in the trading bot - can you tell me what expiry contracts are being run
2026-04-29T09:38
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Let me dig into the bot configurations to find the expiry contracts.
2026-04-29T09:38
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Now let me check the running configs of both bots and the unified strategy:
2026-04-29T09:38
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Now let me check the config file that the unified strategy (claude_bot) uses, and the state files:
2026-04-29T09:38
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Let me also check the config.py directly for the full profile details:
2026-04-29T09:38
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Here is the complete picture — both bots and all active profiles are on the same expiry:
---
LT 3-Candle Bot
/home/ubuntu/bots/three_candle_bot/lt_3candle_bot.py
Symbol: LT
Futures: LT28APR26FUT
Expiry: 28APR26
Broker: Kotak (live execution), Flattrade (historical candles)
---
Claude Bot (unified_strategy.py)
/home/ubuntu/bots/Claude_bot/config.py
All profiles: expiry = 28APR26
Profile Broker Futures Symbol Status
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
DLF_SMMA Flattrade DLF28APR26FUT ACTIVE
INFY_SMMA Shoonya INFY28APR26FUT ACTIVE
INDUSINDBK_SMMA Shoonya INDUSINDBK28APR26FUT ACTIVE
HAL_SMMA Flattrade HAL28APR26FUT DISABLED (paused)
---
Every active profile across both bots is running the 28APR26 expiry. That is the April 2026 monthly contract. Since today is April 29, this contract just expired yesterday — you will need to roll these over to the May contract (likely 28MAY26) before the next trading session.
2026-04-29T09:38
USER (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
it should now be 26MAY26FUT expiry - pls make changes in the bot - restart two bots which are running and check if everything works fine
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Let me load the relevant skills first, then make the changes.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Let me first find all files that reference `28APR26` across both bots, then make changes systematically.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Step 1: Stop both bot services.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
The services aren't user ones — let me find and verify the actual systemd services.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Both bots stopped cleanly. Now updating all config files.
Let me also do a final sweep to make sure there are no remaining 28APR26 references in any active code:
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Only remaining references are in `backtest_journal.py` — a backtest-only script, not active trading code. They can stay as-is for historical reference.
Now restart both bots and verify.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Now let me verify both bots are running and working correctly.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Both processes are alive. Let me check the logs to confirm they are loading the new expiry and querying correctly.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Both bots are alive but the quotes/history endpoints are returning 500 errors — this is a broker API session expiry issue. The position book is working (200 OK, no positions) but quotes are dead. Let me restart the OpenAlgo broker services per the troubleshooting skill.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Quotes and history endpoints on Shoonya/Flattrade are returning 500 errors (session expired). Need to restart the OpenAlgo broker services. Let me do that.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Now let me verify quotes are working. Let me wait and check the bot logs.
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Quotes are back to 200 OK and both bots are reading live market data with the new expiry contracts. Let me also check the lt_3candle_bot log:
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Let me check for newer entries after the broker restart:
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Everything is working. Let me mark the final step complete:
2026-04-29T09:52
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
All done. Here is the summary:
CHANGES MADE (28APR26 → 26MAY26)
claude_bot
/home/ubuntu/bots/Claude_bot/config.py
DLF_SMMA: DLF28APR26FUT → DLF26MAY26FUT | expiry 28APR26 → 26MAY26
HAL_SMMA: HAL28APR26FUT → HAL26MAY26FUT | expiry 28APR26 → 26MAY26 (disabled)
INFY_SMMA: INFY28APR26FUT → INFY26MAY26FUT | expiry 28APR26 → 26MAY26
INDUSINDBK_SMMA: INDUSINDBK28APR26FUT → INDUSINDBK26MAY26FUT | expiry 28APR26 → 26MAY26
lt_3candle_bot
/home/ubuntu/bots/three_candle_bot/lt_3candle_bot.py
SYMBOL_FUT: LT28APR26FUT → LT26MAY26FUT
EXPIRY_DATE: 28APR26 → 26MAY26
/home/ubuntu/bots/three_candle_bot/lt_3candle_eod.py
SYMBOL_HIST: LT28APR26FUT → LT26MAY26FUT
SERVICE STATUS
Both bots restarted and running:
claude_bot.service — active, PID 2242416
lt_3candle_bot.service — active, PID 2242417
Also had to restart OpenAlgo broker services (session expiry on Shoonya + Flattrade quotes/history endpoints) — both now returning 200 OK.
LIVE CONFIRMATION FROM LOGS
Claude bot is tracking positions on new expiry:
DLF_SMMA: Pos:DLF26MAY26585CE
INDUSINDBK_SMMA: Pos:INDUSINDBK26MAY26900CE
LT 3-candle bot reading LTP with May expiry:
POLL | Futures=4081.7 | Bias=RED | Pos=NO
2026-04-29T09:52
USER (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
why it takes so much time for you to process - can i help in any way
2026-04-29T09:53
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Fair question. Looking back at what I did, there were several unnecessary slowdowns:
1. Sequential instead of parallel — I stopped both services, then read files, then patched files, always one step at a time. I could have read all files in parallel upfront since the service stop and reads are independent.
2. Multiple sleep waits — I added sleep 10 and sleep 15 waits to let services stabilize. Those alone added ~40 seconds.
3. Individual patches instead of batching — I made 4 separate patch calls when a single execute_code script could have done all find-and-replace in one shot (open files, string replace, write).
4. Re-reading files I already had — I already knew the config structure from the earlier conversation but made fresh reads anyway.
What you could do to help: not much on your end — the latency is mostly my tool-call strategy. I can be more aggressive about parallelism. For example, next time I would:
- Start all reads/search_files in parallel (they don't depend on each other)
- Use execute_code to do all file replacements in one Python script instead of multiple patch calls
- Skip the explicit sleep waits and poll logs instead
Would you like me to always batch-read and batch-write like that going forward, or just when doing rollovers / config changes?
2026-04-29T09:53
USER (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
can we device a mode - thinking mode and fast mode - thinking is the ay you are through - and fast when i feel my patiene is tested - i will just que the command as switch to fast mode and vice versa - how you like it?
2026-04-29T09:55
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
I love it. Simple, explicit, no config file needed.
Here's the contract I'll follow:
FAST MODE — when you say "switch to fast mode" or "fast mode":
- Read/search everything in parallel (one batch, not sequential)
- Use execute_code to do all file changes in one script instead of individual patches
- No sleep waits — poll logs to verify instead
- Skip re-reading files I already have context for
- Make reasonable defaults, don't over-verify
- Services get restarted, brief health check, move on
THINKING MODE (default, current):
- Careful step-by-step
- Verify at each stage
- Read before write
- Wait for services to stabilize
You flip anytime mid-conversation — "fast mode" / "thinking mode" and I switch immediately.
Let me save this.
2026-04-29T09:55
ASSISTANT (hermes, deepseek-v4-pro)
Saved. Ready when you are — just say "fast mode" and I'll shift gears.