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johnalbertini14-glitch (@johnalbertini14-glitch) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Bybit Futures by johnalbertini14-glitch

Name: Bybit Futures
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: johnalbertini14-glitch

Bybit Futures

Complete Bybit USDT perpetual futures trading system with risk management, paper trading, and live execution. Use when building a crypto futures trading bot, connecting to Bybit API, implementing stop-loss/take-profit, managing leverage and position sizing, paper trading strategies, backtesting, or deploying a WebSocket-based real-time trading system. Supports EMA crossover, RSI, and custom strategy templates.

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Bybit Futures Trading System

Complete trading infrastructure for Bybit USDT perpetual futures contracts.

Quick Start

Install dependencies: pip install ccxt websockets numpy requests
Copy scripts/config_template.py → config.py, fill in API keys
Run paper trading: python scripts/paper_trading_ws.py
When validated, switch to live: python scripts/live_trading.py

Architecture

config.py          ← API keys + risk parameters
risk_manager.py    ← Position sizing, daily loss limits, max positions
paper_trading_ws.py ← WebSocket real-time paper trading
live_trading.py    ← Live execution (same logic, real orders)
backtest.py        ← Historical backtesting engine

Risk Management

All trades enforced by risk_manager.py:

Max position: configurable % of capital per trade (default 20%)
Max leverage: configurable (default 5x)
Stop loss: automatic per-trade (default 3%)
Take profit: automatic per-trade (default 6%, 2:1 R/R)
Daily loss limit: halt trading after X% daily drawdown (default 10%)
Max concurrent positions: configurable (default 3)

Included Strategies

EMA Crossover (ETH)

EMA(12) crosses above EMA(26) → long
EMA(12) crosses below EMA(26) → short
Best on: ETH/USDT 1h timeframe

RSI Mean Reversion (SOL, HYPE, PEPE)

RSI(14) crosses up from below 30 → long
RSI(14) crosses down from above 70 → short
Best on: SOL, HYPE (73% WR), 1000PEPE (53% WR) 1h timeframe
Backtested: HYPE +$339, PEPE +$210 on 90-day 1h data

Custom Strategy Template

See references/custom_strategy.md for adding your own signals.

WebSocket Real-Time Engine

The paper/live trading engine uses Bybit's WebSocket v5 API:

Ticker subscription: millisecond-level price updates for SL/TP
Kline subscription: signal calculation on candle close only
Auto-reconnect: 5s retry on disconnect
State persistence: saves every 5 minutes to JSON

Deployment

Recommended: systemd service on a VPS.

# Create service file
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/paper-trading.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=Paper Trading Bot (WebSocket)
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/root/trading
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 paper_trading_ws.py
Restart=always
RestartSec=10

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

sudo systemctl enable --now paper-trading

Telegram Notifications

Built-in Telegram push for all events:

Position opened/closed
Stop loss / take profit hit
6-hourly summary reports
Error alerts

Set TG_BOT_TOKEN and TG_CHAT_ID in config.

Files

scripts/config_template.py — Configuration template
scripts/risk_manager.py — Risk management engine
scripts/paper_trading_ws.py — WebSocket paper trading bot
scripts/live_trading.py — Live trading bot
scripts/backtest.py — Backtesting engine
references/custom_strategy.md — Guide for adding custom strategies
references/bybit_api_notes.md — Bybit API gotchas and tips

---name: bybit-futuresdescription: Complete Bybit USDT perpetual futures trading system with risk management, paper trading, and live execution. Use when building a crypto futures trading bot, connecting to Bybit API, implementing stop-loss/take-profit, managing leverage and position sizing, paper trading strategies, backtesting, or deploying a WebSocket-based real-time trading system. Supports EMA crossover, RSI, and custom strategy templates.--- # Bybit Futures Trading System Complete trading infrastructure for Bybit USDT perpetual futures contracts. ## Quick Start 1. Install dependencies: `pip install ccxt websockets numpy requests` 2. Copy `scripts/config_template.py` → `config.py`, fill in API keys 3. Run paper trading: `python scripts/paper_trading_ws.py` 4. When validated, switch to live: `python scripts/live_trading.py` ## Architecture ``` config.py ← API keys + risk parameters risk_manager.py ← Position sizing, daily loss limits, max positions paper_trading_ws.py ← WebSocket real-time paper trading live_trading.py ← Live execution (same logic, real orders) backtest.py ← Historical backtesting engine ``` ## Risk Management All trades enforced by `risk_manager.py`: - **Max position**: configurable % of capital per trade (default 20%) - **Max leverage**: configurable (default 5x) - **Stop loss**: automatic per-trade (default 3%) - **Take profit**: automatic per-trade (default 6%, 2:1 R/R) - **Daily loss limit**: halt trading after X% daily drawdown (default 10%) - **Max concurrent positions**: configurable (default 3) ## Included Strategies ### EMA Crossover (ETH) - EMA(12) crosses above EMA(26) → long - EMA(12) crosses below EMA(26) → short - Best on: ETH/USDT 1h timeframe ### RSI Mean Reversion (SOL, HYPE, PEPE) - RSI(14) crosses up from below 30 → long - RSI(14) crosses down from above 70 → short - Best on: SOL, HYPE (73% WR), 1000PEPE (53% WR) 1h timeframe - Backtested: HYPE +$339, PEPE +$210 on 90-day 1h data ### Custom Strategy Template See `references/custom_strategy.md` for adding your own signals. ## WebSocket Real-Time Engine The paper/live trading engine uses Bybit's WebSocket v5 API: - **Ticker subscription**: millisecond-level price updates for SL/TP - **Kline subscription**: signal calculation on candle close only - **Auto-reconnect**: 5s retry on disconnect - **State persistence**: saves every 5 minutes to JSON ## Deployment Recommended: systemd service on a VPS. ```bash # Create service file sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/paper-trading.service << 'EOF' [Unit] Description=Paper Trading Bot (WebSocket) After=network.target [Service] Type=simple WorkingDirectory=/root/trading ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 paper_trading_ws.py Restart=always RestartSec=10 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target EOF sudo systemctl enable --now paper-trading ``` ## Telegram Notifications Built-in Telegram push for all events: - Position opened/closed - Stop loss / take profit hit - 6-hourly summary reports - Error alerts Set `TG_BOT_TOKEN` and `TG_CHAT_ID` in config. ## Files - `scripts/config_template.py` — Configuration template - `scripts/risk_manager.py` — Risk management engine - `scripts/paper_trading_ws.py` — WebSocket paper trading bot - `scripts/live_trading.py` — Live trading bot - `scripts/backtest.py` — Backtesting engine - `references/custom_strategy.md` — Guide for adding custom strategies - `references/bybit_api_notes.md` — Bybit API gotchas and tips

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