Let Nick trend-follow the S&P 500 for you
SPY Trend-Following checks the market every afternoon, weighs the trend against a set of guardrails you control, and moves your Alpaca account long or flat, then emails you the decision either way.
SPY Trend-Following Strategy
Each afternoon near market close, this strategy pulls 60 days of SPY price history and a live snapshot of your connected Alpaca account. A model you choose reads the trend, moving averages, and RSI, then decides whether SPY should be long or flat under a fixed set of rules: trade only near the close, keep a cash buffer, and step aside whenever RSI runs too hot. If a trade is warranted, Nick places the order on Alpaca and emails you the confirmation. If not, you still get a note confirming the agent ran and chose to hold.
How it works
Step 1
Pull the trend data
Every afternoon, Nick fetches 60 days of SPY price history alongside your live Alpaca account snapshot: positions, cash, and net worth.
Step 2
Weigh the trend
A model you choose reads the moving averages and RSI against a fixed rulebook: trade near the close, keep a cash buffer, and step aside whenever RSI runs too hot.
Step 3
Trade or hold
When the signal says go, Nick places the order on your Alpaca account. When it says hold, nothing changes.
Step 4
Get the confirmation
Either way, you get an email: the trade that fired, or a note confirming the agent ran and chose to sit still.
The workflow
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Yes. Clone this template inside NickAI and it checks SPY's trend every afternoon, deciding long or flat on your Alpaca account with no code required.
Alpaca. Connect your Alpaca account, paper or live, and Nick places the orders directly once the trend signal calls for it.
A model you choose reads SPY's moving averages and RSI against a fixed rulebook: trade only near the close, hold a cash buffer, and step aside whenever RSI signals overbought, regardless of trend.
You still get an email. It confirms the analysis ran, explains the reasoning, and confirms your portfolio was left untouched.
Yes. Point the strategy at an Alpaca paper trading account first, so you can watch it call the trend against live SPY prices before switching to a live account.