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# Claude + TradingView MCP — Automated Trading
> **New to this?** Watch the previous video first — it sets up the TradingView MCP connection this builds on.
[](https://youtu.be/vIX6ztULs4U)
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDWJ6lLemJU)
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## What This Does
**Five things you get from this setup:**
1. **Claude connected to your exchange** — reads your TradingView chart and executes trades on BitGet automatically
2. **A safety check** — every condition in your strategy must pass before a single trade goes through
3. **24/7 cloud execution** — deploy to a Hostinger VPS and it runs on a schedule, even when your laptop is closed
4. **Automatic tax accounting** — every trade logged to `trades.csv` with date, price, fees, and net amount, ready for your accountant
5. **Free** — no email, no course, no upsell. Everything is in this repo.
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## The One-Shot Prompt
> **This is the thing you paste.** Open Claude Code in this directory, paste the entire contents of [`prompts/02-one-shot-trade.md`](prompts/02-one-shot-trade.md), and Claude will do the rest.
Here's what it does when you run it:
| Step | What Claude does |
|------|-----------------|
| 1 | Reads your `rules.json` strategy |
| 2 | Pulls live price + indicator data from TradingView |
| 3 | Calculates MACD from raw candle data |
| 4 | Evaluates market bias (bullish / bearish / neutral) |
| 4b | Checks trade limits — daily cap and max trade size |
| 5 | Runs the safety check — every entry condition checked |
| 6 | Executes the trade via BitGet if all conditions pass |
| 7 | Logs the trade to `trades.csv` — date, price, fees, net amount (tax-ready) |
| 8 | Saves full decision log to `safety-check-log.json` |
If anything fails the safety check, it stops and tells you exactly which condition failed and the actual values. No trade goes through unless everything lines up.
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## Getting Started
### Step 1 — Paste the one-shot prompt into Claude Code
Copy the entire contents of [`prompts/02-one-shot-trade.md`](prompts/02-one-shot-trade.md) and paste it into your Claude Code terminal.
That's it. Claude acts as your onboarding agent — it clones the repo, walks you through connecting BitGet, sets your trading preferences, connects TradingView, optionally builds a strategy from a YouTube channel, deploys it to a Hostinger VPS, and runs the bot for the first time. Every step is interactive. It pauses when it needs something from you and handles everything else automatically.
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## What's Happening Under the Hood
For anyone who wants to understand the steps manually, or troubleshoot a specific part:
### Prerequisites
- **TradingView MCP** must already be set up — built in the [first video](https://youtu.be/vIX6ztULs4U)
- **Claude Code** installed and running
- **A BitGet account** — [sign up here]([https://partner.bitget.com/bg/LewisJackson](https://bonus.bitget.com/LewisJackson)) for a $1,000 bonus on your first deposit
- **Node.js 18+** — check with `node --version`
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### Clone the repo
**Mac / Linux:**
```bash
git clone https://github.com/jackson-video-resources/claude-tradingview-mcp-trading
cd claude-tradingview-mcp-trading
```
**Windows:**
```powershell
git clone https://github.com/jackson-video-resources/claude-tradingview-mcp-trading
cd claude-tradingview-mcp-trading
```
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### Add your BitGet API credentials
**Mac / Linux:**
```bash
cp .env.example .env
```
**Windows:**
```powershell
Copy-Item .env.example .env
```
Open `.env` and fill in:
```
BITGET_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
BITGET_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here
BITGET_PASSPHRASE=your_passphrase_here
PORTFOLIO_VALUE_USD=1000
MAX_TRADE_SIZE_USD=100
MAX_TRADES_PER_DAY=3
```
**Getting your API key:**
Step-by-step guides for all supported exchanges:
| Exchange | Guide |
|----------|-------|
| BitGet *(used in the video)* | [docs/exchanges/bitget.md](docs/exchanges/bitget.md) |
| Binance | [docs/exchanges/binance.md](docs/exchanges/binance.md) |
| Bybit | [docs/exchanges/bybit.md](docs/exchanges/bybit.md) |
| OKX | [docs/exchanges/okx.md](docs/exchanges/okx.md) |
| Coinbase Advanced | [docs/exchanges/coinbase.md](docs/exchanges/coinbase.md) |
| Kraken | [docs/exchanges/kraken.md](docs/exchanges/kraken.md) |
| KuCoin | [docs/exchanges/kucoin.md](docs/exchanges/kucoin.md) |
| Gate.io | [docs/exchanges/gateio.md](docs/exchanges/gateio.md) |
| MEXC | [docs/exchanges/mexc.md](docs/exchanges/mexc.md) |
| Bitfinex | [docs/exchanges/bitfinex.md](docs/exchanges/bitfinex.md) |
Two rules that apply to every exchange — **withdrawals OFF, IP whitelist ON**.
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### Launch TradingView and connect the MCP
**Mac:**
```bash
tv_launch
tv_health_check
```
**Windows:** See [docs/setup-windows.md](docs/setup-windows.md)
**Linux:** See [docs/setup-linux.md](docs/setup-linux.md)
Verify with `tv_health_check` — should return `cdp_connected: true`.
---
### Run the bot manually
```bash
node bot.js
```
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## Deploy to a Hostinger VPS (Run in the Cloud 24/7)
The local setup runs when your laptop is open. A Hostinger VPS lets the bot check for setups around the clock — even while you sleep.
> **Note:** Cloud mode pulls candle data directly from Binance's free market API instead of TradingView. No TradingView Desktop needed in the cloud. The strategy logic and safety check are identical.
### 1. Get a VPS
Grab a Hostinger VPS — the cheapest KVM plan is plenty, from ~$5/mo: **https://hostinger.com/lewisjackson10**
Once it's provisioned, Hostinger gives you an IP and root password. SSH in:
```bash
ssh root@YOUR_VPS_IP
```
### 2. Deploy
On the VPS:
```bash
apt update && apt install -y nodejs npm git
git clone <your-repo-url> bot && cd bot
npm install
```
### 3. Set your environment variables
Create a `.env` file on the VPS with everything from `.env.example`:
| Variable | Example |
|----------|---------|
| `BITGET_API_KEY` | your key |
| `BITGET_SECRET_KEY` | your secret |
| `BITGET_PASSPHRASE` | your passphrase |
| `PORTFOLIO_VALUE_USD` | 1000 |
| `MAX_TRADE_SIZE_USD` | 100 |
| `MAX_TRADES_PER_DAY` | 3 |
| `PAPER_TRADING` | true (set to false when ready) |
| `SYMBOL` | BTCUSDT |
| `TIMEFRAME` | 4H |
### 4. Set a cron schedule
The bot runs one check and exits, so schedule it with the VPS's built-in cron. Run `crontab -e` and add one line matching your chart timeframe (all run from the repo dir and log to `bot.log`):
| Timeframe | Crontab line | What it means |
|-----------|----------|----------------|
| 4H chart | `0 */4 * * * cd /root/bot && /usr/bin/node bot.js >> bot.log 2>&1` | Every 4 hours |
| 1D chart | `0 9 * * * cd /root/bot && /usr/bin/node bot.js >> bot.log 2>&1` | Once a day at 9am UTC |
| 1H chart | `0 * * * * cd /root/bot && /usr/bin/node bot.js >> bot.log 2>&1` | Every hour |
### 5. Start in paper trading mode
`PAPER_TRADING=true` logs every decision but never places real orders. Watch a few days of paper trades, confirm the logic matches what you expect, then flip it to `false`.
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## Build Your Own Strategy (Optional)
The example `rules.json` uses the van de Poppe + Tone Vays BTC strategy. To build one from any trader's public videos:
1. Go to [Apify](https://apify.com?fpr=3ly3yd) and search the actor store for **YouTube Transcript Scraper** — takes about 30 seconds per channel
2. Paste the output into `prompts/01-extract-strategy.md`
3. Run that prompt in Claude Code — it generates a `rules.json` tailored to that trader's methodology
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## Files
| File | What it does |
|------|-------------|
| `rules.json` | Your strategy — indicators, entry rules, risk rules |
| `.env` | Your BitGet credentials (gitignored — never commits) |
| `prompts/01-extract-strategy.md` | Build rules.json from trader transcripts |
| `prompts/02-one-shot-trade.md` | **The one-shot prompt — paste this to trade** |
| `safety-check-log.json` | Auto-generated log of every trade decision |
| `trades.csv` | Tax-ready trade record — auto-written on every execution |
| `docs/setup-windows.md` | Windows-specific MCP setup |
| `docs/setup-linux.md` | Linux-specific MCP setup |
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## Tax Accounting
Every trade the bot places is automatically written to `trades.csv` with the columns your accountant needs:
| Column | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| Date | ISO date of the trade |
| Time | UTC time |
| Exchange | BitGet |
| Symbol | e.g. BTCUSDT |
| Side | Buy / Sell |
| Quantity | Units traded |
| Price | Price per unit at execution |
| Total USD | Gross trade value |
| Fee (est.) | Estimated exchange fee |
| Net Amount | Total USD minus fee |
| Order ID | Exchange reference |
| Mode | Paper / Live |
At tax time: open the file, hand it to your accountant, or import it directly into your accounting software. Nothing to reconstruct.
For a quick summary of your trading activity, run:
```bash
node bot.js --tax-summary
```
This prints total trades, volume, and fees paid.
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## Safety
The safety check conditions are not fixed — they come directly from your `rules.json`. If you build a strategy from a YouTube trader's transcripts using the Apify prompt, your safety check will reflect that trader's entry logic. If you use the example strategy, it reflects those conditions. They're yours, not a generic filter.
Every condition in your `entry_rules` must pass before a trade goes through. One fails — nothing happens. The bot tells you exactly which condition failed and the actual value it saw.
Additional guardrails that apply regardless of strategy:
- Maximum trade size capped at `MAX_TRADE_SIZE_USD` in `.env`
- Maximum trades per day capped at `MAX_TRADES_PER_DAY` in `.env`
- Position sizing calculated from your portfolio value — max 1% risk per trade
- Every decision logged to `safety-check-log.json` with exact indicator values
- Every executed trade recorded in `trades.csv` for accounting
**This is not financial advice.** Build your strategy properly. Run the backtest. Paper trade before going live. Never put in more than you can afford to lose.
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## Resources
- [First video — Connect Claude to TradingView](https://youtu.be/vIX6ztULs4U)
- [TradingView MCP repo (first video)](https://github.com/jackson-video-resources/tradingview-mcp-jackson)
- [Apify](https://apify.com?fpr=3ly3yd) — search actor store for "YouTube Transcript Scraper"
- [BitGet — $1,000 bonus on first deposit]([https://partner.bitget.com/bg/LewisJackson](https://bonus.bitget.com/LewisJackson))
