Find Arbitrage Opps

find-arbitrage-opps

Find arbitrage opportunities across all Hummingbot-connected exchanges by comparing prices for a trading pair, accounting for fungible tokens (e.g., BTC = WBTC, USDT = USDC).

Prerequisites

Hummingbot API must be running with exchange connectors configured:

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hummingbot/skills/main/skills/lp-agent/scripts/check_prerequisites.sh)

Workflow

Step 1: Define Token Mappings

User specifies the base and quote tokens, including fungible equivalents:

Step 2: Find Arbitrage Opportunities

# Basic usage - find BTC/USDT arb opportunities
python scripts/find_arb_opps.py --base BTC --quote USDT
Include fungible tokens
python scripts/find_arb_opps.py --base BTC,WBTC --quote USDT,USDC
More examples
python scripts/find_arb_opps.py --base ETH,WETH --quote USDT,USDC,USD
python scripts/find_arb_opps.py --base SOL --quote USDT,USDC --min-spread 0.1
Filter by specific connectors
python scripts/find_arb_opps.py --base BTC --quote USDT --connectors binance,kraken,coinbase

Step 3: Analyze Results

The script outputs:

Script Options

python scripts/find_arb_opps.py --help

| Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | --base | Base token(s), comma-separated (e.g., BTC,WBTC) | | --quote | Quote token(s), comma-separated (e.g., USDT,USDC) | | --connectors | Filter to specific connectors (optional) | | --min-spread | Minimum spread % to show (default: 0.0) | | --json | Output as JSON |

Output Example

Arbitrage Opportunities: BTC vs USDT
=====================================
Prices Found:
  binance          BTC-USDT     $67,234.50
  kraken           BTC-USD      $67,289.00
  coinbase         BTC-USD      $67,312.25
  okx              BTC-USDT     $67,198.00
  hyperliquid      BTC-USD      $67,245.00
Best Opportunities:
  Buy  okx BTC-USDT @ $67,198.00
  Sell coinbase BTC-USD @ $67,312.25
  Spread: 0.17% ($114.25)

Environment Variables

export HUMMINGBOT_API_URL=http://localhost:8000
export API_USER=admin
export API_PASS=admin

Scripts check for .env in: ./hummingbot-api/.env → ~/.hummingbot/.env → .env

Requirements

Hummingbot API must be running with exchange connectors configured:

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hummingbot/skills/main/skills/lp-agent/scripts/check_prerequisites.sh)