diff --git a/getsignal.py b/getsignal.py
index bd7ba9e..3cef4a7 100644
--- a/getsignal.py
+++ b/getsignal.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import glogin
 #login to server
 imap = glogin.connect()
 imap.select_folder('CRYPTO/trade', readonly=True)
-
 alert = imap.search(b'UNSEEN')
 
 #get all unseen uids
@@ -15,28 +14,36 @@ for num in range(0, 100000):
 	if num in alert:
 		uid = num
 
-
 msg = imap.fetch([uid], [b'BODY[]', b'FLAGS'])
-
-
 message = pyzmail.PyzMessage.factory(msg[uid][b'BODY[]'])
+
 trade = None
+
+def start_buy():
+	if trade == "buy":
+		print('trade is a buy')
+
+def start_sell():
+	if trade == "sell":
+		print('trade is a sell')
+
+
+
 if 'strategy says sell now' in message.get_subject():
-	print('sell signal found')
-	print(message.get_subject())
-	trade = sell
+		print('sell signal found')
+		print(message.get_subject())
+		trade = "sell"
+
 elif 'strategy says buy now' in message.get_subject():
 	print('buy signal found')
 	print(message.get_subject())
-	trade = buy
-
+	trade = "buy"
 
 else:
 
 	print('failed')
 
-#class start_trade():
 
 
-
-#
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+#start_buy()
+#start_sell()
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