stock-trader

Stock Trader Skill 📈

Trade US stocks, ETFs, and options with K.I.T.

Supported Brokers

Broker	Status	Markets	Features
Alpaca	✅ Ready	US Stocks, ETFs	Commission-free, Paper trading
Interactive Brokers	🚧 Coming	Global	Stocks, Options, Futures, Forex
Tradier	📋 Planned	US Stocks	Commission-free options

Quick Start

1. Get Alpaca API Keys

1. Go to alpaca.markets
2. Create account (free)
3. Go to "Paper Trading" → "API Keys"
4. Generate and copy your keys

2. Configure K.I.T.

# Environment variables
export ALPACA_API_KEY="your-api-key"
export ALPACA_API_SECRET="your-secret-key"
export ALPACA_PAPER="true"  # Start with paper trading!

Or in ~/.kit/config.json:

{
  "exchanges": {
    "alpaca": {
      "apiKey": "your-api-key",
      "apiSecret": "your-secret-key",
      "paper": true
    }
  }
}

3. Test Connection

import { createStockConnector } from '@binaryfaster/kit';

const stocks = createStockConnector();

await stocks.connect({
  broker: 'alpaca',
  apiKey: process.env.ALPACA_API_KEY!,
  apiSecret: process.env.ALPACA_API_SECRET!,
  paper: true,
});

// Check account
const account = await stocks.getAccount();
console.log(`Balance: $${account.portfolioValue}`);

// Get positions
const positions = await stocks.getPositions();
console.log('Positions:', positions);

Features

📊 Portfolio Management

// Get full portfolio
const portfolio = await stocks.getPortfolio();
console.log(`Total Value: $${portfolio.account.portfolioValue}`);
console.log(`P&L: $${portfolio.totalPL} (${portfolio.totalPLPercent.toFixed(2)}%)`);

// List positions
for (const pos of portfolio.positions) {
  console.log(`${pos.symbol}: ${pos.qty} shares, ${pos.unrealizedPLPercent.toFixed(2)}%`);
}

⚡ Trading

// Market buy
const buyOrder = await stocks.buy('AAPL', 10);

// Limit buy
const limitBuy = await stocks.buy('TSLA', 5, {
  type: 'limit',
  limitPrice: 200.00,
});

// Sell
const sellOrder = await stocks.sell('AAPL', 5);

// Close position (all shares)
await stocks.closePosition('AAPL');

// Close all positions (PANIC BUTTON!)
await stocks.closeAllPositions();