This script helps you get the best exchange rate for your coins on shapeshift.io

shapeshiftPriceHunter.js

// This line ads a alert sound to be played when your target exchange has been met
$('body').append('<audio id="audio" src="https://www.soundjay.com/button/beep-07.wav" autostart="false" ></audio>');

// This line puts the sound into a variable to be used later
var sound = document.getElementById("audio");

// This is where the user enters the target exchange rate they wish to receive from those coins
var targetExchangeAmount = prompt("Please enter the target exchange rate you wish to receive at a minimum", "0");

// setInterval creates a loop that will check the price every 5 seconds.
setInterval(function() {
						
	// This line of code grabs the exchange rate data from the shapeshift webpage
	var exhangeRate = $('#signup-form > div.form-heading.clearfix > div > div > div.col-md-12.col-sm-12.rate.ng-binding > span:nth-child(3)').text();

	// The next 3 lines format the exchange rate to a readable number
	exhangeRate = exhangeRate.split("=")[1];
	exhangeRate = exhangeRate.split(" ")[1];
	exchangeRate = parseFloat(exhangeRate);

	if(exhangeRate >= targetExchangeAmount) {
		// Play the alert sound
		sound.play();
	}

}, 5000);