Introduction

Introduction#

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Disclaimer#

This software was initially designed for private use only. Please note that this project is independent and not endorsed by Kraken or Payward Ltd. Users should be aware that they are using third-party software, and the authors of this project are not responsible for any issues, losses, or risks associated with its usage. Payward Ltd. and Kraken are in no way associated with the authors of this package and documentation.

There is no guarantee that this software will work flawlessly at this or later times. Of course, no responsibility is taken for possible profits or losses. This software probably has some errors in it, so use it at your own risk. Also no one should be motivated or tempted to invest assets in speculative forms of investment. By using this software you release the author(s) from any liability regarding the use of this software.

Overview#

The kraken-infinity-grid is a trading algorithm that uses grid trading strategies that place buy and sell orders in a grid-like manner, while following the principle of buying low and selling high. It is designed for trading cryptocurrencies on the Kraken Spot exchange, is written in Python and uses the python-kraken-sdk library to interact with the Kraken API.

The algorithm requires a PostgreSQL or SQLite database and can be run either locally or in a Docker container (recommended). The algorithm can be configured to use different trading strategies, such as GridHODL, GridSell, SWING, and cDCA.

While the verbosity levels of logging provide useful insights into the algorithm’s behavior, the optional Telegram notifications can be used to receive updates on the algorithm’s activity and exceptions. For this, the algorithm requires two different Telegram bot tokens and chat IDs, one for regular notifications and one for exception notifications (see Getting started for more information).

Troubleshooting#

  • Only use release versions of the kraken-infinity-grid. The master branch might contain unstable code! Also pin the the dependencies used in order to avoid unexpected behavior.

  • Check the permissions of your API keys and the required permissions on the respective endpoints.

  • If you get some Cloudflare or rate limit errors, please check your Kraken Tier level and maybe apply for a higher rank if required.

  • Use different API keys for different algorithms, because the nonce calculation is based on timestamps and a sent nonce must always be the highest nonce ever sent of that API key. Having multiple algorithms using the same keys will result in invalid nonce errors.

  • Kraken often has maintenance windows. Please check the status page at https://status.kraken.com/ for more information.

  • When encountering errors like “Could not find order ‘…’. Retry 3/3 …”, this might be due to the Kraken API being slow. The algorithm will retry the request up to three times before raising an exception. If the order is still not available, just restart the algorithm - or let this be handled by Docker compose to restart the container automatically. Then the order will most probably be found.

  • Feel free to open an issue at kraken-infinity-grid/issues.

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