SignalPipe — Automated Stock Trading Engine
SignalPipe is the webhook execution engine that powers automated stock trading on the Blockresearch platform. It acts as the bridge between your TradingView alerts and your Alpaca brokerage account, handling order routing, position management, and deal tracking in real time.
Key Features
- Webhook-driven execution -- Receives TradingView alerts via HTTP POST and executes orders on Alpaca within seconds
- Pointer-based authentication -- Each user receives a unique cryptographic pointer that securely links incoming alerts to their Alpaca account
- DCA (Dollar-Cost Averaging) ladder -- Automatically manages safety orders that average down your entry price when the market dips further
- Automatic take-profit management -- Places and recalculates limit sell orders at your configured TP percentage above the weighted average entry price
- Deal tracking with P&L -- Tracks every position from open to close, recording all orders, entry prices, and realized profit or loss
- Max active deals enforcement -- Prevents over-allocation by silently skipping new buy signals when your configured deal limit is reached
- Commission-free US stock trading -- Executes trades on Alpaca, a commission-free brokerage supporting US equities
- Dual account support -- Connect both a paper and a live Alpaca account simultaneously and switch between them from the dashboard
- Crypto trading support -- Trade crypto pairs (BTC/USD, ETH/USD, etc.) 24/7 on Alpaca with automatic quote currency conversion
- Market hours awareness -- Automatically skips stock orders outside of extended trading hours (4:00 AM - 8:00 PM ET) when in live mode. Crypto pairs and paper mode bypass this check.
- Real-time deal updates -- Your dashboard updates in real time when deals are opened, modified, or closed -- no manual refresh needed
How It Fits Into the Platform
SignalPipe is integrated with the vyn premium TradingView strategy. When you select "Blockresearch" as your execution platform in the vyn premium settings, the strategy formats its alert messages for SignalPipe. Your unique webhook pointer authenticates each alert and routes it to your specific Alpaca account.
The complete automation chain looks like this:
- vyn premium detects a trading signal on TradingView
- TradingView sends a webhook alert to your SignalPipe endpoint
- SignalPipe authenticates, processes, and executes the order on Alpaca
- Your dashboard shows the deal with live P&L tracking