Start_Trading: Start_Trading
In TwitterAutomatedTrading: Automated Trading Using Tweets

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

View source: R/Start_Trading.R

This function starts the Algorithm and sends the ordes to txt file that will be read for the Expert Advisor in the Metatrader 5.

Start_Trading(
  consumer_key,
  consumer_secret,
  access_token,
  access_secret,
  path_decision,
  ntweets,
  terms_list,
  time_tweet,
  time_zone,
  positive_dictionary,
  negative_dictionary,
  stock_symbol,
  path_twits,
  Operation_Hours1,
  Operation_Hours2,
  Operation_Hours3,
  start_time1,
  start_time2,
  start_time3,
  end_time1,
  end_time2,
  end_time3,
  Day_Trade,
  nap_time_error,
  initial_time,
  final_time,
  freq_trade,
  w_twitter,
  w_stocktwits,
  Sentiment_Index_Threshold,
  Use_Delta_Sentiment,
  Signal_File_Name
)

`consumer_key`	Api Twitter Consumer Key
`consumer_secret`	Api Twitter Consumer Secret
`access_token`	Api Twitter access token
`access_secret`	Api Twitter access secret
`path_decision`	The path where the txt file with the decision will be saved. Generally it is saved in the 'Common' file at Metaquotes folder(see vignette for instructions).
`ntweets`	see get_sentiment_tweets.
`terms_list`	see get_sentiment_tweets.
`time_tweet`	see get_sentiment_tweets.
`time_zone`	see get_sentiment_tweets.
`positive_dictionary`	see get_sentiment_tweets.
`negative_dictionary`	see get_sentiment_tweets.
`stock_symbol`	see get_sentiment_Stocktwits.
`path_twits`	see get_sentiment_Stocktwits.
`Operation_Hours1`	The operation hours 1 for day trade. TRUE or FALSE.
`Operation_Hours2`	The operation hours 2 for day trade. TRUE or FALSE.
`Operation_Hours3`	The operation hours 3 for day trade. TRUE or FALSE.
`start_time1`	The start time 1 for day trade.
`start_time2`	The start time 2 for day trade.
`start_time3`	The start time 3 for day trade.
`end_time1`	The end time 1 for day trade.
`end_time2`	The end time 2 for day trade.
`end_time3`	The end time 3 for day trade.
`Day_Trade`	True for Day Trade. False for Swing Trade.
`nap_time_error`	The time that the EA should take a nap in case of error.
`initial_time`	The start of operation.
`final_time`	The time which the position in day trade mode must be closed.
`freq_trade`	The time in minutes the EA must recompute the sentiment index and take a decision.
`w_twitter`	The weight of the twitter sentiment index.
`w_stocktwits`	The weight of the stocktwits sentiment index.
`Sentiment_Index_Threshold`	see trade_decision function.
`Use_Delta_Sentiment`	see trade_decision function
`Signal_File_Name`	The Signal File Name.

The functions just activate the algorithm.

## Not run: 
#Not run:
Signal_File_Name <- 'Signal.txt'
ntweets <- 5000
time_tweet <- 6
terms_list <- c("IBOVESPA OR bovespa OR ibov OR petroleo OR $SPX OR $SPY OR $EWZ")
time_zone <- "Brazil/East"
positive_dictionary <- my_dictionary[['positive_terms']]
negative_dictionary <- my_dictionary[['negative_terms']]

path_twits <- 'your path'
stock_symbol <- c("EWZ", "SPX", "SPY", "USO")
time_zone <- "Brazil/East"

consumer_key <- "your consumer_key"
consumer_secret <- "your consumer_secret"
access_token <- "your access token"
access_secret <- " your access secret "
nap_time_error <- 7.7
path_decision <- 'metatrader txt file path'
path_twits <- 'your path'
initial_time <- 9
final_time <- 17
freq_trade <- 10
Day_Trade <- TRUE
Operation_Hours1 <- TRUE
start_time1 <- 9
end_time1 <- 17
w_twitter <- 0.9
w_stocktwits <- 0.1
Sentiment_Index_Threshold <- 0.5


Start_Trading(consumer_key = consumer_key,
             consumer_secret = consumer_secret,
             access_token = access_token,
             access_secret = access_secret,
             path_decision = path_decision,
             ntweets = ntweets,
             terms_list = terms_list,
             time_tweet = time_tweet,
             time_zone = time_zone,
             positive_dictionary = positive_dictionary,
             negative_dictionary = negative_dictionary,
             stock_symbol = stock_symbol,
             path_twits = path_twits,
             Operation_Hours1 = TRUE,
             Operation_Hours2 = FALSE,
             Operation_Hours3 = FALSE,
             start_time1 = start_time1,
             start_time2 = start_time1,
             start_time3 = start_time1,
             end_time1 = end_time1,
             end_time2 = end_time1,
             end_time3 = end_time1,
             Day_Trade = TRUE,
             nap_time_error = nap_time_error,
             initial_time = initial_time,
             final_time = final_time,
             freq_trade = freq_trade,
             w_twitter = w_twitter,
             w_stocktwits = w_stocktwits,
             Sentiment_Index_Threshold = Sentiment_Index_Threshold,
             Use_Delta_Sentiment = TRUE,
             Signal_File_Name = Signal_File_Name)

## End(Not run)