order size and issue manual open or close commands through an interface.
• The loop retrieves account, candle, and order-book data and displays selected values in a status table.
• Position tracking includes average entry price, quantity, floating profit, and realized profit.
• The example is a programming scaffold and supplies no tested entry, exit, or risk-management method.

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