The Kraken trading bot built for Python developers.

Kraken is one of the oldest, most regulated crypto exchanges — and a great venue for low-latency automated trading. WatchDog Bot handles the connection via CCXT, runs your bot in an isolated environment, and gives you real-time logs + AI debugging. Free trial.

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A simple Kraken bot in 20 lines

Limit-order grid bot — places a ladder of buy orders below market and sell orders above market on BTC/USD. Profits from sideways volatility.

import time
import wd
import ccxt

conn = wd.connection("Kraken")
ex = ccxt.kraken({"apiKey": conn.api_key, "secret": conn.api_secret, "enableRateLimit": True})

SYMBOL = "BTC/USD"
GRID_LEVELS = 5
GRID_SPACING_PCT = 0.5   # 0.5% between levels
ORDER_USD = 50

price = float(ex.fetch_ticker(SYMBOL)["last"])
wd.log.info("Center price: $%.2f — placing %d-level grid", price, GRID_LEVELS)

orders = []
for i in range(1, GRID_LEVELS + 1):
    buy_price  = price * (1 - GRID_SPACING_PCT/100 * i)
    sell_price = price * (1 + GRID_SPACING_PCT/100 * i)
    qty = ORDER_USD / buy_price
    wd.log.info("Level %d: BUY @ %.2f, SELL @ %.2f, qty %.6f", i, buy_price, sell_price, qty)

    if not wd.is_demo():
        buy  = ex.create_limit_buy_order(SYMBOL,  qty, buy_price)
        sell = ex.create_limit_sell_order(SYMBOL, qty, sell_price)
        orders.extend([buy, sell])

wd.log.info("Placed %d orders — sleeping forever (Ctrl-C to exit)", len(orders))
while True:
    time.sleep(60)

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