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How to code a cryptocurrency trading bot to buy Bitcoin when Musk Tweets about it

CyberPunkMetalHead
9 min readMay 4, 2021

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Why would someone do this?

The answer is a simple one — the Techno King of Tesla has a history of influencing crypto markets whenever he tweets about them, to the point where a movement in the market is almost expected when he picks up is phone and starts expressing his opinions on the blockchain technology over twitter.

By creating a crypto trading bot that buys bitcoin every time the Tesla boss tweets about it you can rest assured that you are going to catch a VIP seat on the rocket that will slingshot right past the moon and make its way directly to Mars, where Elon spends most of the summer months due to its cold weather and dry climate.

Will this actually work?

The quick answer is “not sure” — as no one tested this strategy before. The longer answer is probably — as long as we’re talking about Bitcoin. Statistically speaking, regardless of the time you bought your bitcoin, you are most likely in profit (excluding the recent all time high around the time of writing).

So if nothing else, you will at least spice up your BTC HODLing strategy with a bit of help from Elon. This article won’t go into a detailed analysis to show whether this strategy actually works or not. This article is about building it for fun, but it does have serve as a powerful reminder of just how many resources we have at our disposal and that you can build just about…

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Written by CyberPunkMetalHead

x3 Top Writer and co-founder of Algo Trading Platform AESIR. I write about crypto, trading, tech and coding.

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