Script Base

ScriptBase

This is the base class (hummingbot/script/script_base.py) for your script, it provides data, events and functions as below.

Data

At every tick, the script gets current market price (mid_price), strategy configuration (pmm_parameters) and total balances (all_total_balances). The mid_price is stored in a list (mid_prices) where a new mid_price is added to the end of the list, whereas strategy configuration and total balances are replaced every time.

pmm_parameters

To set a pure market making strategy parameter to a new value, simply assign a new value to it.

Usage Example: self.pmm_parameters.bid_spread = Decimal("0.03") - to update bid spread to 3%

These below are configurable parameters:

• buy_levels (a number of buy orders to place, initially set to order_levels when the strategy starts)
• sell_levels (a number of sell orders to place, initially set to order_levels when the strategy starts)
• order_levels
• bid_spread
• ask_spread
• order_amount
• order_level_spread
• order_level_amount
• order_refresh_time
• order_refresh_tolerance_pct
• filled_order_delay
• hanging_orders_enabled
• hanging_orders_cancel_pct

Events

• on_tick

  The code here will be executed on every tick which is every second on a default Hummingbot configuration.

• on_buy_order_completed

  The script will be notified every time a buy order of yours is fully filled. Put in your code logic here to handle such situation if needed.

• on_sell_order_completed

  The script will be notified every time a sell order of yours is fully filled. Put in your code logic here to handle such situation if needed.

• on_status

  This is called upon status command issued on the Hummingbot application. You can provide your custom status message here.

Functions

• notify

  Notifies the user, the message will appear on top left panel of HB application. If Telegram integration enabled, the message will also be sent to the telegram user.

  Usage Example: self.notify("Hello world")

• log

  Logs message to the strategy log file and display it on Running Logs section of HB.

  Usage Example: self.log("Hello world")

• avg_mid_price

  Calculates average (mean) of the stored mid prices.

  Usage Example: avg_value = self.avg_mid_price(60, 30) - to calculate average mid price at a minute interval for the last 30 minutes

• avg_price_volatility

  Calculates average (mean) price volatility, volatility is a price change compared to the previous cycle regardless of its direction, e.g. if price changes -3% (or 3%), the volatility is 3%.

  Usage Example: avg_value = self.avg_price_volatility(60, 30) - to calculate average price volatility at a minute interval for the last 30 minutes

• median_price_volatility

  Calculates median (middle value) price volatility.

  Usage Example: median_value = self.median_price_volatility(60, 30) - to calculate median price volatility at a minute interval for the last 30 minutes

• locate_central_price_volatility

  Calculates central located price volatility based on a given mean function. The mean function can be one that is supported by statistics library e.g. mean, median, geometric_mean and many more.

  Usage Example: median_value = self.locate_central_price_volatility(60, 30, median) - to calculate median price volatility at a minute interval for the last 30 minutes

• round_by_step

  Rounds a given number down by a given step size.

  Usage Example: rounded_value = self.round_by_step(1.8, 0.25) will give you 1.75

• take_samples

  Takes samples out of a given list where the last item is the most recent. Example List a_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

  Usage Example: samples = self.take_samples(a_list, 3, 2) will give you [4, 7]