Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a trading bot that can automatically place buy orders, analyze market data, and adapt to changing market conditions? Well, I’m excited to share my journey of building an AI trading bot in n8n, a platform that allows me to automate complex workflows.
I’ve been working on a project called VantiTrade, and it’s finally reached a milestone where it can automatically execute buy orders through Alpaca. Here’s a breakdown of what the system can do:
* Scans multiple tickers using Alpaca’s market data
* Runs technical analysis (RSI, MACD, EMA slope)
* Pushes alerts + trade plans to Discord in real-time
* Decides and executes buy orders directly (no sells yet – still working on that logic)
* Logs everything to Google Sheets for tracking
It’s not perfect, and I’m still adding features like sell logic, profit-taking, and advanced risk management. But seeing it actually pull the trigger on buys by itself has been a huge step forward.
My goal is to make this the most advanced n8n-based trading bot possible, fully autonomous and adaptive over time. I’m exploring features like AI-generated trade reports, sentiment analysis filters, smart ticker prioritization (STRIKE Engine), and weekly PDF strategy breakdowns.
While this is not financial advice, it’s been an exciting journey watching the progress. I’m curious to know if anyone else has built serious trading automations in n8n or combined it with AI like this.
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*Further reading: [n8n Documentation](https://docs.n8n.io/)