Yes git cloned from the repository yesterday afternoon.
I decided to run a new test on my desktop computer (previous attempt was from a raspberry pi) from scratch, in a more controlled environment.
So I wiped everything from the RaspberryPi and git cloned goxtools and _balancer.py once again on a macmini (OSX 10.8.6).
I deleted the old API key on Gox, and made a new one. Also I made sure no pending orders were there.
I ran ./goxtools.py --add-secret and successfully registered my API key.
I edited _balancer.py so that the parameters state:
DISTANCE=11
FIAT_COLD=0
COIN_COLD=0
I launched goxtools: screen ./goxtool.py --strategy=_balancer.py --protocol=websocket --use-http
Within goxtools I balanced the BTC/$ amounts in my account using "b".
The balance was set on BTC 0.08513863 + USD 72.08415.
Then I pushed "p" and the orders were placed. "i" gives the following debug output:
2013-11-23 13:03:27,278:DEBUG:_balancer.Strategy:BTC difference at current price: -0.00055701
2013-11-23 13:03:27,281:DEBUG:_balancer.Strategy:Price where it would be balanced: 846.66796
And I'm waiting now for the trigger to hit either marker (753$~939$).
Have I missed anything?