Strategies¶
All user defined strategies should inherit from the Strategy class.
from strategies import Strategy
class MyStrategy(Strategy):
pass
The abstract class Strategy has global parameters with default values, and some properties that can be used as helpers to build trading logic.
Short-lived read-only clients¶
Normal live strategies synchronize balances and positions during construction. This is the safe default before trading. A short-lived read-only integration that explicitly refreshes only its requested broker data can pass synchronize_broker_on_start=False to avoid unrelated startup API calls. Such clients must call a fresh broker-backed accessor, such as get_positions(), get_orders(), or update_broker_balances(force_update=True), before using that state.
The methods of this class can be split into several categories:
Lifecycle Methods These are executed at different times during the execution of the bot. These represent the main flow of a strategy, some are mandatory.
Strategy Methods These are strategy helper methods.
Broker Methods How to interact with the broker (buy, sell, get positions, etc)
Data Methods How to get price data easily
All the methods in each of these categories are described below.