Spindl: Slayton’s Platform for Investment via Nonmanual Daytrading and Logging

A python based platform for designing, back testing, and running trading strategies utilizing the alpaca brokerage

One of my main “pet projects” over the last two years, Alpaca Spindl is an easy to learn trading platform utilizing python, pandas, and the Alpaca Brokerage.

The package can be found here for download and use.

The platform offers a comparatively easy system for developing, back testing, and even implementing trading strategies utilizing pandas and machine learning. Basically, I wanted to make something that anyone could pick up and use to create and test their own market strategy, entirely on their own terms. I would still not recommend it’s use in making trades with real money, at least without knowing the code inside and out.

As far as “passive income” streams go, trading with the code base and my own stock strategy have proven to be about equivalent to a small part time job, though the fact that we’re in the net positive at all is a blessing in my book.