Practical overview
When it fits
Consider it when examining or adapting a Python project for configurable Bittrex trading, and account for the maintainer’s notice that official support has ended.
Who it is for
- Python users who want to configure Bittrex market monitoring and automated trading rules.
- Developers interested in adapting a documented technical-analysis trading application.
Documented uses
- Monitor Bittrex-listed coins and review technical indicators such as RSI, 24-hour volume and unit price.
- Configure buy, sell and pause parameters for automated trading.
- Track trade activity and receive optional email or Slack alerts.
- Use the tracker branch for indicators without the automated-trading functionality.
Requirements & limits
The project is a public, MIT-licensed GitHub repository. Its README requires Python 3 and explains Bittrex API credentials for trading.
- Automated trading requires Bittrex API credentials with READ INFO, TRADE LIMIT and TRADE MARKET permissions.
- The README says more than 250 coins can be tracked and identifies RSI, 24-hour volume and unit price as strategy signals.
- Email and Slack alerts are optional integrations; each requires separate credentials if used.
- The maintainer states that the repository is no longer officially supported.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Prepare the project configuration
Set up the documented Python dependencies and configuration files for Bittrex trading.
Before you start
- Python 3.
- The project repository and its requirements.txt file.
- Bittrex API key and secret; trading requires READ INFO, TRADE LIMIT and TRADE MARKET permissions.
Steps
Install the dependencies with the command below on Windows or
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txton Unix.pip3 install -r requirements.txtCreate a
databasedirectory in the project root and addsecrets.jsoncontaining the Bittrex key and secret. The README says the program can create a template file if it is absent.Add
settings.jsonin thedatabasedirectory and configure the documented trade parameters, including ticker interval and buy and sell thresholds.
Expected outcome
The documented configuration files are in place for the application’s Bittrex trading functionality.
Guide limitations
- This guide covers setup only; it does not establish that the application can currently connect to Bittrex or execute trades.
- The maintainer says the repository is no longer officially supported.
- The README also describes optional Gmail and Slack settings; they are not required for this Bittrex-focused setup.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 16 October 2026
- Original website title
- JPStrydom/Crypto-Trading-Bot · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

