How To Build a Stock Trading Bot With Alpaca and Python - Full Beginner Tutorial

This tutorial will teach you how to connect to and use the Alpaca Markets API to trade stocks and stream stock market data.

Link to Alpaca docs with which this tutorial is based on:

🐍 How To Setup and Run a Python File:

⏱️Timestamps:
00:00 What You're Learning
00:15 Pre-requisites
01:06 Setup your Alpaca Account for API Usage
02:23 Setup Dev Environment And Pip Install
04:02 Connect to the Alpaca API using Python Code And Get Account Info
06:15 Get Historical Data
11:35 Create First Market And Limit Orders
19:53 Get, Cancel and Manage Open Orders
27:50 Stream Data in Real Time

[platinumdelta]

Such a well-oriented tutorial. Answering the "Why?" behind every step was a huge help. Thank you!

[rverm]

thats nice. i haven't attempted to make an alpaca trading bot yet. your video brings clarity to the subject.

[pinecedar]

Thank you very much... I was able to do this with this video's help! Subbed and gave a thumbsup. Thanks for the video markers, very helpful as well.

[priyanshusingh]

I personally would love a video on the steps for learning machine learning and neural networking and what was your approach and how you learned it, thanks 😁

[CoderTrader-jt]

This is a great video. I am saving this as a reference

[maxb.]

Great job you helped alot thank you very much !! i just cant believe how hard it is to get correct and updated Alpaca documentations!

[cameron.t]

Your channel is dope, from a quick glance I see a 2001 video. Thanks for this, branching out of other trading bots to stock trading bots.

[aadityamalhotra]

this was so amazing and simple. Thanks a lot!!!

[JohnintheTyranny]

thanks for the info! helped me out greatly.

[ahmedbadal]

this was so smooth to follow along and what a great tutor thanks for it more n more plz

[MukhtaarsJourney]

bro make videos like this and keep them simple like you are doing and I think you will go far bro !

[dustin_w]

absolutely amazing and helpful video. Thank you!

[emilianovillarreal]

how would one subscribe to multiple stocks?? Thanks for the content, it's super clear and helpful!

[rverm]

the alpaca documentation is very good.

[connorcreate]

Let me know what you would like to know next!

[RammohanReddy-fpre]

can you give / explain how to get live option chain to dataframe for AAPL or TSLA ?

[johnfrancispederson]

Hey man, super glad this video exists. If I'm new to coding and want to use natural language to write code, is there a way to do it without using an extension in vs code? I am just concerned about intellectual property.

[jigglesgames]

I just found this channel and honestly this has helped me more than any other video. I just want to know if it's possible to make Alpaca API automated? That way the trades happen automatically at certain prices/percentages and it continues that while making you money and you don't have to sit at a computer all day long. Having a full time job, it's difficult for me to focus on everything going on in the market and keeping up with patterns and such myself.

[RealLexable]

So the only stuff missing are the indicators now. There has to be 5 types. Volume, Trend, Strength, Momentum and Sentiment. And on the peak as summerization and edge a mathematical formula of John on the strength and momentum. And then around it a news and social media noise filter. And ready would be the ultimate undestructible trading bot deluxe ❤

[Georgio]

Hi, Thank you for this tutorial. Do you offer coding classes to teach an individual? I just want to learn so basic stuff.