externalsignals

When your alpha signal comes from outside WolfBot—like a custom backtest or specialized indicator—the real challenge isn't generating the signal. It's securely translating that instruction into an executable trade command. 💡

Here’s the breakdown for connecting external signals:

1. **Determine Intake Path:**
* Use the dedicated TradingView simple alert route if you're pasting JSON into TradingView.
* OR, use the signed Strategy OS webhook route if your custom service can compute per-request signatures.

2. **Setup Details:**
* For TradingView alerts, follow the specific integration steps.
* For custom services, computing HMAC signatures is needed for the richer Strategy OS webhook path.

3. **Security First:** 🔒
* Every external source needs its own unique secret or signing key (treat it like a highly sensitive API key!).
* While WolfBot handles authentication, you must host the webhook route behind your own HTTPS host.

4. **The Internal Pipeline:** ✅
* Every signal passes through WolfBot's standardized, multi-step internal pipeline: source lookup/auth $\rightarrow$ signal parsing (symbol, action, size) $\rightarrow$ symbol normalization $\rightarrow$ identity attachment $\rightarrow$ queuing through the risk/execution layer. This ensures consistent guarantees!

5. **Always Test:** 🧪
* When setting up any new source, *always* test it first using a Simulation strategy.
* Confirm the test signal lands authenticated on the correct symbol and that the risk-gated entry works as expected before going Live.

For the complete technical breakdown, review our documentation here: https://community.wolfbot.io/docs/external-signals

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