Can I still short stocks using this skill?

Yes, the skill is designed to distinguish between asset types. It permits short selling for equities while only blocking short attempts for cryptocurrencies.

Does Alpaca allow shorting cryptocurrencies?

No, Alpaca does not currently support shorting crypto assets. This skill includes logic to identify and block these specific order types before they reach the broker.

How does the skill identify a crypto asset?

It utilizes heuristics such as checking if a symbol ends in 'USD' or querying Alpaca's AssetClass API to ensure accurate classification.

Why not just stop the AI model from generating short signals?

Restricting the model can reduce training efficiency and create inconsistent behavior. It is better to let the model predict theoretical moves and use this execution gate to handle real-world broker constraints.

Alpaca Trading Order Limitations

Name: Alpaca Trading Order Limitations
Author: smith6jt-cop

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Data Science & ML

Enforces Alpaca broker-specific constraints by filtering unsupported crypto short orders while maintaining valid equity shorting capabilities.

About

The Alpaca Trading Order Limitations skill provides essential logic for managing execution gates within automated trading systems. It addresses specific broker limitations, most notably the lack of support for crypto shorting on the Alpaca platform. By implementing domain-specific heuristics and asset classification, this skill ensures that SELL signals are only executed when they are valid (e.g., closing a long position or shorting an equity), preventing API errors and order rejections while allowing the underlying AI model to predict freely across all asset classes.

Key Features

Differentiates between equity and crypto assets for execution logic
Provides pre-submission filtering to maintain system reliability
Tracks gate status for enhanced debugging and dashboard visibility
Supports valid equity shorting strategies within margin accounts
Implements a crypto-specific shorting gate to prevent broker rejections
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Use Cases

Automating order execution on the Alpaca broker platform
Filtering AI-generated trading signals based on broker capabilities
Managing capital shifts between equity and 24/7 crypto markets

About

Key Features

Differentiates between equity and crypto assets for execution logic
Provides pre-submission filtering to maintain system reliability
Tracks gate status for enhanced debugging and dashboard visibility
Supports valid equity shorting strategies within margin accounts
Implements a crypto-specific shorting gate to prevent broker rejections
0 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Automating order execution on the Alpaca broker platform
Filtering AI-generated trading signals based on broker capabilities
Managing capital shifts between equity and 24/7 crypto markets