CRYPTO_CONFIGURATION.md

How to Change the Cryptocurrency

This document explains how to change the cryptocurrency that the market maker trades. The project has been updated to make this process much simpler. Most hardcoded values are gone, and the bot now relies on an environment variable and fetches market details automatically.

The project is currently configured to trade PAXG by default.

To change the cryptocurrency, you primarily need to edit your .env and docker-compose.yml files.

1. gather_lighter_data.py (If needed)

The data collector service needs to know which markets to track. Ensure the cryptocurrency you want to trade is included in the CRYPTO_TICKERS list in this file.

• File: gather_lighter_data.py

  CRYPTO_TICKERS = ['ETH', 'BTC', 'PAXG', 'ASTER']  # Symbols to track

  If you want to trade a different cryptocurrency not on this list (e.g., SOL), you should add it.

  CRYPTO_TICKERS = ['ETH', 'BTC', 'PAXG', 'ASTER', 'SOL']

2. .env File

This is the most important step. You must set the MARKET_SYMBOL environment variable to the ticker symbol of the cryptocurrency you want to trade. The market_maker.py script reads this variable to determine which market to trade on.

• File: .env

  MARKET_SYMBOL=BTC

3. docker-compose.yml

You need to update the ticker symbol in the avellaneda-calculator and supertrend-calculator services to match the one you set in your .env file.

• avellaneda-calculator service:

  • command: The command already uses the MARKET_SYMBOL environment variable, so you don't need to change it. It defaults to PAXG if the variable is not set.

    # In the avellaneda-calculator service
    command: >
      sh -c "
        while true; do
          echo '📊 Calculating Avellaneda parameters...';
          python calculate_avellaneda_parameters.py ${MARKET_SYMBOL:-PAXG} --minutes 10;
          echo '⏰ Waiting 10 minutes before next calculation...';
          sleep 600;
        done
      "

• supertrend-calculator service:

  • command: The command already uses the MARKET_SYMBOL environment variable, so you don't need to change it. It defaults to PAXG if the variable is not set.

    # In the supertrend-calculator service
    command: >
      sh -c "
        while true; do
          echo '📈 Finding trend...';
          python find_trend_lighter.py --symbol ${MARKET_SYMBOL:-PAXG} --interval 1m;
          echo '⏰ Waiting 2 minutes before next calculation...';
          sleep 120;
        done
      "

That's it! You no longer need to manually edit market_maker.py, calculate_avellaneda_parameters.py, or find_trend_lighter.py. The bot will automatically:

• Fetch the correct Market ID, tick sizes, and other details from the Lighter API.
• Load the correct avellaneda_parameters_<TICKER>.json and supertrend_params_<TICKER>.json files based on the MARKET_SYMBOL.