Does this support bracket or trailing stop orders?

No, Alpaca does not support bracket orders or trailing stops during extended hours. The skill enforces simple limit orders for these sessions as per Alpaca's requirements.

What hours are covered by this skill?

It supports pre-market sessions from 4:00 AM to 9:30 AM ET and after-hours sessions from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET on standard U.S. trading days.

How does this affect crypto trading capital?

Crypto trading remains unaffected as it operates 24/7. However, the skill can adjust capital allocation shifts to delay moving funds to crypto until after-hours equity trading concludes at 8:15 PM ET.

Can I use market orders during extended hours?

No, Alpaca requires limit orders for extended sessions. This skill automatically validates and enforces limit order types to prevent API rejections.

Is there a visual status for the current market session?

Yes, the skill includes logic for a dashboard display that color-codes sessions (e.g., Orange for Pre-market, Purple for After-hours) and provides a JSON API endpoint for real-time status.

Extended Hours Trading for Alpaca

Name: Extended Hours Trading for Alpaca
Author: smith6jt-cop

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Productivity & Workflow

Enables pre-market and after-hours equity trading via the Alpaca API with automated session detection and order validation.

This skill empowers Claude to manage stock trading outside of standard market hours, specifically covering pre-market (4 AM - 9:30 AM ET) and after-hours (4 PM - 8 PM ET) sessions using the Alpaca platform. It automates the technical requirements of extended sessions, such as forcing limit orders, validating 'day' time-in-force parameters, and adjusting capital shift timings between equity and crypto markets. It is an essential tool for developers building automated trading systems that need to react to earnings reports or overnight global news events while maintaining strict API compliance.

Key Features

01Integration with capital shift logic to optimize equity vs. crypto allocation

02Strict validation for extended hours order requirements (Limit orders only)

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04Automated detection of Pre-market, Regular, and After-hours sessions

05Real-time session status monitoring via API and WebSockets

06Automated enforcement of 'day' time-in-force parameters for Alpaca compliance

Use Cases

01Automating a 24/7 trading bot that shifts capital from stocks to crypto overnight

02Executing trades during earnings releases that occur before or after standard market hours

03Building a trading dashboard that displays real-time market session status and session-specific constraints

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add smith6jt-cop/skills_registry extended-hours-trading

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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