Buy stock in Alpaca when Updraft detects an uptrend
2 ready-made Alpaca and Updraft Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. Updraft can start an automation with "Signal Identifies Downtrend", and IFTTT can then run "Cancel Open Orders" on Alpaca.
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Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
6 triggers, queries, and actions
Signal Identifies Downtrend
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires whenever an Updraft stock trading algorithm identifies a downtrend in its stock's price.
Signal Identifies Uptrend
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires whenever an Updraft stock trading algorithm identifies an uptrend in its stock's price
Signal Trigger
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires whenever an Updraft stock trading algorithm identifies an uptrend or downtrend in its stock's price.
Cancel Open Orders
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will cancel all open orders.
Liquidate Positions
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will liquidate all open positions.
Place Market Order
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will place a new day market order for the given symbol, side and quantity.
Cancel Open Orders
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will cancel all open orders.
Liquidate Positions
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will liquidate all open positions.
Place Market Order
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will place a new day market order for the given symbol, side and quantity.
Signal Identifies Downtrend
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires whenever an Updraft stock trading algorithm identifies a downtrend in its stock's price.
Signal Identifies Uptrend
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires whenever an Updraft stock trading algorithm identifies an uptrend in its stock's price
Signal Trigger
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires whenever an Updraft stock trading algorithm identifies an uptrend or downtrend in its stock's price.
Build an automation in seconds!
If
Select a trigger the automation will use
Signal Identifies Downtrend
Signal Identifies Uptrend
Signal Trigger
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Cancel Open Orders
Liquidate Positions
Place Market Order
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the next step!
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About Alpaca
Alpaca allows you to trade stocks using every type of event. It also enables you to buy and/or sell stocks with various connected apps. Check out our Documentation for more! (Important Disclosures)
About Updraft
The "no code necessary" platform for creating and backtesting stock trading algorithms and market alerts! Create your first algorithm in under five minutes.