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A Python Journey into Profitable Cryptocurrency Trading Bot
I have always thought that the world of cryptocurrencies is composed of an amalgam of magicians and shamans who proclaim themselves connoisseurs of techniques and information not accessible to the rest of the inhabitants of this world.
Not that it has changed my perception of this industry; however, as a learning exercise and also to try to understand the intricacies of this industry, I have set out to try to make a trading bot without having the slightest idea of technical concepts, indicators, trend analysis, and other elements that would surely favor the success of this project.
The premise of this is perhaps unfounded in many examples throughout my youth, which suggest that many times complex problems are designed for complex solutions, and that simple proposals often do not meet the requirements to even enter the problem and surpass it without difficulty. Something similar to what the Weasley brothers tried in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, when trying to circumvent Dumbledore’s age control spell, although in my case, I have not ended up in the same way. In this first article, I will focus on the data extraction and information management part. In the near future, we will go into detail on investment strategies.
