Backend: FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, SQLite (Postgres optional), pure-Python indicators, httpx for market data.
Frontend: Vue 3 + Vite + Tailwind dashboard with a live WebSocket feed.
Brokers: paper (simulated fills, default) and binance (live spot).
Market data: Binance public REST (no API key needed).
Backtesting: replay historical candles through the same strategy interface, with return/drawdown/win-rate/Sharpe metrics — so what you test is what runs.

Paper trading is the default. Live mode places real orders and is opt-in. This is experimental software. Never trade more than you can afford to lose.

How it works

Binance REST ──▶ MarketData ──▶ TradingEngine ──▶ Broker (paper | binance)
                                     │
                           Strategy.on_candle(ctx)
                                     │
                     REST /api + WebSocket /api/ws ──▶ Vue dashboard

The engine runs one strategy at a time. Each tick it fetches candles, updates the mark price, enforces stop-loss/take-profit, calls the strategy, executes the resulting intents, and persists orders, equity snapshots and events.

Quickstart (local)

# 1. Config
cp .env.example .env

# 2. Backend
python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -r backend/requirements-dev.txt
cd backend && ../.venv/bin/python -m uvicorn app.main:app --reload --port 8000

# 3. Frontend (new terminal)
cd frontend && npm install && npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173. API docs are at http://localhost:8000/docs.

Quickstart (Docker, local)

cp .env.example .env
docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up --build
# dashboard: http://localhost:8080   API docs: http://localhost:8000/docs

The default docker-compose.yml is the deployment stack (Traefik + docker_default); use docker-compose.local.yml for a self-contained local run.

Deployment

Merging to main triggers .gitea/workflows/deploy.yml, which tests, builds both images, and rolls the stack out on the shared Traefik host:

The frontend joins the external docker_default network and is published at crypto.${BASE_DOMAIN} (default crypto.matitos.org) via Traefik, with a Let's Encrypt cert (certresolver=myresolvercd).
The backend stays on the internal network only; the frontend nginx proxies /api (including the /api/ws WebSocket) to it, so API keys are never directly exposed.
The WebUI is protected by fail-closed Basic auth: the deploy aborts unless CRYPTO_FRONTEND_AUTH_USERS is set (falling back to the shared SCA_FRONTEND_AUTH_USERS). Generate a value with htpasswd -nbB user 'password'.
A new release is rolled back automatically if healthchecks fail.

Repo/org variables and secrets used by the deploy:

Name	Kind	Purpose
`CRYPTO_FRONTEND_AUTH_USERS`	var/secret	htpasswd string for the WebUI (required)
`BASE_DOMAIN`	secret	Base domain (default `matitos.org`)
`CRYPTO_MODE`	var	`paper` (default) or `live`
`CRYPTO_EXCHANGE` / `CRYPTO_SYMBOL` / `CRYPTO_TIMEFRAME`	var	Trading defaults
`CRYPTO_STARTING_BALANCE` / `CRYPTO_POLL_INTERVAL`	var	Paper account + tick rate
`CRYPTO_EXCHANGE_API_KEY` / `CRYPTO_EXCHANGE_API_SECRET`	secret	Required only for `live`
`CRYPTO_EXCHANGE_SANDBOX`	var	Use the Binance testnet
`CRYPTO_MAX_DAILY_LOSS` / `CRYPTO_MAX_DRAWDOWN_PCT` / `CRYPTO_MAX_POSITION_PCT` / `CRYPTO_MAX_TRADES_PER_DAY`	var	Risk limits
`CRYPTO_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`	secret	Telegram alerts
`CRYPTO_TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID`	var/secret	Telegram chat id
`CRYPTO_NOTIFY_WEBHOOK_URL`	secret	Generic webhook alerts
`CRYPTO_CORS_ORIGINS`	var	Defaults to `https://crypto.<BASE_DOMAIN>`
`CRYPTO_DATA_DIR` / `PERSISTENT_MOUNT`	var	Host path for the SQLite DB
`DOCKERHUB_USERNAME` / `DOCKERHUB_TOKEN`	secret	Optional; for authenticated pulls

Configuration

All settings are environment variables (see .env.example):

Variable	Default	Purpose
`MODE`	`paper`	`paper` or `live`
`EXCHANGE`	`binance`	Market data / execution venue
`SYMBOL`	`BTC/USDT`	Default trading pair
`TIMEFRAME`	`5m`	Candle interval
`POLL_INTERVAL`	`5`	Seconds between ticks
`STARTING_BALANCE`	`10000`	Paper account size
`FEE_BPS` / `SLIPPAGE_BPS`	`10` / `5`	Paper fill model
`DATABASE_URL`	`sqlite:///./data/trader.db`	Postgres: `postgresql+psycopg://...`
`EXCHANGE_API_KEY` / `EXCHANGE_API_SECRET`	—	Required only for live
`EXCHANGE_SANDBOX`	`false`	Use Binance testnet
`MAX_DAILY_LOSS`	`0`	Halt+flatten after this daily loss (quote ccy); 0 disables
`MAX_DRAWDOWN_PCT`	`0`	Halt+flatten after this % drop from peak; 0 disables
`MAX_POSITION_PCT`	`1.0`	Cap a single position at this fraction of equity
`MAX_TRADES_PER_DAY`	`0`	Max new entries per UTC day; 0 disables
`TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN` / `TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID`	—	Telegram alerts (both required)
`NOTIFY_WEBHOOK_URL`	—	Generic webhook alerts
`API_TOKEN` / `API_TOKEN_HEADER`	—	Bearer token required on `/api` when set

Exchanges

Market data works out of the box on Binance, Kraken and Coinbase (public REST, no API key). Set EXCHANGE to binance, kraken or coinbase.

Live execution (MODE=live) is implemented for Binance (spot, optional testnet via EXCHANGE_SANDBOX) and Coinbase (Advanced Trade; set EXCHANGE_API_SECRET to the CDP EC private key in PEM). Kraken is market-data-only for now — MODE=live on Kraken raises a clear error.

API token (defense-in-depth)

Set API_TOKEN to require a bearer token on all /api routes (health stays open). The frontend nginx injects it server-side, so the browser never sees it and the dashboard keeps working unchanged. This sits behind the Traefik Basic auth, not instead of it.

/api/ws is special: browsers do not reliably replay Basic-auth credentials on a WebSocket upgrade (which left the live feed stuck on "reconnecting"), so Traefik serves that one path on a separate higher-priority router without Basic auth. It is still gated by API_TOKEN, which nginx injects on the handshake. Because of this the deploy requires CRYPTO_API_TOKEN to be set — without it the WebSocket would be unauthenticated.

Risk controls

The engine enforces limits on every tick and halts + flattens when one trips:

MAX_DAILY_LOSS — absolute loss since the start of the UTC day.
MAX_DRAWDOWN_PCT — percentage fall from peak equity.
MAX_POSITION_PCT — position size cap as a fraction of equity.
MAX_TRADES_PER_DAY — new-entry budget per UTC day.

A halt is sticky: the position is closed, the bot stops, a red banner appears in the dashboard, and a notification is sent. Restarting the bot resets the limits. The dashboard also has a manual Kill switch button (POST /api/bot/kill) that flattens and halts immediately.

Notifications

Set TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN + TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID and/or NOTIFY_WEBHOOK_URL to receive alerts on trades, stop-outs, errors and halts. Notifications are best-effort: a failing channel never affects trading. For Telegram, create a bot with @BotFather, message it once, then read the chat id from https://api.telegram.org/bot<token>/getUpdates.

Adding a strategy

Drop a file in backend/app/engine/strategies/ — it is auto-discovered and appears in the UI immediately. See AGENTS.md for the full template and the StrategyContext API.

Bundled strategies: sma_cross, ema_cross, macd_trend, bollinger_reversion, donchian_breakout, momentum, rsi_reversion.

API

Method	Path	Description
`GET`	`/api/status`	Bot status, equity, P&L
`GET`	`/api/strategies`	Available strategies + parameter specs
`POST`	`/api/bot/start`	Start a strategy
`POST`	`/api/bot/stop`	Stop the bot
`POST`	`/api/bot/kill`	Kill switch: flatten + halt
`POST`	`/api/backtest`	Backtest a strategy on historical candles
`GET`	`/api/positions`	Positions (with unrealized P&L when open)
`GET`	`/api/orders`	Order history
`GET`	`/api/events`	Activity log
`GET`	`/api/equity`	Equity curve points
`POST`	`/api/orders`	Manual market order
`POST`	`/api/positions/{id}/close`	Close the open position
`GET`/`POST`	`/api/presets`	List / save strategy presets
`DELETE`	`/api/presets/{id}`	Delete a preset
`WS`	`/api/ws`	Live status + event stream

Tests & lint

make test     # backend pytest + frontend vitest
make lint     # ruff
make build    # frontend production build

Project layout

backend/
  app/
    engine/            trading loop, indicators, strategies/
    broker/            paper + binance execution
    market/            binance + fake data feeds
    api/routes.py      REST + WebSocket
    models.py          positions, orders, equity, events
    store.py           persistence
  tests/
frontend/
  src/                 Vue dashboard