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Places a buy or sell order on Kraken.

Syntax:

KRAKEN.PlaceOrder|$$PAIR|$$TYPE|$$SIDE|$$VOL[|$$PRICE|$$RET]

Parameters:

$$PAIR (String, required) - Trading pair (e.g., XXBTZUSD).

$$TYPE (String, required) - Order type: market, limit, stop-loss, etc.

$$SIDE (String, required) - buy or sell.

$$VOL (String, required) - Order volume.

$$PRICE (String, optional) - Price for limit orders.

$$RET (Variable, optional) - Variable for result JSON.

Examples:

; Market buy 0.01 BTC

KRAKEN.PlaceOrder|XXBTZUSD|market|buy|0.01|result

 

; Limit sell 0.5 ETH at $3000

KRAKEN.PlaceOrder|XETHZUSD|limit|sell|0.5|3000|result

⚠️ Risk Warning:

Test thoroughly on Kraken's demo environment before live trading!